Kim Jun, SK Inno President, Finds Video Interview Room: "We Must Overcome Crisis with Extraordinary Methods"

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] "A crisis situation during an unprecedented extraordinary period can only be overcome by extraordinary methods, not by the ways used in the past."

Kim Jun, President of SK Innovation, recently visited the ongoing new employee recruitment site to inspect the hiring process that was at risk of being halted due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

At the site, President Kim stated, "Only extraordinary methods can overcome crises during extraordinary times," urging the company to overcome the crisis through innovation in work methods.

President Kim said, "Hiring excellent talent is one of the most important management activities for a company and must not be stopped," adding, "Since this is the starting line for job seekers' remaining lives, it is crucial to understand their feelings and ensure that the process proceeds normally and without disruption despite difficulties."

He continued, "If the traditional face-to-face recruitment method had been used amid social distancing due to COVID-19, the hiring process would inevitably have been halted. However, by switching to an innovative non-face-to-face recruitment method using digital technology, we have been able to continue hiring without interruption."

SK Innovation is conducting new employee recruitment through video interviews, a non-face-to-face method, from written tests to interviews. Not only SK Innovation but many other companies have strictly enforced social distancing, leading to recruitment suspensions and causing an emergency in securing talent, which is the most critical aspect of corporate management. This situation has especially created uncertainty for job seekers.

To overcome the unprecedented crisis of recruitment suspension, SK Innovation utilized its ongoing digital transformation efforts to create an innovative alternative of video interviews, overcoming the hiring suspension crisis by conducting interviews for experienced employees via video.

Notably, the new employees to be hired this time took even the written exams via video, completing the entire recruitment process through video and online methods. This corresponds to the first generation of non-face-to-face recruitment.

Meanwhile, the interviews were held over two days, on the 7th and 8th, at the SK Seorin Building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and the Seosan plant in Chungcheongnam-do. The final successful candidates will be announced next week.

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