SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s job market recovery stalled in the first quarter of this year amid weak economic growth despite improvements in other members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), data showed Tuesday. South Korea’s employment rate for people aged 15-65 stood at 65.9 percent for the January-March [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Choosing a college major is an important decision that will have a big impact on one’s future career, and simply pursuing a teenage dream may not always be the optimal choice when it comes to practicality, especially with a faltering economy. According to a recent KEIS (Korea Employment Information [...]
Seoul, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Many Korean senior citizens have been pushed to work to make a living, as 3 out of 10 senior citizens over 65 still find themselves participating in the labor market. According to ‘The economic activity traits of elderly people and political tasks’ (by Kang Eun-na, Assistant Researcher), a report [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – More than half of South Korean college students want to find overseas jobs, a survey showed Monday, reflecting their pessimism over the country’s ever-worsening job market and stressful life in Korea Inc. In a nationwide survey of 2,361 students from 132 universities, 59.3 percent responded they prefer overseas jobs over [...]