Samsung Group to hire 60,000 new employees over five years

Samsung Group said Thursday it plans to employ 60,000 new employees over the next five years to foster future growth engines and create opportunities for young people. The country's top conglomerate said it will especially focus on hiring new workers in the semiconductor, biotechnology and artificial intelligence sectors. Nineteen affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&T and Samsung Biologics, are currently in the process of hiring workers, it added. Samsung Group has maintained a groupwide open recruitment program for entry-level workers since 1957. The group added it will continue to run separate internship programs to give young job seekers experience while formally hiring verified candidates. Meanwhile, the country's second-largest business group, SK, announced it plans to hire an additional 4,000 workers by the end of this year, on top of the same number hired in the first half, focusing on recruiting professionals in AI and digital transformation. SK Group added it will continue to expand hiring, especially as its new semiconductor cluster in Yongin, south of Seoul, aimWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times