'Now Club Activities Are Also Entering the Era of Career Clubs!'

Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) held an awards ceremony on the afternoon of the 24th to recognize three outstanding career clubs that are bringing a fresh impetus to strengthening employment competitiveness.

Currently, JBNU supports and operates 17 career clubs to help enrolled students strengthen the competencies and build experience suited to companies and job types.

There are 398 members in the career clubs. They conduct activities such as company visits and job-preparation study groups. The university provides support such as guest lectures by alumni working in the same industries and club activity funding.

At the awards ceremony, the nursing career club 'Good to Great' won the Grand Prize. The marketing club '꾼' received the Gold Prize, and the biology-related 'R.T.G.' team won the Silver Prize.

The Grand Prize winner 'Good to Great' is composed solely of fourth-year students. Of 25 members, 24 secured positions at Seoul National University Hospital, Severance Hospital, Asan Medical Center, and others. Its guest lectures by alumni and hospital visits were evaluated as excellent.

In addition, the Gold Prize-winning club '꾼' had six graduates this year out of 24 members. All of those graduates found employment at companies such as Lotte Department Store, CJ Freshway, and Daelim Industrial. The club's outstanding activities included winning the Grand Prize at the Demeter Idea Competition, receiving an Excellence Award at the Seogye Maritime Forum Smart App Competition, and conducting a marketing project in collaboration with Lotte Cinema.

The Silver Prize-winning 'R.T.G.' team had 16 graduates out of 25 members. Seven members obtained jobs at companies including Korea Prime Pharmaceutical, and five entered graduate school.

Lee Gwi-jae, Head of the Career Support Headquarters, said, "Operating career clubs enables students to share common interests within the same field and to enhance their employability through diverse activities. We will continue to support career club activities so that students' job-seeking efforts become part of an enjoyable university life rather than a source of stress."

Meanwhile, JBNU plans to publish last year's activity reports of the 17 career clubs in booklet form and distribute them to students preparing for employment.