Jobseekers find entry into big firms impossible

By Ko Dong-hwan

These are distressing times for jobseekers as finding employment at good companies is becoming as difficult as a camel getting through the eye of the needle.

A survey of more than 900 people by employment website Incruit showed that the average respondent sent his or her resume to 10.5 of the country’s large firms (300-plus employees) since the start of the year.

Only 1.8 percent of them said the companies found their resumes good enough and just 0.7 percent of them were hired after passing the final interviews.

Most of the respondents said they submit resumes to companies whenever there is a job opening. Over 85 percent of them said they were waiting for decisions from companies at the moment.

In explaining their continued failure to land jobs at big companies, more than 60 percent of the respondents believed their resumes weren’t impressive enough. About 26 percent said they needed to do a better job in essay writing.