The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Ministry of Employment and Labor said they hosted the "2025 Growing Together Job Fair (Growing Together Job Fair)" with The Federation of Korean Industries on the 21st at the COEX Magok Convention Center in Seoul.
About 500 partner companies of 13 major conglomerates, including Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor, LG, Lotte, POSCO, and Hanwha, took part in the fair. Of these, 161 companies met job seekers directly at on-site booths. The hiring plan is about 1,500 people.
The event was prepared following President Lee Jae-myung's emphasis that efforts by the government as well as corporations are needed to resolve youth employment issues. The hiring plans announced by the eight major groups, including Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor, LG, POSCO, and Hanwha, were expanded to their partner companies, and this is the first time in 15 years since 2010 that a joint job fair for mutual growth in the business community has been held.
Many corporations of high interest to young job seekers participated, including advanced manufacturing, smart mobility, aerospace, advanced defense, national key industries, and global consumer goods. The fair will continue online through December via Saramin, an online recruitment platform.
At the fair, Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, Minister of Employment and Labor Kim Young-hoon, and First Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups Noh Yong-seok attended to encourage corporate officials and young job seekers. The attendees emphasized, "We will join forces between the government and corporations to create good jobs that young people want to go to."
First Vice Minister Noh Yong-seok of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups said, "Through this job fair, I hope young talent will gain a lot of information about small and medium-sized enterprises that partner with large corporations and have quality jobs, leading to actual employment," adding, "We plan to expand the 'mutual growth jobs program,' in which large corporations support partner company-tailored training and employment."