Korea Federation of SMEs Selects 13,000 Companies for 'Cham Gwaenchaneun Gangso Company' Platform

Job Matching Platform for Young Job Seekers and Outstanding SMEs
Revised Criteria for Wages, Number of Employees, and Years in Operation

The Korea Federation of SMEs announced on September 6, 2026, that 13,000 newly selected companies have been added this year to the job matching platform 'Cham Gwaenchaneun Gangso Company,' which connects young job seekers with excellent small and medium-sized enterprises.

Job matching platform connecting young job seekers with excellent small and medium-sized enterprises, "Cham Gwaenchanhan Gangso Enterprises". Homepage screenshot

'Cham Gwaenchaneun Gangso Company' selects companies through a comprehensive evaluation process based on SME-related data provided by Korea Ratings·KR (KoDATA), considering both financial and non-financial criteria, as well as disqualification factors.

To qualify, companies must meet conditions such as financial requirements, average wage, new hiring (at least one new employee per year), turnover rate (an average of 15% or less over three months), at least 10 employees, and at least five years of operation. Financial requirements include a financial evaluation model score above the average, annual sales of at least KRW 1 billion, and total assets of at least KRW 100 million. In addition, the average wage must be at least KRW 35 million.

The platform was reorganized last year, following the integration of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' 'Cham Gwaenchaneun SME' project and the Ministry of Employment and Labor's 'Gangso Company' initiative. This year, the evaluation criteria were improved to also assess factors such as job attractiveness and employment stability. The average wage criterion was raised from KRW 30 million to KRW 35 million or more, and the minimum number of employees was increased from 5 to 10, while the required years in operation was relaxed from at least 7 years to at least 5 years.

The Cham Gwaenchaneun Gangso Company platform has enhanced features, including a dedicated recruitment section for public-private cooperation and curation of excellent companies, enabling young people to more easily find information on outstanding SMEs.

In particular, since one of the main reasons job seekers are reluctant to apply to SMEs is the lack of information about them, the platform is focusing on improving access to information on excellent SMEs. It also offers functionality to search for verified excellent SMEs by industry, size, and welfare conditions, and to check their locations on a map.

The information on selected companies can be checked via the search bar on the main page of the Cham Gwaenchaneun Gangso Company website, or through the 'Job Map' and 'Search by Criteria' pages in the Find a Company menu.

Yang Okseok, Head of Human Resources Policy at the Korea Federation of SMEs, said, "While SMEs are suffering from labor shortages, young people are unable to find jobs, which is creating a critical mismatch in the labor market. In line with the government's support efforts, we will strive to ensure that the Cham Gwaenchaneun Gangso Company platform serves as a bridge facilitating communication between excellent SMEs and young job seekers."

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