Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung Ryul) Career Development Support Team hosted the “2025 Job Fair with Graduating Seniors” on Tuesday, 4 November. This fair, the most widely attended youth event under the Ministry of Employment and Labour's University Job Plus Centre initiative, was planned with the assistance of Kookmin University alumni to enhance young people's understanding of job roles and improve their employability.

The fair comprised five main zones: ▲ Job Mentoring Zone ▲ University Job Plus Centre Promotion Zone ▲ Youth Employment Support Organisations Zone ▲ Kookmin University Project Team Promotion Zone ▲ Event Zone. Alongside 45 job mentoring booths, promotional booths for the University Job Plus Centre and youth employment support organisations were operated. These provided a space where diverse information and fun coexisted, featuring events such as ▲Personal Colour Diagnosis ▲Life Photo Booth ▲Fingerprint-based Personality and Aptitude Analysis.

The Job Mentoring Zone, expanded by five booths from last year to 45, featured 45 Kookmin University alumni serving as mentors. They held Q&A sessions on job roles selected based on students' pre-surveyed needs. Through this, current students gained the opportunity to hear vivid employment experiences and acquire essential job-seeking skills and know-how from seniors working at major domestic companies such as Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor Company, LG Energy Solution, Shinhan Bank, SK Eco Plant, and Incheon International Airport Corporation. Additionally, the fair featured programme consultation booths from the Career Development Support Team's Career, Employment, and Field Training Support Centre, alongside the University Job Plus Centre. Participation also included the Seoul Northern Employment Centre, the Seoul Technical Education Centre of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Multicampus, promoting youth policies.

This fair holds significant importance as it was planned to provide an opportunity not only for Kookmin University students and graduates but also for local youth to strengthen their employability. This is achieved through gaining an understanding of the job roles that companies evaluate as the most crucial competencies when selecting new employees. A key advantage is the ability to obtain information and prepare for roles across major job sectors such as management support, research and development, automotive design, semiconductors, biotechnology, IT/finance, automotive/construction, and public institutions, as well as more specialised roles like quality control, process development, internal auditing, logistics and inventory management, and risk management for overseas subsidiaries.

A graduate mentor participating again this year remarked, ‘Far more students visited the booths compared to last year,’ adding, ‘Having participated in various programmes run by the Career Development Support Team, which greatly aided my own job preparation, I believe juniors will achieve good results if they actively engage in many programmes.’

Lee Si Hyun, a Media and Advertising student participating as a current student, remarked, ‘I lacked a precise understanding of marketing roles and career direction. The practical advice from alumni seniors, specific information on what to prepare at each stage of the job search, and the advice to craft my own personal narrative were immensely helpful.’

President Jeong Seung Ryul emphasised, ‘This event was more meaningful than last year's, with a greater number of alumni mentors participating. All 45 job mentoring booths were staffed by alumni mentors offering consultations for juniors. I hope students achieve positive outcomes in their job searches, grounded in a solid understanding of the roles.’