Seoul opens Senior Employment Support Center to help those over 60 find work - South Korean media

The city of Seoul announced that it opened the "Seoul Senior Employment Support Center" on the 2nd to help Seoul residents aged 60 and over who have the will and skills to work find employment.
The Seoul Senior Employment Support Center is located on the first floor of the Seoul 50 Plus Eastern Campus in Gwangjin-gu, and is run by Seoul Metropolitan Government employees with ample experience in finding and supporting employment for middle-aged and elderly people.
The Seoul 50 Plus Foundation will be in charge of running the program. The foundation is a funding organization established in Seoul for the middle-aged and elderly generation preparing for the second half of life, and provides employment support including career planning, vocational education, and employment and business startups.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government is working to support the elderly, who can only maintain a minimum standard of living if they receive working income in addition to their basic pension and national pension after retirement.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government's Senior Employment Support Center has emphasized the need for a paradigm shift to a society in which both the new middle-aged and elderly generations work, saying that the number of people who are working is increasing.
Its core role will be to recruit from the private sector based on an individual's educational background, work history, and other capabilities, and to discover and link "Seoul-style employment suited to the new elderly generation."
In addition, we provide customized support that reflects the voices of those in the field so that seniors can successfully transition to a new career.
"Senior Internship," "Job Training Program" that links education to employment in one stop, "Challengers Club" that serves as a support base for seniors who are starting to prepare for employment, etc.
The center will have professional counselors on-site to provide one-on-one counseling to job seekers aged 60 or older who live in Seoul.
It also plans to provide tailored consultation services, offering practical employment support such as job information and programs tailored to job seekers, as well as guidance on creating job application documents and interviews.
The Senior Human Resources Bank, a job-seeking platform exclusively for seniors, will also begin operations on the 2nd.
The company provides a one-stop service that systematically organizes information on training and specific details for companies seeking employees. In November of this year, SETEC in Gangnam-gu, Seoul will hold the Seoul
The Seoul City Senior Employment Fair will be held in Seoul in the coming days. The fair was planned to promote employment for seniors as the baby boom generation enters senior years and to discover Seoul-style senior employment.
More than 60 companies looking to hire seniors will participate and set up a variety of booths to provide employment opportunities.