Gyeonggi Province to Hold '2021 Online Youth Job Fair' for Three Weeks from November 30

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province will host the '2021 Gyeonggi Province Online Youth Job Fair' from November 30 to December 20.

Hosted by Gyeonggi Province and organized by the Gyeonggi Province Employment Foundation, the 'Gyeonggi Province Youth Job Fair' was prepared to provide young people struggling with employment due to COVID-19 and other challenges with a wide range of job opportunities, while offering companies in the province a venue for recruiting excellent talent.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the fair will be held online on the fair website (www.jobaba.net/youthjob).

The fair will operate separate specialized pavilions for ▲vocational high schools ▲military service workers ▲social service workers ▲Gyeonggi Province universities ▲startups ▲small and venture businesses ▲talent market, with approximately 150 mid-sized and small companies from various fields participating in online recruitment including video interviews.

Additionally, for young people interested in recruitment information, real-time recruitment briefings from companies and public institutions, online job and employment seminars, and special lectures featuring success stories from young people who landed jobs at leading companies will be held.

Job support services are also provided, including reviewing resumes and cover letters tailored to desired positions and connecting interested young people with mentors from companies and positions of interest.

In particular, the talent market pavilion will connect companies seeking talented freelancers with young people hoping to find work by promoting portfolios in various fields.

Young people wishing to participate in the fair can access and apply through the fair website.

Jung Hyun-a, Director of the Youth Welfare Policy Division at Gyeonggi Province, said, "In the depressed job market prolonged by COVID-19, I hope both young people facing employment difficulties and companies seeking to recruit excellent talent will be satisfied and participate in this job fair," and added, "We ask for the active participation and interest of young people with excellent capabilities and passionate commitment."