
Gyeongbuk Province announced that it will recruit participants for the 'Gyeongbuk Youth Dream Support Project' on a first-come, first-served basis until the budget is exhausted, which provides 70,000 won per interview (up to 5 times) to young people aged 19 to 39 with an address in Gyeongbuk, a 500,000 won congratulatory gift for successful employment, and 300,000 won per quarter in service incentives (total of 1.2 million won) when employed for more than one year.
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Gyeongbuk Province is operating the ‘Gyeongbuk Youth Dream Support Project’ to support young people’s job search and encourage them to settle down in the region.
Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 25th that it is recruiting participants for the ‘Gyeongbuk Youth Love Dream Support Project’ throughout the year to help young people find jobs and encourage them to settle down in the region.
The target is young people aged 19 to 39 with an address in Gyeongbuk.
If you participate in an interview with a small or medium-sized company in the province, you will be paid an interview allowance of 70,000 won per interview, up to 5 times per person.
If an unemployed young person finds a job for the first time, a congratulatory gift of 500,000 won is provided for success in finding employment.
Young people who have worked for more than one year after employment and maintained resident registration in the province from the start date of employment at the current workplace to the date of application will receive a retention incentive of KRW 300,000 per quarter for a total of KRW 1.2 million.
Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until the budget is exhausted.
You can apply online at the ‘Youth Child Dream Allowance’ website (Youth Child Dream Allowance.kr) or the Gyeongbuk Job Center (gbwork.kr).
Lee Sang-soo, head of the Local Government Strategy Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, said, “We will develop various support measures so that young people can work stably in Gyeongbuk and dream of their future.”

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