Bridging Career Gaps... Yeongju Launches Customized Jobs for Women

Full Operation of the "Job Convenience Store" Begins
Supporting Part-Time Employment Linking Caregiving and Job Opportunities

Yeongju City has launched the "Gyeongsangbuk-do Job Convenience Store Yeongju Branch" to help women with prior work experience, whose careers were interrupted due to childcare and caregiving responsibilities, return to employment.

Opened job opportunities for permanent and career-holding women using spare time

The city announced that it officially began operating the "Gyeongsangbuk-do Job Convenience Store Yeongju Branch" on July 6 to expand job opportunities for women with work experience who have underage children and to alleviate workforce shortages faced by local businesses.

The "Gyeongsangbuk-do Job Convenience Store" is a customized job support program that connects women with prior work experience, who find it difficult to work long hours, with businesses in need of short-term or part-time staff.

The program focuses on matching suitable jobs at the right time by considering both the working conditions of job seekers and the staffing needs of businesses.

For efficient operation of the program, the city signed a work agreement with the Yeongju Women’s New Employment Center and designated the center as the Yeongju branch.

The Yeongju branch is responsible for connecting job seekers and businesses by providing job counseling and registration services, discovering short-term and part-time opportunities, conducting surveys on companies' workforce needs, and facilitating tailored job placements.

The city expects that this initiative will not only increase the participation of women with prior work experience in economic activities but also help resolve workforce shortages at local small businesses.

Jang Haejin, Director of Child and Youth Affairs at Yeongju City, said, "We hope this program will provide practical support for women with prior work experience who face employment challenges due to childcare and caregiving. Going forward, we will continue to prevent career interruptions and actively support local businesses in addressing labor shortages by providing jobs that fit individual circumstances."

'Job Convenience Store' Operation Begins: Resolving Care and Employment Gaps with Short-Term and Part-Time Customized Connections
[Photo by Yeongju City]

The Gyeongsangbuk-do Job Convenience Store Yeongju Branch offers ongoing counseling and job matching services for female job seekers and businesses. Those interested in participating, whether job seekers or employers, can receive counseling through the Yeongju Women’s New Employment Center.

The region’s employment policies are evolving beyond simply increasing the number of jobs, instead focusing on creating conditions that enable people to work.

In particular, this program, which connects women with prior work experience who left the workforce due to caregiving responsibilities with short-term and part-time jobs, is drawing attention as a practical employment policy that could simultaneously support women’s return to economic activity and help local businesses address labor shortages.

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