SKT to Hire College Graduates Three Times a Year... Avatar Briefing in Virtual Space

[Asia Economy Reporter Joeslgina] SK Telecom is expanding its recruitment period for new college graduates from once in the first and second half of the year to more than three times a year. In addition, the recruitment process, which was uniformly conducted regardless of the job, including document submission, written test, and interview, will be diversified according to the job applied for.

On the 7th, SK Telecom announced that it will significantly improve the recruitment process to meticulously evaluate applicants' professional capabilities and ensure that practical talents are placed in the right positions.

First, from this year, SK Telecom will integrate the regular recruitment of new employees with the 'Junior Talent' recruitment. Junior Talent is a rolling recruitment targeting applicants with less than three years of job experience. The recruitment periods are three times in April, June, and September, with the first application submission deadline this year on the 18th. In the future, recruitment of new college graduates will continue more than three times a year.

The standardized recruitment process will also be completely changed. Job seekers will submit applications describing experiences related to the job instead of the usual self-introduction letters and will undergo evaluation procedures specific to the applied job, including coding tests, job presentations (PT), and group tasks.

Additionally, SK Telecom will hold a new-concept recruitment briefing session using its metaverse service 'Jump Virtual Meetup' at 7 p.m. on the 12th and 13th. Virtual Meetup is a service that allows users to create their own avatars in a virtual space and participate simultaneously in meetings, performances, and other gatherings with up to 120 people. Due to the impact of COVID-19, it was difficult for job seekers to attend regional briefing sessions, so SK Telecom's practitioners and job seekers can participate in avatar form. The company expects that communication in avatar form will allow job seekers to freely and comfortably share their thoughts and questions without burden.

Heo Jun, head of SK Telecom's Career Group, explained, “We have considered ways to comprehensively assess applicants' capabilities and growth potential even in a non-face-to-face environment, and reorganized the recruitment process to deeply verify job competencies rather than career history.”

Meanwhile, recruitment consultation sessions can be accessed through SK Telecom's recruitment website (careers.sktelecom.com) and Kakao Channel ‘SKT Injaeyeongip’ (https://url.kr/og42yq).

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