Kibo Hires 75 New Employees in 2020

Application Deadline Until the 9th of Next Month, Selecting NCS-Based Job Fit Talent

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Korea Technology Finance Corporation (Chairman Jung Yoon-mo, hereinafter referred to as Kibo) announced on the 26th that it will hire 75 new employees in 2020 to actively respond to the government's youth job creation policy.

Recruitment will be divided by job category into ▲69 positions in technology guarantee and technology evaluation ▲3 positions in bond management ▲3 positions in IT, and through a National Competency Standards (NCS)-based recruitment process, a completely blind method eliminating unfair discrimination and prejudice will be used to select outstanding talents with excellent job capabilities.

Kibo explained that it will also hire specialized talents such as PhDs in electrical and electronic engineering, information and communication, environment, and life sciences, as well as lawyers and patent attorneys, to enhance its expertise as a comprehensive support institution for venture innovation for small and venture businesses. In addition, it will expand socially equitable recruitment by separately hiring veterans and introducing additional points for multicultural families and North Korean defectors.

The recruitment schedule will go through document screening, written examination, first interview, and second interview, with successful candidates finalized in early December. Applications will be accepted through the recruitment website from the 26th until 2 p.m. on September 9, and the written examination will be held simultaneously in Seoul and Busan on October 17.

In particular, to strengthen fairness and transparency in this recruitment, AI and big data-based plagiarism checks for applications and AI competency tests will be newly introduced. Questions related to recruitment can be checked in real time at the mobile open chat recruitment briefing session held via SNS on the 31st. Director Lee Jong-bae of Kibo said, "From 2017 to 2019, we hired more than 70 new employees each year for the past three years, and considering the employment market contracted by COVID-19, we decided to conduct recruitment for 75 people this year as well," adding, "We plan to proceed with recruitment while strictly adhering to government quarantine guidelines, prioritizing the prevention of COVID-19 infection among applicants."

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