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A report by the Korea International Trade Association reveals that while 80% of international students in Korea are willing to work there, only 6% have secured jobs through the E-7-1 visa. The survey indicates a strong interest in employment opportunities, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises, despite significant barriers such as low hiring rates and difficulties in obtaining work visas. Domestic companies show a more favorable attitude towards hiring international graduates, with 51% willing to employ those from Korean universities.

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A report by the Korea International Trade Association reveals that while 80% of international students in Korea are willing to work there, only 6% have secured jobs through the E-7-1 visa. The survey indicates a strong interest in employment opportunities, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises, despite significant barriers such as low hiring rates and difficulties in obtaining work visas. Domestic companies show a more favorable attitude towards hiring international graduates, with 51% willing to employ those from Korean universities.

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Eight out of 10 international college students studying in Korea are willing to work

in the country, yet the proportion of professional foreign laborers securing jobs
remains quite low, according to a recent report by the Korea International Trade

Association.

The report, released Monday, noted that the number of foreign students in Korea
has steadily increased over the past decade, reaching 197,000 in 2022. However,
only 6 percent of these students secured employment through the E-7-1

professional work visa.

A survey included in the report, which polled 493 foreign students enrolled at local
universities, revealed that 78 percent were open to working at a company here, with

half choosing a Korean firm as their top career choice postgraduation.

Notably, many international students are receptive to opportunities outside large

corporations and preferred industries. The survey found that 3 out of 4 respondents
would consider positions outside the Seoul metropolitan area if the salary and
benefits were adequate, reflecting a positive attitude toward employment in small

and medium-sized enterprises.

Domestic companies are generally positive about hiring international students. A


survey of over 400 firms in the trade industry showed that while only 34 percent
were willing to hire foreign workers overall, 51 percent expressed a willingness to

employ international students who graduated from Korean universities.


However, significant obstacles remain for international students seeking careers in
Korea, including a lack of companies hiring foreign workers as well as challenges in

accessing recruitment information and obtaining work visas.

There are rising tendencies that international students in Korea are willing to work in
the country after graduation. However, it seems that they have some obstacles on
hiring due to low employment rates of foreign workers and trouble in getting

information and work visas.

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