"80,000 Hired Over 5 Years"… 'Samsung Exam' GSAT Conducted Until the 29th (Comprehensive)

The Only Open Recruitment Maintained Among the 4 Major Groups
20 Affiliates Including Samsung Electronics Hiring New Graduates

Samsung announced on the 28th that it will conduct the Samsung Aptitude Test (GSAT), the written exam for the second half of the year’s new college graduate recruitment, over two days starting today.

The test will be held four times for applicants who passed the second half job suitability evaluation, divided into morning and afternoon sessions. The total duration is two hours, including a pre-check (60 minutes) and the test time (60 minutes).

GSAT is designed to assess situational response abilities. It is structured so that accumulating knowledge alone does not guarantee a high score. It has been conducted online since 2020, and this is the 8th time. Applicants can take the test using a PC or smartphone in an independent location. Samsung stated that it checked all applicants’ network and PC environments through a preliminary gathering and conducted pre-tests for employees.

The Samsung affiliates participating in the second half recruitment include Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, Samsung SDS, Samsung Biologics, Samsung Bioepis, Samsung C&T, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Engineering, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Samsung Card, Samsung Securities, Samsung Medical Center, Hotel Shilla, Cheil Worldwide, S-1 Corporation, Samsung Welstory, Samsung Electronics Sales, and 20 other companies.

At the Samsung Electronics Talent Development Center in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, Samsung Electronics supervisors conducted a preliminary assembly for examinees on the 21st.
[Photo by Samsung Electronics]

Samsung achieved its "40,000 hires in 3 years" plan announced in 2018. In May last year, it set a goal to hire 80,000 new employees over 5 years. Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong also conveyed a message to increase employment and investment. The number of Samsung Electronics domestic employees increased from 103,011 in December 2018 to 121,404 in December last year, and 124,070 in June this year.

Samsung introduced open recruitment for the first time among domestic companies in 1957 and has continued it for 66 years. It is the only major domestic conglomerate maintaining the open recruitment system. Through open recruitment, it creates large-scale jobs and provides fair employment opportunities. Following the philosophy of the late Chairman Lee Kun-hee to nurture female talent, Samsung introduced the first open recruitment for female college graduates in Korea in 1993. In 1995, it led the way in fostering a fair hiring culture by removing academic background, nationality, gender, age, and regional ties from the application eligibility requirements.

To provide quality jobs, Samsung operates free software education and employment support services such as the Samsung Youth SW Academy (SSAFY) and the Samsung Hope Stepping Stone 2.0 program to support economic independence for youth preparing for self-reliance.

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