Hana Financial Bridges Social Innovation Companies and Vulnerable Groups... Ham Young-joo: "Diverse Opportunities for All Members of Society"

Launch of Hana Power-On Innovative Companies Internship
170 Out of 230 Last Year's Interns Converted to Full-Time Positions
Expanded Number of Slots and Support Compared to Previous Year

Hana Financial Group has positioned itself as a bridge between social innovation companies and groups vulnerable to employment insecurity.

Huh Young-joo, Chairman of Hana Financial Group (ninth from the left in the second row in the photo), held the '2026 Hana Power On Innovative Companies Internship' kick-off event on the 15th at Hana Financial Myeongdong Building in Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul, and is taking a commemorative photo with officials and participants. Provided by Hana Financial

On May 15, Hana Financial Group held the launch event for the "2026 Hana Power-On Innovative Companies Internship" at the Hana Financial Myeongdong Building in Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul, according to an announcement on the 18th. The event was attended by over 100 people, including Chairman Ham Young-joo, Kwon Chang-jun, Vice Minister of Employment and Labor, Jeong Seung-guk, President of the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency, as well as CEOs of social innovation companies and participating interns.

Since 2022, Hana Financial Group has been running its innovative companies internship program. Through this initiative, a total of 935 social innovation companies and job seekers have been matched as of last year. Notably, of the 230 interns who participated last year, 170 (74%) were converted to full-time positions.

This year, more than 1,900 applicants demonstrated heightened interest in the program. In response, Hana Financial Group increased the number of internship slots to 250, up from the previous year. The company also expanded its support, providing a salary of 2.3 million won for three months and offering an additional two months' salary for those who are converted to full-time positions.

The program, which previously targeted people with disabilities, women returning to work, new seniors, and youth, has been expanded this year to include married immigrant women, who have had relatively fewer opportunities to enter the workforce.

The company has also strengthened competency training to facilitate mutual growth between companies and interns. In addition to their salaries, interns are now eligible for up to 300,000 won per month in various forms of support: 150,000 won per month for personalized growth support (such as AI tool subscriptions, certification fees, health management, etc.), 100,000 won per month for self-development support for small business family participants, and 300,000 won per month in education support for children of women with career experience from large families. Furthermore, the program will offer customized special lectures, including a monthly common competency enhancement session and up to two AI utilization training sessions per month, to help interns adapt to actual work environments.

For participating company CEOs and HR managers, Hana Financial Group will provide the latest trends in AI utilization, lectures on labor affairs, and organizational competency development training, supporting talent acquisition and the creation of sustainable employment opportunities for these companies.

Chairman Ham Young-joo stated, "It is meaningful that this program provides job seekers with an opportunity to prove their value and gives innovative companies the chance to leap forward with new talent. Going forward, we will continue to offer unwavering support so that all members of society can achieve sustainable growth and development through the connection of diverse opportunities."

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