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Financial Sector Job Fair 2025 Attracts 80 Organizations and Hundreds of Job Seekers

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The Financial Sector Job Fair 2025, held at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, brought together 80 organizations, including 76 financial institutions, fintech, and IT firms, to provide job seekers with firsthand experience of corporate culture and job opportunities. Lee Jin-young, a graduate of Sungkyunkwan University, is one of the many attending the fair to seek a job in the financial sector, having applied to multiple state-run lenders and financial institutions but yet to secure a position. The fair includes on-site job interviews, mock interviews, one-on-one job consultations, conferences, and sessions on written test strategies and interview techniques.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Financial Sector Job Fair 2025 attracted 80 organizations, including 76 financial institutions, fintech, and IT firms.
  • Lee Jin-young, a mathematics major from Sungkyunkwan University, is seeking a job in the financial sector and plans to attend mock interviews with Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, Korea Development Bank, Korea Exchange, and Korea Securities Depository.
  • The event includes on-site job interviews, mock interviews, one-on-one job consultations, conferences, and sessions on written test strategies and interview techniques.
  • National Assembly National Policy Committee Chairman Yoon Han-hong emphasized the importance of providing hands-on experience for young job seekers and asked the financial sector to provide more internship opportunities.
  • The event is being live streamed on the Financial Services Commission's YouTube channel.

Statistics:

  • 80 organizations participated in the Financial Sector Job Fair 2025.
  • 76 financial institutions, fintech, and IT firms participated in the fair.
  • 4 banks, including Shinhan Bank and KB Kookmin Bank, participated in the event.
  • Korea Development Bank, Korea Exchange, and Korea Securities Depository also partnered with the fair.
  • The fair has been ongoing since 2017.

Sources:

  • "Financial Sector Job Fair 2025"
  • "National Assembly National Policy Committee Chairman Yoon Han-hong"
  • "Financial Services Commission Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-young"

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