Busan Company Talent Profile ... Passionate Youth with Challenging Spirit and Creativity!

Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Duyul] The Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced on the 16th an analysis of the talent conditions desired by major local companies, titled ‘Analysis of Talent Profiles of Major Companies in the Busan Region.’

This survey was conducted targeting 100 major local companies that disclosed their desired talent profiles.

According to the analysis, the most needed talent qualities by local companies were those with a spirit of challenge and creativity.

Among the 100 surveyed companies, based on multiple responses, 76 companies and 65 companies respectively cited challenge spirit and creativity as core talent qualities, showing the highest proportions.

The reason ‘challenge spirit’ is regarded as the most important talent quality is interpreted as reflecting the reality that in an era of change, new innovation is directly linked to corporate competitiveness.

Panacia, an eco-friendly equipment specialist company, presented ‘talent preparing for challenges toward the future and moving toward a bright future,’ and steel manufacturer Dongil Steel also emphasized ‘talent full of relentless challenge spirit and vigor,’ highlighting the challenge spirit.

‘Creativity’ was also cited as an important virtue because fresh and original ideas are essential for new innovations.

Shipbuilding equipment company Sunbo Industry emphasized ‘an innovative mindset that constantly develops new things and seeks new methods,’ and steel forging product manufacturer PSM also selected ‘original thinking that leads the company’s future.’

Besides these, other talent qualities with relatively high proportions included passion, principles and trust, expertise, communication and cooperation, with over 50 companies responding. On the other hand, ownership, execution ability, and global competence showed lower priority.

The desired talent profiles also varied somewhat depending on the characteristics of each industry.

In manufacturing, where on-site work is frequent and traditional corporate culture is strong, passion was relatively emphasized, but in construction, where interest in safety accidents has recently increased, principles and trust were stressed.

In the service sector, which includes specialized fields such as finance and logistics, a higher preference for expertise was observed.

Differences in talent profiles of Busan companies were also confirmed in comparison with the top 100 companies nationwide.

While the top 100 companies nationwide ranked communication and cooperation and expertise as their first and second priorities?qualities that were lower priority in Busan companies?the challenge spirit, creativity, and passion, which were highly preferred in Busan, appeared somewhat lower.

This is interpreted as reflecting recent management issues such as the expansion of economic activities by the MZ generation, intensifying generational conflicts in the workplace, and gender equality, which have emerged as major concerns mainly among large corporations.

A representative from the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Corporate Trend Analysis Center said, “Currently, major local companies still highly value traditional talent profiles that help business expansion such as entry into new industries and technological innovation, but these differ somewhat from the tendencies of MZ generation young job seekers.”

The representative added, “For local companies to overcome the recruitment difficulties with the MZ generation, rather than insisting on their traditional talent profiles, they should actively consider placing greater emphasis on communication, cooperation, and expertise to provide jobs that reflect the characteristics of this generation.”

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