Yangcheon-gu Recruits 35 Current Mentors to Support Youth Employment in Economics, IT, and More

Recruiting 35 New Mentors in 9 Fields for 'Y Employment Mentor Group' Providing One-on-One Intensive Mentoring to Job-Seeking Youth
Mentors in 9 Job Categories Including Management, Finance, PR, IT to Be Recruited by 4/15, Offering Customized Job Consulting Through Mentee Matching

Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Lee Gijae) is significantly expanding its existing mentoring program, which provides job seekers with customized employment know-how from current professionals in various fields, into the ‘Y Employment Mentor Group’ composed of mentors from 9 different sectors starting this year. They are recruiting 35 employment mentors until April 15.

The ‘Y Employment Mentor Group’ is a ‘match-type employment counseling program’ at the Yangcheon Youth Job Cafe that targets job-seeking youth aged 19 to 39. It helps strengthen job competencies and minimize trial and error in job searching through one-on-one tailored employment guidance and group consulting by field-specific professionals.

Previously, the program was operated on a small scale limited to the public enterprise sector, but from this year, it will be expanded to 9 fields reflecting the diverse job preferences and occupational demands of young job seekers. The plan is to secure a rich pool of experts by job type and provide full support for employment.

The total number of mentors to be recruited is 35, covering the expanded fields of ▲Management ▲Finance ▲Public Relations ▲Culture ▲Health ▲Administration ▲Public Officials ▲Science and Engineering ▲IT, totaling 9 occupational groups. Anyone currently working with more than 3 years of experience in the relevant recruitment field as of the announcement date (March 15) can participate. Preference will be given to current professionals with mentoring or similar activity experience.

Selected mentors in the ‘Y Employment Mentor Group’ will conduct up to four intensive one-on-one counseling sessions with matched mentees (job-seeking youth) according to their desired job roles. In addition, group mentoring will be conducted for the Yangcheon Youth Job Cafe job study groups. The mentoring activity reports and mentee satisfaction survey results will be actively reflected to enhance the program’s quality. Mentors participating in the mentoring will receive a small allowance and an activity certificate.

Those wishing to participate as mentors can refer to the district office website or the official blog notice of the ‘Yangcheon Youth Job Cafe,’ prepare submission documents such as a certificate of employment, and apply via the official email. The district office plans to notify the final selection results individually in April after a document review.

Established in 2022 on the 4th floor of the Mokdong Kkaebi Market Sharing Center, the ‘Yangcheon Youth Job Cafe’ has played a pivotal role as a youth employment support hub by operating a ‘job package’ that provides one-stop services including employment study rooms, resume photo support, and intensive consulting, as well as sector-specific employment lectures and a ‘healing camp’ to relieve job search stress. To date, a total of 2,755 youth have used the job cafe.

Lee Gijae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “We are significantly expanding the employment mentoring project to deliver practical, customized job-seeking know-how to young people struggling with the high barriers to employment. We hope that through mentoring, our youth will gain confidence and succeed in finding jobs, and we look forward to the wonderful activities of various current professionals as mentors in each field.”

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