SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of employees working for local governments has exceeded 300,000 for the first time, topping 303,401 as of end of last year, announced the Ministry of the Interior on Monday. South Korea first adopted regional municipalities in 1995, when local governments hired 277,387 employees. The number of firefighters [...]
SEJONG, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Many dual-income newlywed couples in South Korea quit a job after having a baby as working moms struggle with raising children, government data showed Tuesday. Out of 235,000 couples who tied the knot in 2014 and maintained their marital status through 2015, 130,000 couples, or 55.5 percent, have at [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) – The Hope Institute announced Wednesday that it is launching a board game dubbed “Go Find a Good Job” (translated), which may help young students decide on their future career path. The game is split into two parts. The first part focuses on discovering the types of jobs that individuals [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) – It seems like doctors’ jobs are safe amidst the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution, the latest data from the Korea Employment Information Service indicates. According to the KEIS 2017 Korea Occupational Outlook published on Monday, most medical practitioners will benefit from Korea’s aging society and further government support [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Seeking stability amid stiff job competition and a prolonged economic downturn, the number of test takers for civil service jobs is skyrocketing. In 2016, there were 257,000 young Koreans (aged 15 to 29) preparing for public service examinations, up by 38.9 percent from 185,000 in 2015, and accounting for [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data from the Korea Employment Information Service revealed that judges had the highest satisfaction level among 621 occupations and 19,127 employees surveyed last year. The study examined jobs using six different parameters – development potential, salary satisfaction, job sustainability, work environment, work satisfaction, and social reputation – to [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey by Chung-Ang University on 4,140 of its students revealed that jobs at major conglomerates are still the most coveted positions, selected by 24.3 percent of the students. Ranking second were jobs at public enterprises (state-owned or operated) at 13.7 percent, specialized professions (i.e. doctors, lawyers, and [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Recruitment season is back for young South Koreans. But two out of three major companies have either decided not to hire entry level employees or have yet to decide on their schedule for the biannual recruitment procedure – which usually takes place from the end of February to March, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Ten years from now, the uncertainty in the South Korean job market will have worsened. More than a handful of jobs will have been replaced by artificial intelligence, although technological advancements will allow for several new occupations. Continued innovation in manufacturing, including 3D printing, will bring rise to more [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s top 100 large-cap companies have cut more than 7,000 jobs in 2016, data showed Monday, as they are reluctant to hire new employees amid the economy’s prolonged sluggishness. According to the data by market tracker Chaebul.com, the leading companies had a combined 861,578 employees as of the [...]