LH to Hire 1,210 New Employees This Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] Korea Land and Housing Corporation (LH) is set to recruit around 1,200 new employees this year.

On the 12th, LH announced its annual recruitment plan for a total of 1,210 positions, including 510 new employees (350 at grades 5 and 6, 160 in operational roles) and 700 youth interns.

This year's recruitment plan represents a 26% increase compared to last year's 960 hires. LH plans to accelerate the hiring schedule for 1,010 of these positions, which account for 83% of the total (▲150 at grades 5 and 6 ▲160 operational roles ▲700 youth interns), aiming to complete recruitment in the first half of the year to revitalize the job market, which has been sluggish due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first half recruitment will begin with a job announcement in March, followed by document and written tests in April and May, interviews in May, and appointments in June. The second half recruitment will proceed with announcements in August, document and written tests in September and October, interviews in November, and appointments in December.

To minimize delays in the recruitment schedule caused by the spread of COVID-19, LH will actively adopt untact recruitment methods such as online job fairs and online interviews. English tests and professional certification exams, which were temporarily suspended due to COVID-19, will be reintroduced.

Additionally, LH will establish specialized fields such as big data and overseas projects for grades 5 and 6 recruitment. The target for hiring local talent from previous regions will be raised from 24% to 27%, and a balanced recruitment of diverse talents will be pursued through regional specialist and high school graduate tracks.

The scale of youth intern recruitment will also expand to 700 this year, following 500 in 2019 and 600 last year. LH provides employment support programs for these interns, including job training, mentoring, AI interview experiences, and meetings with senior employees. According to LH, the rate of youth interns being hired as regular employees has steadily increased from 8.7% in 2018 to 10.7% in 2019 and 11.3% last year. This year, LH plans to further enhance the youth intern system by introducing shared success stories, mock recruitment, and problem-solving focused job training.

Further details regarding recruitment will be provided through job announcements posted on the LH website in March and August, respectively.

Jang Chung-mo, LH Vice President, said, "Considering the special circumstances of COVID-19, we decided to expand the recruitment scale compared to last year and promote early hiring," expressing hope that this will serve as an opportunity to revitalize the sluggish employment market. He added, "We will continue to be a public enterprise that gives hope to the people by creating good jobs."

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