Employment & Startups

The Ministry of Employment and Labor's main job-search portal, unifying job registration, unemployment benefit applications, and job-training search in one place

24 hours

An integrated startup platform for searching and applying to every startup support program run by the government and local governments in one place

24 hours

SEMAS is the main support agency for small business owners, covering everything from policy-fund loans to management consulting and loss compensation

Weekdays 09:00-18:00

An organization that connects small business owners lacking collateral or credit to loans by having a regional credit guarantee foundation issue them a guarantee

Weekdays 09:00-18:00 (varies by regional foundation)

An integrated portal run by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups that gathers support-program announcements for small and medium enterprises and small business owners from central government, local governments, and public institutions

24 hours

A Ministry of Gender Equality and Family employment support organization that provides free vocational education, internships, and job placement for women whose careers were interrupted by marriage, childcare, and similar reasons

Weekdays 09:00-18:00 (varies by center)

A Korea Labor and Management Development Foundation service that provides free lifetime career design, career-transition support, and re-employment support for employees and (soon-to-be) retirees aged 40 and older

Weekdays 09:00-18:00

KOSMES's policy-fund application service, offering low-interest loans for businesses at every stage from startup to growth-stage SME

24 hours (regional headquarters counseling weekdays 09:00-18:00)

A Ministry of Employment and Labor employment-support program that provides low-income job seekers and young people with a job-seeking promotion allowance of up to 600,000 won a month, along with employment support services

Online 24 hours

A free intellectual-property information service for searching domestic and international patent, trademark, and design information

24 hours

The official site for handling everything from applying for national technical qualification exams to checking your results in one place

24 hours (for information lookup and applications)

A free career psychological testing and occupational information service provided by an organization under the Ministry of Education

24 hours (for information lookup)