Gyeonggi Province Recruits 3rd Participants for '2021 Gyeonggi Youth Job Matchup Employment Support Program'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 13th that it is recruiting 3rd participants for the 'Gyeonggi Youth Job Matchup Employment Support Program,' which helps young job seekers gain work experience and transition to regular positions.

The program was introduced and implemented by Gyeonggi Province for the first time this year to improve the job mismatch phenomenon by matching young job seekers with outstanding small and mid-sized companies.

Through the 1st and 2nd recruitment rounds conducted in June and August, a total of 52 young people from within the province were matched with outstanding small and mid-sized companies in fields such as IT, electrical and electronics, office work, quality control, and sales. After workplace adaptation training, they were deployed to their workplaces starting July 1 and September 6, respectively, and are currently working.

In this 3rd recruitment round, 27 out of the 53 companies that participated in the 1st and 2nd rounds have expressed their intention to participate again with additional hiring plans, opening doors to employment for more young job seekers.

Accordingly, 27 companies have decided to participate, including Natural Way, a health functional food manufacturer; Samhwa Crown Cap, a bottle cap manufacturer; J.Forest Co., Ltd., a cosmetics company; and Mother K Co., Ltd., a baby products manufacturer.

These companies were selected through quantitative evaluation of 8 items including average workforce size, employee turnover rate, salary level, and presence of welfare benefits, followed by on-site inspections.

The province will accept applications from unemployed youth job seekers ages 18 to 39 within the province who wish to gain work experience and find employment at these companies through the online job matching platform 'Saramin (saramin.co.kr)' from September 13 to the 26th.

As with the 1st and 2nd recruitment rounds, the program targets unemployed graduates, so currently enrolled or on-leave university/graduate students and those expected to graduate are excluded.

Those seeking to be re-employed at the same workplace within 6 months are also excluded.

When participants apply to their desired companies through online registration (multiple applications are allowed), companies will schedule and conduct interviews with applicants.

During the 2-month internship period, the province will provide wages at the level of the 2021 Gyeonggi Living Wage (10,540 won per hour, based on hourly rate).

Participants who are hired as regular employees following company self-evaluation after the internship will receive salaries matching each company's salary level.

Hyun Byung-cheon, head of the Employment and Economic Policy Division, said, "This program aims to breathe new vitality into the job market by matching outstanding small and mid-sized companies with young job seekers," and added, "We hope that this 3rd recruitment round can contribute to providing quality jobs to more young job seekers."

For detailed information about recruitment, visit the online Gyeonggi Youth Portal (youth.gg.go.kr), Jobaba (jobaba.net), or Saramin (saramin.co.kr), or contact the Gyeonggi Job Foundation (031-270-9892, 9968).