Lee Jae-yong's 'Function-Focused Management' Philosophy... Samsung Hires Top Talent from Function Competitions (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Suyeon Woo] Samsung Electronics and its affiliates have decided to hire outstanding skilled workers who participated in this year's National Skills Competition. This recruitment aligns with Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong of Samsung Electronics' "skill-focused management," which has emphasized the crucial role of skilled talent in enhancing manufacturing productivity on-site.

On the 18th, Samsung Group announced that major affiliates including Samsung Electronics, Samsung SDI, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Biologics, S-1, and Samsung Welstory will hire outstanding skilled workers who participated in this year's National Skills Competition.

The recruitment fields include ▲mechanical and equipment ▲electrical and electronics ▲software and network ▲CAD, with Samsung Electronics and Samsung SDI planning to expand the scale of hiring mainly for semiconductor and battery equipment personnel this year. The final selected candidates through the recruitment process in November to December this year will join the company in January next year.

A participant preparing for the CNC lathe task at the "56th National Skills Competition" held in Daejeon from October 4 to 11 / Photo by Samsung

Since 2007, Samsung has continuously hired an average of about 100 skilled workers annually who participated in the National Skills Competition to expand the base of domestic skilled workers and nurture outstanding talent. Among the newly hired employees, those who ranked first or second in the National Skills Competition will be trained through separate education after joining to become candidates for the International Skills Olympics to be held in Shanghai, China, next year. Samsung employees have won 28 gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals as national representatives at the International Skills Olympics.

Samsung recognized early on the importance of nurturing skilled workers in manufacturing and has continued related support projects. Samsung sponsors 250 million KRW annually for the National Skills Competition and has provided over 700 million KRW for overseas training expenses and training materials for national representatives participating in the biennial International Skills Olympics. The total accumulated sponsorship amounts to about 10 billion KRW. Through supporting the national team’s training, Samsung contributed to achieving excellent results at the International Skills Olympics and received the Prime Minister’s Group Commendation in 2009 and the Presidential Group Commendation in 2018.

This support project is part of Vice Chairman Lee’s "skill-focused management," who has expressed the belief that "the strength of manufacturing lies on the site, and on-site competitiveness depends on skilled workers." Vice Chairman Lee stated, "Supporting skilled workers is not only about the company doing well but also about creating quality jobs so that all citizens can live well, systematically nurturing the younger generation, and providing them opportunities to enter society."

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