Shinhan Bank to Hire 250 Employees in Second Half of Year... Considering Kookmin, Hana, Woori, and Nonghyup Banks

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Shinhan Bank is launching its second half recruitment, including open recruitment for new employees. As financial authorities have requested cooperation from the financial sector to provide jobs, other major commercial banks such as KB Kookmin, Hana, Woori, and NH Nonghyup are also expected to finalize their recruitment schedules soon.

According to the financial sector on the 8th, Shinhan Bank will conduct second half recruitment including open recruitment for general new employees and special recruitment for social value, accepting applications until the 23rd. To lead digital finance, Shinhan Bank defines digital talent as "talents who demonstrate digital imagination to create new value" and plans to select candidates with digital capabilities for all positions. This recruitment will be for a total of 250 people and will proceed through ▲open recruitment for general new employees ▲special recruitment for social value ▲digital·ICT rolling recruitment ▲digital·ICT rolling recruitment Samsung Youth SW Academy special track.

First, the open recruitment for general new employees will proceed in the order of document screening, written test (SLT), first and second interviews. From this year, digital-related evaluations will be introduced throughout the recruitment process to assess applicants' logical thinking, understanding of algorithms, and problem-solving skills. Along with this, digital·ICT rolling recruitment and the Samsung Youth SW Academy special track will be conducted to hire a three-digit number of personnel. Additionally, a special recruitment for social value will be established to hire general positions in corporate·wealth management (WM) and ICT fields targeting persons with disabilities and national veterans.

As Shinhan Bank begins its second half recruitment, it is expected that other major commercial banks will soon finalize their recruitment schedules. Former Financial Services Commission Chairman Eun Sung-soo requested active interest and cooperation from the financial sector to provide "quality financial jobs" that young people want to work in during a meeting with the heads of the five major financial holding companies last month.

The four major banks?KB Kookmin, Hana, Woori, and NH Nonghyup?have not yet finalized their second half recruitment schedules or scales. A representative from a commercial bank said, "We have not yet finalized the second half recruitment plan and are still reviewing it."

Meanwhile, policy banks and regional banks are actively conducting open recruitment for the second half. IBK Industrial Bank is recruiting 100 people in the second half. Korea Eximbank is hiring a total of 40 people divided into general and technical fields. KDB Industrial Bank will also announce recruitment soon and plans to hire a scale similar to last year (59 people). Additionally, DGB Daegu Bank has started accepting applications divided into general and ICT, and BNK Financial Group affiliates Busan and Gyeongnam Banks are conducting recruitment in the double digits divided into regional and general positions.