All posts tagged "job"

  • (Yonhap)
    Korea’s youth jobless rate soars to record high

    SEJONG (Yonhap) — South Korea’s youth jobless rate surged to an all-time high of 12.5 percent in February, a government report said Wednesday, underlying the growing number of college graduates failing to land jobs due to the...

    • Posted March 15, 2016
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  • In this May 26, 2015, photo, freelance web designer Henry Brown pauses from his work at his New York apartment to give his dog Yogi a snack. Brown ditched his fledging advertising career 11 years ago, sick of spending 15 hours a day at work and having no time for himself. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
    Working 9-to-5 becoming a less popular way to make a living

    NEW YORK (AP) — If you want an income, or you’re an employer looking for help, it may be time to scrap the idea of the traditional 9-to-5 arrangement. For workers, it’s become easier and less risky...

    • Posted June 3, 2015
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  • (Yonhap)
    Job seekers in S. Korea face bleak outlook in 2015

    By Lee Hyo-sik Job seekers will face greater difficulties landing jobs in 2015 as companies are under growing pressure to cut hiring amid the continued business slump. According to private think tanks on Friday, the country’s job...

    • Posted November 17, 2014
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  • A survey found most women in their early 20s want their boyfriends to have career in the financial field. (Korea Times file)
    Men in financial sector most attractive to young Korean women

    According to an online employment portal career survey By Ko Dong-hwan A survey showed most Korean women in their early 20s would love to see their boyfriends work in no other than financial sector, Kyunghyang Shinmun said...

    • Posted April 16, 2014
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  • More Koreans are going back to Korea in search of jobs. (Yonhaps)
    Back to Korea

    Tough job market in U.S. and difficulties in obtaining work visa are forcing more and more Korean students to make U-turn By Kim Hyung-jae More and more Korean students who have come to the United States to...

    • Posted November 1, 2013
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