Yongsan Cheongnyeon Jium Develops My Metropolitan Job Cafe

Partial Remodeling of Yongsan Cheongnyeon Jium Creates Metropolitan Job Cafe... Operations Start on the 5th
Placement of Career Counselors... Support Programs Including AI Recruitment Preparation, On-the-Job Mentoring, and Photo Shooting
Available to Job-Seeking Youth Aged 19-39 Living in Seoul

Yongsan-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Park Hee-young) has established the Yongsan-gu Metropolitan Job Cafe for urban youth at Yongsan Cheongnyeon Jium (17 Seobinggo-ro, 3rd floor of the public facility building) and began full-scale operations on the 5th.

The Metropolitan Job Cafe is a project designed to help alleviate youth unemployment by providing integrated access to employment-related information.

The newly opened Yongsan-gu Metropolitan Job Cafe offers a dedicated space, professional staff, and employment support programs to provide customized one-stop job services.

Last month, the district completed renovations to transform a rarely used exhibition room within Yongsan Cheongnyeon Jium, a youth community space, into the Metropolitan Job Cafe. Two career counselors are stationed in the dedicated space to provide professional advice and guidance necessary for employment.

The employment support programs include AI recruitment preparation, job competency training, next-generation career exploration, and resume photo shoots, which will be operated sequentially starting in March.

Employment counseling for AI recruitment preparation includes writing self-introduction letters, AI interview training, and AI English proficiency assessments. These services are provided on a one-on-one customized basis, considering individual capabilities and readiness.

Job competency training involves practical exercises such as speaking, interview facial expressions and attitudes, acquiring job-specific certifications, and hands-on training in Excel, PPT, and Hangul to boost youth confidence in employment.

Next-generation career exploration connects youth with professionals in 10 promising fields to provide practical mentoring and special lectures by current workers. The aim is to enhance understanding of the field and motivate participants through vivid stories that cannot be learned from theory alone.

The Yongsan-gu Metropolitan Job Cafe plans to hold a monthly “Profile Picture Day” where suits in various sizes and genders are lent out, and resume photos suitable for specific jobs or companies are taken, retouched, and printed.

The Yongsan-gu Metropolitan Job Cafe is open to Seoul residents aged 19 to 39 who are preparing for employment. It operates Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Detailed schedules for each program can be found on the Yongsan-gu Office website, the Seoul Job Portal, or the Yongsan Cheongnyeon Jium blog.

Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, stated, “Yongsan Cheongnyeon Jium aims to establish itself not only as a youth community space but also as a job cafe. We will do our best to support youth in successful employment through various programs and services to create a vibrant Yongsan.”

Meanwhile, the district secured up to 300 million KRW in budget over three years until 2026 for program operation after being selected in last year’s Seoul Metropolitan Job Cafe project competition.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.