Lotte to Secure Talent Leading Digital Transformation... Recruiting New Employees for 4 Affiliates

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Lotte is set to secure outstanding talent to lead the group's digital transformation (DT).

On the 28th, Lotte announced that four companies?Lotte Information & Communication, Lotte Homeshopping, Lotte GRS, and Lotte Chilsung Beverage?will conduct new employee recruitment for the DT division. The recruitment fields focus on essential roles for executing the company's digital transformation strategy, including DT, AI engineering, IT, and UX.

Lotte Information & Communication, Lotte Homeshopping, and Lotte GRS will accept applications from September 28 to October 16, while Lotte Chilsung Beverage will accept applications from October 5 to 23 through the 'Lotte Recruitment Website.' Final candidates will be selected through online personality tests and interviews. Considering the spread of COVID-19, Lotte plans to conduct the selection process separately for each affiliate and operate thorough infection prevention procedures.

Regarding this recruitment, Lotte plans to hold an online 'Job Cafe' in October, where HR and job managers will provide consultations to job seekers. Consultation applications will be accepted through the recruitment website from September 28 to 30.

Additionally, Lotte provides information related to DT roles through its official recruitment YouTube channel, 'L-RecruiTV.' More detailed information such as eligibility, selection methods, and detailed job descriptions can also be found on the Lotte recruitment website’s job postings and chatbot.

Meanwhile, to select outstanding DT talent, Lotte will host an 'Online Hackathon' competition starting October 7 in collaboration with 'LikeLion,' a leading domestic online and offline programming education institution. A hackathon, a portmanteau of hacking and marathon, is a contest where software projects are intensively developed within a set time. This year, considering COVID-19 restrictions, the entire event will be held remotely.

About 1,000 members of the 8th LikeLion cohort from 49 schools nationwide will participate in this competition. They must implement various innovative ideas as web or app services by October 25 based on themes revealed on the event day. After evaluations by experts and LikeLion members, the final winner will be announced on November 6. Lotte plans to offer winners a cash prize along with recruitment benefits such as exemption from document screening and aptitude tests when applying to Lotte Group.

Governmentok, Head of HR Innovation at Lotte Holdings, stated, “In the new management environment, including the spread of untact culture, Lotte is accelerating digital transformation to strengthen internal innovation and competitiveness. We plan to devote full efforts to securing and nurturing outstanding talent to lead digital transformation through various methods such as this recruitment and hackathon competition.”

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