Kwangwoon Student Employment Support Despite COVID-19

 Kwangwoon University continues to provide reliable student employment support despite COVID-19. 

In response to COVID-19, all the employment programs started running online so that Kwangwoon University could keep helping students find employment. To provide students with career opportunities and comprehensive employment services, Kwangwoon University has hired additional professional consultants. To date, more than 500 counseling services have been provided.

In the first semester, short-term early job preparation programs were held in collaboration with employment experts. These special lectures were on how to fill out the job application form, interview strategy, job interviews at large companies and public companies, mock interviews, job training, and practical job preparation classes.

During the second semester, the Kwangwoon job fair was held online. It included a career counseling & mentoring program, employment & famous people special lecture, personality test, and NCS education program.

In addition, online employment special lectures such as a mindset to succeed in employment, the changing job market, a science and engineering portfolio, interview strategies, and the preparation of a job application are conducted. Online interview camps and online employment mentoring for incumbents are provided as well. As a result of Kwangwoon’s continuous employment support services, not only current students but also alumni can build up their employability and motivation. A separate “Graduate Preparation Class” is opened during all employment programs. 

Kwangwoon University gives strong support to start-ups. Based on its startup vision of " Kwangwoon University, the best startup success platform in Northeast Seoul", Kwangwoon University runs a variety of projects, including the Seoul Startup Didimteo, the Seoul Campus Town Development Project, Technology Incubation Center, and Maker Space (Kwangwoon Workshop). Based on the information disclosed in 2021, Kwangwoon University has the top-ranked start-up support infrastructure in the nation, including 5,631m2 (60,612 ft2) of start-up support space and 5.59 billion won of public support.