Nearly 7 in 10 young job seekers in Korea feel financially strained by the cost of finding work, spending an average of 580,000 won ($400) a month on exam fees, training and other preparation, according to a survey released Monday. The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) commissioned Mono Research to survey 1,000 job seekers ages 19 to 34 nationwide from Sept. 10-18. Respondents spent the largest share of their preparation budgets on certification and language-test fees, which accounted for 30.7 percent, followed by education costs at 22.6 percent and textbooks and study materials at 16.1 percent. The financial burden was particularly pronounced among those who had spent three years or more preparing for employment, whose monthly expenses averaged 800,000 won, compared with 560,000 won for those preparing for less than six months. Job seekers ages 30 to 34 spent an average of 600,000 won a month, more than those ages 25 to 29, who spent 580,000 won, and those ages 19 to 24, who spent 560,000 won. By academic field, respondents studying education, medicine and health reported the highest