2024 Financial and IT Vocational High School Talent Recruitment Fair Held

The Financial Services Commission and the Ministry of Education announced on the afternoon of the 24th that they will hold the '2024 Financial and Information Technology (IT) Vocational High School Talent Recruitment Briefing Session' at the LW Convention Center in Jung-gu, Seoul.

At this briefing session, HR representatives from Hana, NH Nonghyup, Industrial, and Kookmin Banks, as well as KakaoBank, along with employment officers from financial and IT vocational high schools, will attend to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation. Notably, this year, the internet-only bank (KakaoBank) will participate for the first time to provide diverse recruitment information.

The banking sector will provide information on employment and post-employment support and development programs, including the current status of financial and IT-related job positions at each company, the qualities sought in recruits, and the 2024 recruitment plans. Additionally, they will share vivid information and advice for preparing for employment in the financial sector, including employment experiences, preparation processes, job responsibilities, and continuing education cases from NH Nonghyup Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea employees selected through the high school graduate recruitment process.

Educational institutions will share vocational high school curricula related to nurturing financial and IT talents and the current status of employment preparation to help financial companies seeking to hire high school graduates select and place outstanding talents appropriately. They will also provide guidance on job matching support policies through the Ministry of Education’s Central Employment Support Center.

Meanwhile, on August 21-22, the '2024 Joint Financial Sector Recruitment Fair,' with participation from 77 financial companies, will be held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, targeting vocational high school students and others aspiring to work in the financial sector.

Kim Jin-hong, Director of the Financial Consumer Bureau at the Financial Services Commission, stated, “With the acceleration of digital transformation across the financial sector, digital-related jobs within finance are increasing, and the demand for IT personnel is growing. We will further promote information exchange and mutual cooperation between finance and education to ensure that outstanding high school graduates accumulate the digital competencies needed in the financial sector and can smoothly find employment in finance.”