Samsung Conducts Entrance Exams Online... "Joining Efforts to Prevent COVID-19 Spread"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Samsung will conduct the GSAT (Samsung Aptitude Test), the new employee recruitment exam for the first half of this year, online.

Samsung announced on the 12th that it will introduce the online GSAT for the new employee recruitment exam in the first half of this year to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Samsung explained, "We have been preparing recruitment innovation with an online testing method suitable for the Fourth Industrial Revolution era to reduce social costs caused by large-scale on-site exams, and due to recent concerns about the spread of COVID-19, we have decided to implement the online GSAT abruptly."

Accordingly, test takers will take the online GSAT exam at home using a PC while accessing the monitoring system via smartphone to record themselves and the PC monitor. Proctors will supervise the exam through a remote monitoring system.

To ensure stable operation of the online GSAT, Samsung will conduct the exam over two days, May 30 and 31, divided into four sessions, with different questions for each session. The exam consists of the mathematics section and reasoning section and will take about two hours, including 60 minutes for preparation and 60 minutes for the test.

Samsung explained that considering the difficulty of maintaining concentration for a long time in an online exam, the test will focus on evaluating problem-solving skills and logical thinking through the mathematics and reasoning sections.

As this is the first time Samsung is conducting the online GSAT, they plan to provide detailed guidance on the test procedures.

Test takers will receive a test kit by mail containing △test taker instructions △mobile phone stand △privacy cover, and about one week before the exam, a preliminary session will be held to check the system in advance.

Samsung has also established verification processes to prevent cheating, including △environment checks before the exam △application of security solutions and remote monitoring during the exam △brief tests during interviews.

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