To assist young Koreans in finding work in a globalized world, the foreign chambers of commerce, CEOs and human resources specialists of global firms will hold a Global Career Forum on Feb. 9 at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Grand Hall.

The forum will provide practical guidance to those interested in being recruited and in building a successful global career with a multinational company in Korea or abroad.

Employment by foreign-invested companies has grown every year by 10 percent from 2006 to 2008. In 2009, foreign-invested companies provided 8 percent of all workers in the country.

“This shows that despite the economic uncertainty, employment opportunities exist and are expected to grow as the world is rapidly globalizing,” said the InterChamber, an alliance of foreign chambers of commerce and the KCCI.

“Working for a global company does not solely entail that employees possess good language abilities,” explained the InterChamber. “Unique job skills and a global mindset are also needed to lead challenging career, let alone to meet the requirements of an increasingly globalized job market.”

Registration begins at 1:30 p.m. with the first session, Globalization and Your Career Development, begins about an hour later. After a break to network, the second session titled “What are Global Companies Looking for in New Recruits” will take place.

Taking part in the forum are managing director of EWC Consulting PJ Rogers, CEO of Vectis Corporation Simon Bureau and a keynote speech by Principal of McKinsey and Company Kim Yong-ah.

(yoav@heraldcorp.com)