Samsung Keeps Promise to Hire 40,000 New Employees Over 3 Years... Conducts First Half Open Recruitment

Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&T, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Biologics, Cheil Worldwide, Hotel Shilla, S-1, and 18 Samsung affiliates conduct 2022 first half open recruitment

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] Amid the trend of large corporations abolishing regular open recruitment, Samsung's decision to conduct a large-scale open recruitment in the first half of this year aligns with Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong's promise to lead the expansion of youth employment. This reflects Samsung's commitment to serving as a social safety net by providing opportunities to young people.

On the 13th, Samsung Electronics announced that 18 Samsung affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&T, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Biologics, Cheil Worldwide, Hotel Shilla, and S-1, will conduct open recruitment for the first half of 2022. Applications will be accepted until the 21st, followed by an online job aptitude test (GSAT) in May and non-face-to-face interviews in June.

Samsung has been implementing a plan to hire 40,000 new employees over three years starting in 2021 to expand youth job creation. Initially, the plan was to hire 30,000 new employees over three years, but it was revised to increase by 10,000 to a total of 40,000 hires.

Supervisors conducting a preliminary briefing for test-takers ahead of the second half of 2021 online Job Aptitude Test (GSAT).

Vice Chairman Lee pledged last December through the Youth Hope ON project video to support the dreams of young people and create better jobs for them. He said to the youth at the time, "I feel a heavy responsibility as a senior to life, as a businessperson, for not creating more jobs and a better world," adding, "Samsung and I will invest more in technologies that do not exist in the world and in areas where only we excel, and create better jobs."

Unlike other companies switching to irregular recruitment, Samsung maintains the open recruitment system and contributes to ▲large-scale job creation ▲fair employment opportunities for youth ▲talent development. Samsung believes maintaining open recruitment is necessary for stability and predictability in the hiring market.

Samsung introduced Korea's first open recruitment system in 1957, established open recruitment for female college graduates in 1993, and innovatively reformed hiring by removing academic background requirements from 1995. Samsung plans to continue leading efforts to eliminate conventional discrimination based on ▲final academic background ▲alma mater ▲gender and to promote a merit-based hiring culture, while actively participating in expanding domestic youth employment.

An industry insider said, "Samsung's maintenance of open recruitment reflects its commitment to serving as a social safety net providing opportunities to youth, balancing internal demand for talent with social expectations as a form of social contribution," adding, "In the atmosphere where companies are switching to irregular recruitment, Samsung's open recruitment will have special significance as a 'pathway' for young people who have graduated or are about to graduate from university to obtain jobs."

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