Korean businesses recruit thousands of students, with salaries up to 2,000 USD/month

April 11, Cooperation Center enterprise and the Department of Korean Studies, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH) coordinated with the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Technology to organize “Recruitment Festival for Korean businesses ” (Korea Job Fair 2024).

The festival had 32 businesses participating with 35 booths recruiting more than 1,500 positions jobs for school students. Some businesses with large recruitment needs include Vietnam DM&C Company Woori Bank Shinhan Life Korea Institute of Industrial Technology – KITECH GS25 Cos & Ko Vina Kosme.

In Among them, positions such as trainees, sales staff, marketing specialists, technical specialists, data staff… who can use Korean well, account for 52% at the festival.

Recruitment positions Korean language translators and interpreters, Korean language teacher trainees at educational units account for 34%. Positions in the field of logistics information technology and technical supply chain management… account for nearly 14%.

According to a representative of New Ture company, the unit is recruiting students with the condition of knowing the language. Korea.

If students pass the recruitment rounds, the company will create conditions for them to go to Korea to participate in a 2-year training course. After that, the candidate can choose to return to Vietnam to work as a factory manager or stay in Korea with a similar job. Notably, the starting salary is up to 2,000 USD/month.

At the festival, thousands of students gathered around the booths, eagerly applying to businesses that suit their abilities and interests.

Holding the application in his hand, 3rd year student Tran Kim Ngan said he really wanted to find a suitable business before graduating. That is also the common mentality of most students present at the festival.

“To have a better profile, I have prepared a lot from honing my skills to participating in many experiential activities. “The festival helps me learn more knowledge when I go to interviews and have many opportunities to meet many businesses and choose the one that I like and is suitable for me,” Ngan said.

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Thousands of students participate in recruitment fair (Photo: Nguyen Vy).

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Mr. Choi Bundo, Chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce, said that as an economic organization representing Korean businesses operating in Vietnam, the Association always strives to improve the environment. business for integrated businesses Extremely promoting corporate social responsibility activities at the forefront of accompanying Vietnamese society.

According to the General Statistics Office, in 2023, there will be 111 countries and territories with investment in Vietnam. In which, Korea ranks first in the number of capital adjustments (accounting for 25 9%) and capital contributions and share purchases (accounting for 27 8%) and ranks 3rd among the countries investing the most in Vietnam with the amount of capital investing more than 4.4 billion USD.

Currently, there are more than 9,000 Korean businesses operating in Vietnam, creating more than 700,000 jobs for workers in many localities.