Kim Dong-yeon to Youths About to Start Jobs: "Don't Fear Failures or Third Strike, Keep Challenging"

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is speaking at the '2024 Gyeonggi-do KB Good Job Festival' held on the 8th at the Suwon Convention Center.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon encouraged young people at the youth job fair hosted by Gyeonggi Province, saying, "Do not be afraid of falling on your butt or striking out three times; challenge yourself diligently."

Governor Kim attended the opening ceremony of the ‘2024 Gyeonggi KB Good Job (JOB) Festival’ held at the Suwon Convention Center on the 8th, stating, "Our social structure, economic system, and flawed political framework are making life difficult for young people," and added, "As a member of the older generation and someone who has been responsible for government policies for a long time, I feel deeply sorry for our youth."

He then mentioned athlete Kim Yuna and American professional baseball player Reggie Jackson, famous for his home runs, saying, "The glamorous Kim Yuna we know surely had times when she fell hard and faced tough moments, and Jackson, known as a home run king, is also the strikeout king who struck out more than anyone else," and urged, "Young people, I hope you are not afraid at all of falling hard or striking out many times."

He continued, "I also started my social life as a junior bank clerk at 17, working hard while studying, entered public service, and have come to this position today," adding, "I have experienced many falls and strikeouts. I hope you will not fear failure and will challenge yourselves diligently. I hope you become young people who confidently face the many challenges that lie ahead."

The event was a job fair organized by Gyeonggi Province in cooperation with KB Kookmin Bank and the Gyeonggi Job Foundation to promote recruitment in new growth industry SMEs and expand youth employment.

The fair, held with the participation of HR managers from over 200 companies located in the province and about 15,000 job seekers, provided various opportunities as an employment support program for youth and job seekers in Gyeonggi Province.

Gyeonggi Province operated zones such as the New Growth Industry Hall, Excellent SME Hall, and Global Talent Recruitment Hall to discover outstanding SMEs. It also offered various employment support programs to connect young people with preferred excellent SMEs.

In particular, reflecting industry and employment trends, the fair featured ▲ AI interview experience and competency tests ▲ VR job experience hall ▲ mentoring zone run by current and former mentors from large corporations ▲ employment consulting hall ▲ expert employment lectures & corporate recruitment briefing hall ▲ and military officer recruitment hall.

KB Kookmin Bank decided to provide participating SMEs with a hiring support fund of 1 million KRW per regular employee hired, up to 10 million KRW annually per company, along with interest rate benefits of up to 1.3%p for companies excelling in job creation.

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