BPA Conducts Mock Interviews for Local University Students... Supporting Youth Employment Skills Enhancement

Busan Port Authority (BPA) conducted mock interviews on the 14th at the 5th-floor conference room of the Busan Port International Exhibition & Convention Center (BPEX) to support the enhancement of employment capabilities for local university students.

The mock interviews were held for a final group of 13 local university students from 8 universities that expressed their willingness to participate following a demand survey conducted in October targeting universities located in Busan.

The interviews were conducted in a multi-to-multi group format, with experienced external HR experts appointed for actual Busan Port Authority recruitment interviews and internal staff participating as interviewers.

After the interviews, participants were provided with a report including key opinions from the interviewers and the distribution of their scores compared to all participants, enabling them to objectively analyze and improve their performance.

A mock interview for local university students is currently underway.

The satisfaction survey results from the university students who participated in the mock interviews scored 97.8 points, confirming the effectiveness of this mock interview session.

Participants shared comments such as, “It was conducted as if I were in an actual interview room, which will greatly help in preparing for real employment,” “I had interview anxiety, but this opportunity helped me overcome it to some extent,” and “I realized what I need to improve and what I was lacking.”

Kim Young-moon, Director of Management Support at BPA, stated, “Only a very small number of young people get the chance to attend interviews because they must first pass the written screening, so few can realistically identify their strengths and weaknesses in interviews.”

He added, “Institutions providing HR expert interview feedback are rare even in regular recruitment, so we expect this event to become a leading example of supporting youth employment capability enhancement in public institutions.”

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