[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] Following Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Bank has begun its second half public recruitment schedule, opening the door wide for bank sector hiring in the latter half of the year. A common feature is the expansion of recruitment targets to various groups in line with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management and a focus on securing talent with digital capabilities.
According to the banking sector on the 1st, KB Kookmin Bank will hire around 270 new and experienced employees in the second half of this year. This number is an increase from the 200 hires in the second half of last year. The recruitment areas include five sectors: ▲Universal Banker (General and Marketing) integrating personal and corporate finance roles and professional qualifications (lawyer, accountant, patent attorney) ▲Global Investment Banking (IB) ▲Job experts (ICT recruiting experts, marketing experts, UX/UI experts) ▲ICT (for persons with disabilities) ▲ESG Co-prosperity (specialized high schools, children of multicultural families, North Korean defectors, basic livelihood security recipients).
Kookmin Bank is focusing on job-centered recruitment to proactively respond to continuous changes in the financial environment. For Universal Banker recruitment, where sales capabilities are emphasized, digital literacy is also carefully evaluated in line with changing times. A notable feature is the establishment of the ESG Co-prosperity sector to practice socially responsible management, emphasizing ESG management. The recruitment targets have been expanded beyond the continuously hired veterans, persons with disabilities, and specialized high school sectors to include children of multicultural families, North Korean defectors, and basic livelihood security recipients.
Shinhan Bank, which completed document submissions in the latter half of last month and is preparing for written and interview screenings, plans to hire 250 people in the second half of this year. The general positions (corporate and wealth management (WM)) will be recruited through open recruitment for new employees, including ▲special recruitment for social value ▲digital and ICT rolling recruitment ▲special screening for Samsung Youth SW Academy in digital and ICT rolling recruitment.
Shinhan Bank also selects talent with digital capabilities for all positions to lead digital finance and has separately prepared special recruitment for social value, expanding recruitment to persons with disabilities, national veterans, and children of multicultural families. In particular, children of public officials who died in the line of duty while performing essential public services such as firefighters, police officers, and soldiers?whose importance has increased due to COVID-19?will be given preferential selection.
Other commercial banks such as Hana, Woori, and NH Nonghyup are also expected to announce their second half recruitment notices this month or by next month at the latest. Although the announcement dates are somewhat delayed compared to last year, the government and financial authorities continue to emphasize job creation in the financial sector, so second half recruitment is expected to be at a similar level to the second half of last year.
The three policy banks have also simultaneously started their second half recruitment. IBK Industrial Bank, Korea Development Bank, and Export-Import Bank of Korea have completed document submissions and are proceeding with written and interview procedures, aiming to hire 100, 91, and 40 people respectively.
A banking official said, "Although the desired talent and recruitment procedures are gradually changing due to the expansion of non-face-to-face financial services, the number of new hires will not sharply decrease," adding, "The banking sector is maintaining recruitment scale while pursuing workforce efficiency by actively utilizing voluntary retirement systems at the end of the year."
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