Labor ministry announces Korea Job World youth story contest

The labor ministry said Monday that Korea Job World will accept stories through Aug. 31 from former participants aged 19 to 31 about how its career-experience programs influenced their career paths.

The contest, called "Tell Us How You've Been," was established to collect accounts from young adults who experienced jobs at Korea Job World as children and to hear and support peers considering their own career paths.

The theme asks entrants to describe how a Korea Job World experience affected their career exploration and choices. Entries can cover an experience that led to a current field of study or occupation, or one that changed an entrant's career direction.

Applicants may submit a free-form account of about 800 characters and attach photographs from their Job World visit or current life. Entries that include photographs receive additional consideration.

Internal and external judges will conduct a staged review to select 43 entries. Selected participants will receive a small encouragement grant and gifts, and their stories will be used as digital promotional content.

Korea Job World said it plans to draw on stories from former participants as it broadens its role and shapes its approach to supporting young people's career paths.