"Samsung Gosi" Held Online Again This Year... "Only Public Recruitment Among Top 5 Groups"

Scheduled for July 14-15
Final successful candidates announced in July
Samsung plans to hire 40,000 people over the next 3 years

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jin-ho] Samsung's new employee recruitment written test aptitude test (GSAT), known as the so-called 'Samsung Exam,' will be conducted online again this year following last year. Samsung is the only company among the top five domestic conglomerates to maintain a 'public recruitment' system.

According to industry sources on the 21st, Samsung plans to conduct the GSAT online over two days, from July 14 to 15. Samsung recently sent such notices to applicants who passed the document screening for the first half of 2022 public recruitment for level 3 (university graduates) positions at major Samsung affiliates.

Samsung has been conducting the GSAT written test online since the first half of 2020, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, Samsung announced that it would consider regularizing the online written test to reduce social costs caused by large-scale on-site exams.

Applicants take the test at home using personal computers, and supervisors monitor the exam through a remote monitoring system. To prevent cheating, examinees must record themselves taking the test using a smartphone.

The GSAT evaluates applicants' problem-solving skills and logical thinking abilities rather than simple memorization. It is conducted four times over two days, once in the morning and once in the afternoon each day.

Last year, the test consisted of a total of 50 questions, including 20 questions in the math section and 30 questions in the reasoning section, and the exam lasted about two hours, including a 60-minute pre-check and a 60-minute test. This year's GSAT is expected to follow the same format as last year.

Samsung plans to announce the final successful candidates around July after conducting interviews in June. Samsung, which introduced the public recruitment system for the first time in Korea in 1957, is the only company among the top five domestic conglomerates to maintain this system. Samsung's goal is to hire 40,000 new employees over the next three years to create youth jobs.

Meanwhile, 18 affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, Samsung Heavy Industries, and Hotel Shilla, will participate in this year's first half Samsung public recruitment.

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