Finding jobs in Korea can be difficult in Korea. South Korea’s unemployment rate (4.4%) hasn’t been this high since 2010. President Moon Jae-in replaced his economic team by naming a new finance minister and economic policy adviser. Furthermore, the Global and Korean stock markets have taken a hit in 2020 due the coronavirus outbreak and the continued trade war between the U.S. and China. Furthermore, more and more people in Korea are looking to get into the startup sector due to their frustration with the Korean working culture.
However, the main cause of unemployment in Korea is due to the novel coronavirus. Korean businesses and startups are going out of business due to government mandates and slow foot traffic. Many Koreans are finding themselves out of work. When/if the novel coronavirus gets contained many Koreans will find themselves job hunting in a completely different economy. Many have already noticed a sharp decline in job postings on many Korean job platforms.
Thankfully, there are a number of Korean tech startups that help with finding a job in Korea. There are also startups in Korea focused on building skills to help people get hired.
Here are 6 startups in Korea that help with Finding Jobs in Korea
Wanted
Tech startup in Korea Wanted is great for finding jobs in Korea. It is Asia’s first referral-based job platform. Their site allows for users to refer their friends and earn cash rewards if they are hired for at least 3 months. Furthermore, Wanted helps connect users to companies not just in Korea but also in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Japan. Therefore, Wanted is not just a web job portal but they also have a mobile app. The amount of cash given is based on the seniority of the job position. In addition, Wanted works with over 3,000 businesses mostly related to the tech. Many tech startups in Korea, as well as more established tech companies in Korea, use Wanted to hire tech talent.
Wanted makes money by charging companies a 7% cut of the candidate’s annual salary. If the candidate does not last the full three months then Wanted refunds 80% of the commission fee to the company. If you make a profile on Wanted you will receive personalized job recommendations. Furthermore applying for jobs in Korea is easy with their one-click application function. We recommend joining their MatchUp Service which will allow you to get invitations for interviews. In addition, the Wanted App is free to use and download.
Rocket Punch
Rocket Punch is Korea’s largest business network. Users can create their own profiles and meet experts from different fields, including developers, designers, and even investors. The site has over 45,000 companies and startups. There are new job postings uploaded daily. However, the key benefit is that Rocket Punch has a network of over 150,000 business professionals in Korea. Therefore it is a great place to find business-related information to grow your career. Job seekers can look for jobs related to corporations or startups. In addition, searches can be filtered by industries, skills, roles, and salary. It is one of the top platforms companies in Korea use to find qualified employees.
Aroundus
Tech startup in Korea Aroundus is a social job board/recruiting platform optimized for temporary workers and freelancers. The company kicked off its business in the media entertainment industries. Finding jobs in Korea can be difficult for those looking for part-time/temporary work. Freelancers and part-timers can easily create a profile on Aroundus to apply for jobs in Korea and receive job offers, interviews, and audition opportunities. The core benefit of Aroundus for jobseeking users is that users can effectively show off what they’re made of in creative ways beyond what text-oriented online profile pages of other services can deliver.
Recruiters can significantly save time and cost on screening applicants. In addition, they can proactively search for ideal talents just like how people search for online vendors that sell specific items customers want to buy on open eCommerce markets like Amazon or eBay through search results filtering and sorting features.
Unlike existing services, people can find your Aroundus profile by keyword search using talents and skills keywords such as “acting” or “singing”, or projects you have worked on such as a film, drama, TV show, and music. Furthermore, they can search by appearance keywords such as tall, long hair, cute, so Aroundus can definitely help you maximize your online exposure in many ways.
Multimedia-rich Online Profiles
Its service provides a multimedia-rich online profile to allow viewers to instantly understand your talents & skills and your proficiency of each skill and supports social interaction features such as a project experience validation system and recommendation rating features that help you to appeal yourself as either a prepared and skilled talent or proven talent. Therefore Aroundus helps you to grab attention from industry people which increase your chance of getting work opportunities. The other perk is that well-made profiles are featured on the “Highlights” section for a week with no charge or extra effort. Therefore, with a customized URL of your Aroundus online profile, similar to Instagram or LinkedIn, you can share your most up-to-date and accurate online profile to friends and industry people via messaging apps and emails.
Aroundus holds public auditions and recruiting events for different industries for jobseekers in Korea. Those looking for part-time or freelance jobs in Korea, especially in media entertainment industries, or want to apply to an online audition contest for a chance to win cash prizes, it would be worth taking the time to create your own profile on Aroundus.
JobPlanet
Tech startup in Korea JobPlanet is a Korean online platform that provides job-seekers with crowdsourced information about the strengths and weaknesses of companies, as well as job opportunities. Before finding jobs in Korea, one must do their research. Furthermore, Job Planet has a strong data analytics team (HR Labs) to gain more insight into corporate HR and to provide reliable information for job seekers in Korea. They constantly publish reports about corporate culture and employee benefits just to name a few.
Job Planet has more than 3 million monthly active users and has already received over 18 million in funding. Therefore, check out Job Planet to get data regarding employee satisfaction levels for corporate companies in Korea as well as turnover rates. Former and current executives and employees of Korean companies anonymously evaluate and post reviews on Job Planet.
Data on Top Foreign Companies to work for in South Korea
JobPlanet has been able to gather data and reviews regarding companies in Korea with the best working conditions. The data was based on reviews and ratings by former and current employees from 2018. It is broken down into three segments. These three segments are CEO approval rating, employee work/life ratio, and corporate culture. Here are the results below.
Top 5 Rated CEOs in South Korea
- Won Jai-hyung, CEO of Tokyo Electron Korea
- Kim Young-sun, CEO of ASML Korea
- Yang Jung-yul, CEO of Kantar TNS
- Colin Clark, CEO of Subway Korea
- Oh Dong-wook, CEO of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Korea
Top 5 Corporations with the best company Culture
- ASML Korea
- Tokyo Electron Korea
- GM Korea
- Robert Bosch Korea
- Ikea Korea
Top 5 Companies with the Best Work/Life Ratio.
- GM Korea
- Robert Bosch Korea
- Ebay Korea
- ASML Korea
- Ikea Korea
Rezi
Rezi is a tech startup based in Korea that specializes in resume writing, cover letter writing, career consultations, and job solutions. Their platform helps job seekers create smarter resumes that are optimized to pass Application Tracking Systems. An applicant tracking system commonly referred to as ATS is a software application that enables the electronic handling of recruitment needs. Furthermore, ATS filters a candidate application automatically based on given criteria such as skills, past employment, experience, education, and keywords.
Before finding jobs in Korea, make sure your resume will pass ATS. Rezi has an experienced team of professional resume writers that will help create industry-specific resumes. In addition, users can make unlimited edits to their resume once they order Rezi’s preferred service. Rezi also has a wide range of resume templates to choose from.
“I started Rezi to give job seekers a resource which makes it impossible to not create a perfect resume. We help Korean job seekers start their global careers by giving rigorously-researched, accurate, and convenient resume solutions, career consolations, and more. We see Rezi as a bridge between the job seeker and their global aspirations,” said CEO of Rezi, Jacob Jacquet.
Jobfindr
Jobfindr is a job advertising platform that makes finding jobs in Korea easy. The site is free of advertising and spam. They connect foreign nationals with entry-level positions. In addition, they work closely with local Korean companies and international professionals to build careers and business networking opportunities. Jobfindr has a vast network of Korean companies that are looking to expand their global reach. Therefore, they are looking to create a global working culture and the first step in doing that is to fire international talent.
Jobfindr offers a multicultural professional community in Seoul called Connector. On Connector, members can share information, find job opportunities in Korea, and grow their network. They hold Connector events in Seoul throughout the year.
Multicampus
Korean startup Multicampus focuses on HR and career-related education for Koreans. They are an affiliate of Samsung and they focus on education in the fields of IT and language. Multicampus is Korea’s largest educational service provider and is great for learning skills to help in finding jobs in Korea. In addition, they offer top-quality educational content to companies in Korea.
Multicampus’s Power by We workspace at WeWork
Powered by We a service that provides WeWork’s service strategies was created to target multinational companies and enterprises. The aim is to design, construct, and operate a client’s company’s workspace at WeWork. It is the fastest-growing business sector in WeWork. Six floors at the Seolleung WeWork building are dedicated to MultiCampus to promote collaboration.
“This contract will be an opportunity for Multicampus to introduce global level innovative space designs into education and it will raise next-generation talents’ level of satisfaction and efficiency of education. MultiCampus will build an education ecosystem leveraging the global network so that Korea’s talented people can grow further,” said CEO of Multicampus, Yeonho Yoo.
For their corporate customers, they focus on cross consulting and collaboration on content production. For Koreans looking for career advancement in Korea or employee training. Visit Multicampus.
OPENKNOWL
OPENKNOWL is an online career management system for those working in the IT sector. They offer a wide selection of camps and mentoring programs that focus on IT service planning, web technology, and algorithm development. They offer a 2-week online job experience internship program. It allows you to experience the business practice by performing tasks presented by the company. Through the submitted corporate tasks, companies in Korea can get a better idea for potential employees. Furthermore, candidates can be certified by the executives for their competency.
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