Conducted by 19 Affiliates Including Samsung Electronics
Test Assessing Comprehensive Thinking Skills
Held Online for the 9th Time Since 2020
Samsung announced on the 28th that it conducted the Samsung Job Aptitude Test (GSAT·Global Samsung Aptitude Test) for job applicants on the 27th and 28th.
On the 20th, Samsung Electronics supervisors conducted a preliminary assembly for examinees at the Samsung Electronics Human Resources Development Center located in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do. Photo by Samsung
This test was conducted at 19 affiliates including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, Samsung SDS, and Samsung Biologics. Samsung has been carrying out the recruitment process since the application submission began in March. Following this, new employees are finally selected through job suitability evaluation, the Samsung Job Aptitude Test, interviews (in May), and health checkups (in June).
The Samsung Job Aptitude Test evaluates comprehensive thinking ability to flexibly solve given situations rather than fragmented knowledge. It was conducted by affiliate in the morning and afternoon sessions. Since 2020, Samsung has been conducting the Samsung Job Aptitude Test online for the ninth time. Applicants can take the test using a PC in an independent location. To ensure smooth progress, Samsung held a preliminary gathering for test takers to check the network and PC environment of all applicants.
Samsung provides transparent and fair opportunities without discrimination based on gender or educational background through open recruitment. It also practices an ability-centered open hiring culture.
Since introducing the first open recruitment system for new employees in Korea in 1957, Samsung has continued it for 67 years. It is recognized by the industry for leading large-scale job creation. Through open recruitment, Samsung secures excellent talent while striving to establish a fair personnel system that excludes educational background, gender, and nationality. The open recruitment held in the first and second half of the year has attracted great interest from young job seekers as a regular and predictable employment opportunity.
Samsung plans to continue innovating its recruitment and personnel systems to fairly select outstanding talent and enable employees to fully demonstrate their abilities and grow.
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