A job fair puts many companies in one room. They usually run once or twice a year in September and October at convention centres in Seoul and the major cities, 10am to 5pm over two days.
What registering online changes
- Faster entry on the day
- Some fairs run a matching programme based on your major, expected graduation and visa status
A match produces a different day from wandering between booths, so do not miss the registration window.
Prepare before you go
- A Korean or English resume and a cover letter
- Several printed copies — you leave one at each booth
- A digital file for email or USB
- Neat business attire, in case of an on-the-spot interview
Which booths to work
The big names have the long queues. Check startups and mid-sized firms too — they are often the ones with experience hiring foreign staff, and you can hold a real conversation rather than queue for two minutes.
On the day
- Your registration confirmation, on screen or printed
- Resume copies and the digital file
- Your current status and its expiry — it is the first thing a booth asks
What you do afterwards matters more
Where a booth conversation went well, take the recruiter's name and contact, then send a short follow-up email with your resume that evening or the next day. A recruiter meets dozens of people in a day; reaching them while they still remember you is the whole point.
The full path from pre-registration through booth conversations and on-site interviews to an offer is on the WeBring blog.