Seongnam City Wins Grand Prize at 2025 Gyeonggi City and County Job Center Best Practices Contest

Sweeping Both Group and Individual Awards
Recognized for Innovative Employment Services at the Youth Job Fair and Beyond

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor: Shin Sangjin) announced on the 27th that it had achieved outstanding results at the "2025 City and County Job Center Operation Best Practices Contest" hosted by the Gyeonggi Job Foundation, winning the grand prize in the group category as well as the grand prize and excellence award in the individual category.

Employees of the Employment Department of Seongnam City are receiving the grand prize in both the group and individual categories at the awards ceremony for the "2025 City and County Job Center Operation Best Practices Contest" on the 26th. Provided by Seongnam City

The Gyeonggi Job Foundation holds this contest annually to discover best practices at city and county job centers, aiming to enhance the quality of career counseling services and support the advancement of employment services. The contest is divided into individual categories (career counseling & follow-up management, discovery of excellent companies & recruitment linkage) and group categories (project operation, collaborative partnerships). This year, seven individuals and three organizations were selected as award winners.

At this year's contest, the grand prize in the group category was awarded to the Seongnam City Job Center. In the individual category, the case titled "Is the Mock Interview Really Free?!" received the grand prize, while "Bringing Great Hope to Small Businesses: A Success Story of On-the-Ground Recruitment" received the excellence award, recognizing the expertise and achievements of the counselors at the Seongnam City Job Center.

In particular, the group grand prize-winning case, "Seize Your Future at the Seongnam City Youth Job Fair Combining AI and Professional Coaching," was highly praised for integrating youth-friendly programs such as a diagnosis and experience-based program to strengthen job understanding, practical image consulting for interview preparation, and a healing zone for psychological stability and motivation.

This awards ceremony was held on the 26th in conjunction with the "2025 Career Counselor's Day" event, which was organized to encourage the hard work of career counselors.

A Seongnam City official stated, "This award is the result of the efforts accumulated by the Seongnam City Job Center in the field over the past year," and added, "We will continue to strengthen customized employment services that citizens can truly experience."

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