2021 First Gyeonggi Province Mid-Career Job Fair Opens

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province will hold the '2021 First Gyeonggi Province Mid-Career Job Fair' for approximately four weeks until June 25, starting with an online opening ceremony on May 31, to resolve recruitment difficulties for companies in the province and support job-seeking activities for mid-career workers.

Held under the theme 'Now It's Mid-Career!', the fair is hosted by Gyeonggi Province and organized by the Gyeonggi Provincial Jobs Foundation to reinvigorate the frozen employment market due to COVID-19 and enable successful career changes for mid-career workers. The event will be conducted in a non-face-to-face online format.

Mid-career residents aged 40 to 65 living in Gyeonggi Province can participate through the official website of the 'Gyeonggi Province Mid-Career Job Fair' (www.jobaba.net/job1004).

When job seekers register as members on the fair's homepage, they can receive various services provided by the fair, including job application submission, interview video recording, self-introduction consulting, AI interview consulting, and psychological counseling consulting.

Additionally, the homepage provides various employment-related information such as employment seminars, job competency enhancement programs, and interview-related video content, supporting practical job-seeking activities.

In particular, approximately 50 companies including AJ Caribbean Service, Chilgap Nongsan, and Coupang Fulfillment Co., Ltd. are participating in this fair and will meet job seekers through online recruitment presentations.

Furthermore, when companies hire job seekers who participated in the fair, the province plans to provide employment incentive funds of 200,000 won per hire (limited to 5 people per company) to the respective companies.

Jung Do-young, Gyeonggi Province's Economic Planning Officer, stated, "Many excellent companies in the province have participated in this fair, and various job positions suitable for mid-career workers are prepared," and added, "Do not be afraid of challenges as protagonists of a new era, and we hope for the active interest and participation of mid-career job seekers with experience and expertise."

Additionally, Mr. A, who participated in last year's fair and successfully found employment, said, "Participating in the fair greatly helped me understand non-face-to-face job applications. There is no need to be afraid because of being mid-career," and encouraged job seekers to take on the challenge of non-face-to-face applications.

Meanwhile, the 2020 fair attracted 71 companies and 528 job seekers, resulting in 50 people being hired. The second and third mid-career job fairs are scheduled to be held in August and November, respectively.

For more information, contact the Gyeonggi Provincial Jobs Foundation Mid-Career Jobs Center (☏031-270-9903, 9908, 9680).

The opening ceremony video for this fair will be available starting at 3 p.m. on May 31 through the Gyeonggi Provincial Jobs Foundation YouTube channel 'JobAba TV' and the Mid-Career Job Fair homepage.