[NEWS]2023 Campus Recruitment and Employment Fair was Held Successful, with Alumni Entrepreneurship Showcase

The Counseling and Career Development Center(諮商輔導暨職涯發展中心), in collaboration with the Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Regional Branch, WDA, MOL(勞動部勞動力發展署桃竹苗分署), held the "2023 Campus Recruitment and Employment Fair" on March 30 in anticipation of the upcoming graduation season. The event featured 142 companies offering nearly 20,000 job openings, with the highest demand for engineers in the mechanical and electrical fields. There were also increased job opportunities in leisure, catering, accommodation, and retail services. The opening ceremony of the fair was attended by President Liu Kuo-Wei(劉國偉), Vice President Peng Cheng-Hsiung(彭政雄) and Liao Hsin-Te(廖信德), Director Lin Shu-Yuan(林淑媛) of the Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Regional Branch, among others. The organizers reported around 3,600 participants and a match rate of approximately 57% in this year's campus recruitment fair.
Director Lin Shu-Yuan stated that the Ministry of Labor(勞動部, MOL) places great emphasis on youth employment issues and continues to invest considerable resources in aspects such as youth career development, employment assistance, and vocational training. For example, there are subsidies or bonus in programs by the MOL that assists fresh graduates in overcoming employment barriers in remote areas, or allows students in their last year of university to strengthen their practical skills through the system of advance employment.
President Liu Kuo-Wei stated that after the establishment of the Semiconductor School(半導體學院), Minghsin has become well-known for cultivating talents in the technology industry, attracting numerous semiconductor giants to participate in the campus recruitment events. Additionally, Minghsin has been the school with the highest number of foreign students (formal degree students) for four consecutive years. This year's campus recruitment has 78 companies that will hire foreign students, hoping to recruit more multinational outstanding talents on campus.
The Counseling and Career Development Center also stated that 20 companies hosted recruitment orientations to introduce their operational status, development, and job vacancy details. The "Jobtaole Career Development Center(賈桃樂學習主題館)" Minghsin branch of the Taoyuan-Hsinchu-Miaoli Regional Branch, WDA, MOL, located on campus, will also provide career counseling, simulated interviews, and other services.
The Alumni Service Center(校友服務中心), in partnership with Hsinchu Startup Hub(新竹青創基地), invited 14 entrepreneurial alumni to participate in the expo for the first time to showcase their entrepreneurial journeys and accomplishments. President Kuo-Wei also presented certificates of appreciation to the enterprises that support vocational education and donate teaching equipment or disadvantaged scholarships, and expressed gratitude to the school's alumni for their contributions.(Source: Counseling and Career Development Center,  Alumni Service Center)