Participation from 16 Affiliates, Full-Scale Recruitment for the First Half of the Year Begins
Comprehensive Thinking Skills Assessment GSAT Marks 30th Anniversary
Online Testing Established Since the Pandemic
"We Will Create Better Jobs," Says Chairman Lee Jae-yong
Samsung announced on the 27th that it conducted the Samsung Aptitude Test (GSAT) over two days starting from the 26th.
This GSAT involved 16 affiliates, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, Samsung SDS, Samsung Biologics, Samsung Bioepis, Samsung C&T, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung E&A, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Samsung Securities, Cheil Worldwide, S-1, and Samsung Welstory.
Samsung began its open recruitment process for the first half of the year by accepting applications in March. After the GSAT, the company plans to select its final new hires through interviews and health examinations.
The GSAT is a test designed to assess comprehensive thinking skills and flexible problem-solving abilities. It was introduced in the second half of 1995 for new open recruitment and marks its 30th anniversary this year. It was reported that this year's test included questions related to Samsung's core businesses such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, smartphones, and bio.
Samsung announced on the 27th that it conducted the Samsung Aptitude Test (GSAT) over two days starting from the 26th. Photo by Samsung Electronics.
Since 2020, Samsung has transitioned the GSAT to an online format in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants took the test on PCs in isolated environments and checked their network and PC settings in advance through a preliminary session.
Samsung has continued the open recruitment system since first introducing it in 1957, becoming the first Korean company to do so. It remains the only one among Korea's four major conglomerates to maintain open recruitment, thereby providing fair job opportunities and promoting a merit-based hiring culture.
Despite business uncertainty and delayed domestic economic recovery, which have led companies to reduce new hires and increase preference for experienced workers, Samsung continues to conduct large-scale open recruitment. This follows the policy of Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, who has stated, "We will invest more and create better jobs."
The number of Samsung Electronics employees in Korea increased from about 105,000 at the end of 2019 to about 129,000 at the end of 2024, an increase of approximately 24,000 people (23%) over five years.
In addition to direct hiring, Samsung is also working to create youth jobs through corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs such as the Samsung Software/AI Academy for Youth (SSAFY), Samsung Hope Stepping Stone 2.0, and special recruitment of skilled talent from the National Skills Competition.
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