Kookmin University (President Jeong Seung Ryul)’s Career Development Support Group and University Job Plus Center held the “2026 Academic Year Career Development Support Group and University Job Plus Center Staff Capacity-Building Workshop” to address the spread of AI technology and changes in the hiring environment.

This workshop was organized to enhance the expertise of campus career and employment support staff and to share guidance on career and employment counseling in light of recent changes in the job market. Participants included staff members responsible for career and employment services, consultants, practitioners from employment and entrepreneurship support departments, and faculty mentors, all of whom are involved in campus career and employment support.

The workshop covered the role of the University Job Plus Center in the AI era, directions for student career and employment guidance, and major changes in the recent job market. In particular, based on hiring trends over the past three years, participants examined key recruitment keywords—such as job-focused hiring, rolling recruitment, and “culture fit”—as well as changes in companies’ talent selection methods.

Changes in recruitment evaluation methods resulting from the spread of AI technology were also a key topic. Participants shared insights on AI-driven recruitment processes and evolving evaluation methods, as well as considerations for guiding students in an AI-based recruitment environment, and discussed ways to apply these insights to actual career and employment counseling.

An official from Kookmin University’s University Job Plus Center stated, “Through this workshop, we had the opportunity to enhance the expertise required for career and employment guidance in the AI era and deepen our understanding of the current recruitment landscape,” adding, “We will continue to operate capacity-building programs for staff so that we can provide students with the career and employment support services they need in line with the evolving job market.”

The representative added, “We plan to systematically operate career and employment support services on campus by strengthening a framework that enables the sharing of information and experiences, as well as collaboration, between departments involved in employment and entrepreneurship support and other relevant university officials.”

Meanwhile, Kookmin University’s University Job Plus Center offers career and employment counseling, resume and interview consulting, and employment skills enhancement programs to current students, alumni, and local youth, and is establishing a career and employment support system through collaboration with relevant university departments.

△ Photo: Staff Capacity-Building Workshop at the University Job Plus Center, Career Development Support Team, Kookmin University