KITA Matches Companies and Job Seekers on Trade Day to Address Workforce Mismatches

Promising SMEs Gather for On-Site Recruitment Interviews
Mentoring Programs Draw Strong Interest from Job Seekers
Global Talent Zone Facilitates Foreign Talent Matching

As youth employment struggles intensify, the Korea International Trade Association has created a recruitment platform connecting companies with young job seekers to address workforce mismatches.

The association held the "2025 Trade Day Commemoration KITA Job Fair" on the 25th at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

The Korea International Trade Association hosts this job fair annually to commemorate "Trade Day" (December 5), a statutory anniversary. Now in its fifth year, the event brought together around 70 companies from various industries-including bio and healthcare, semiconductors, logistics, and e-commerce-with approximately 700 job seekers. Promising small and medium-sized enterprises such as Y.C. Co., Ltd., a semiconductor test equipment manufacturer; InBody Co., Ltd., a healthcare company; Taewoong Logistics Co., Ltd., a logistics service provider; and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) consulting firm EWC Co., Ltd., among others, conducted on-site recruitment interviews.

Notably, this year's fair also featured a "Global Talent Recruitment Zone" to meet industry demand for foreign office workers and support overseas market expansion. This section facilitated the matching of foreign talent who graduated from domestic universities and can communicate in Korean.

Students seeking employment are participating in the mentoring and consulting program with current professionals at the "2025 Trade Day Commemorative KITA Job Fair" held by the Korea International Trade Association on the 25th at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. KITA.

In addition to recruitment interviews, the event offered a mentoring program aimed at strengthening job seekers' employment capabilities, which was met with great enthusiasm. Employees from leading trading companies such as Samsung C&T, POSCO International, and GS Global, as well as about 20 major exporters and logistics firms including Celltrion, CJ CheilJedang, and Hyundai Glovis, provided "job mentoring." Many job seekers also participated in sessions led by professional consultants on resume writing and other employment skills.

Jin Ho Lee, HR Manager at Hwacheon Machinery Co., Ltd., a machine tool manufacturing company, shared his thoughts on participating: "As we need to secure talent for developing new overseas markets, I expect this job fair will be an opportunity to recruit outstanding talent both domestically and internationally."

Heecheol Chung, Secretary-General of the Korea International Trade Association Trade Academy, stated, "This event focused on resolving the difficulties faced by the industry due to uncertainties in the trade environment and workforce shortages," adding, "The association will continue to work toward alleviating workforce mismatches by fostering trade-specialized talent."

The association operates the "KITA Recruitment Support Center" to supply talent to the export industry, providing ongoing matching services between Trade Academy graduates and recruiting companies.