Jin Gyo-hoon, Gangseo District Mayor, Visits Job Fair to Observe Employment Scene

Seoul Gangseo-gu Hosts 2nd Job Fair... 20 Companies Participate with Goal to Hire 165... Job Counseling for Middle-aged and Seniors Provided

Jin Gyo-hoon, Mayor of Gangseo District, Seoul, visited the ‘2023 2nd Gangseo District Job Fair’ held at Seoul Startup Hub M Plus in Magok-dong at 2 p.m. on the 8th to directly observe the employment situation of young people.

The district held the job fair to provide stable jobs for local residents amid the employment crisis and offer tailored recruitment opportunities for excellent companies.

The fair was attended by 25 companies and organizations aiming to provide employment information for various job sectors and to recruit 165 people on-site.

At the company recruitment booth, 20 companies from industries such as trade and service conducted interviews and recruitment consultations on-site.

At the employment support booth, five job-related organizations including the Gangseo Employment Welfare Plus Center participated to promote their programs and connect companies with job seekers.

Job counseling was also provided for middle-aged and senior citizens preparing for a new second career, as well as for Gyeongdan-nyeo (career-interrupted women).

Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon carefully checked all aspects of recruitment while touring the booths, including how to apply for jobs, the employment procedures, the employment rate, and whether users of employment programs faced any inconveniences.

A special lecture on public enterprises was also held on-site. Park Gyu-hyun, Chief Consultant of GetJob Consulting, gave a detailed presentation on strategies for successful employment in public enterprises.

In addition, various experiential events such as resume photo shoots and employment tarot readings were conducted.

Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon said, “We will continue to implement various employment policies so that young people in their 20s and 30s, middle-aged and senior citizens struggling with the employment crisis, and women whose careers have been interrupted due to childcare and childbirth can find jobs suited to their aptitudes.”

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