SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Jobseekers in their 50s and older are increasingly looking for part-time work, a recent analysis has found. Through part-time job site Albamon, the margin of growth in new resumes registered with the service every January from 2014 to 2018 was highest for jobseekers 50 and above. A total of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – According to an online survey conducted by job site Albamon, more than a quarter of South Korean university students don’t read books outside of school-related material. Of the students participating in the survey, 474 of the 1,289 (36.8 percent) responded that they did not read books unrelated to school. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A shocking report has revealed that South Korean students on average have to work up to 500 hours to cover their tuition fees for each semester if they are attending a private university. The grim findings come from a new report conducted by major South Korean recruitment website Albamon released [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — When it comes to part-time jobs, the quality of the work trumps everything, until it doesn’t. Online recruiter Albamon (“alba” means part-time work) conducted an informal survey by asking 4,711 job seekers to define the qualities that make a job a “god alba”. At 52.6 percent, “Fun work that I [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) – More South Koreans plan to keep working in early May when there is a string of holidays, but many expect to spend more money than last year, a survey said Friday. Job information portals JobKorea and Albamon asked 1,387 salaried employees and 699 job seekers about their plans for [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – “Sajangmon,” a tit-for-tat site against the Albamon commercial that upset small business owners as it describes them as mean employers, will be closed after strong public opposition. The manager of the Internet community for employers protesting against the Albamon commercial announced on February 11 that the Sajangmon site will [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — An ad supporting part-time workers’ labor rights is being involved in an unexpected controversy, and is at the forefront of a showdown between the nation’s employers and job seekers. The commercial, which was created by AlbaMon, a job information site, features Hyeri, a member of the popular K-pop girl [...]