Samsung announced on the 25th that it conducted the "Samsung General Aptitude Test for Job Positions (GSAT)" over two days starting from the 24th for applicants to 19 affiliated companies.
The second-half GSAT this year involved 19 affiliated companies, including △Samsung Electronics, △Samsung C&T, △Samsung Biologics, and △Samsung Bioepis. The GSAT is Samsung's in-house recruitment exam designed to select outstanding talent by evaluating applicants' comprehensive thinking capabilities and flexible problem-solving skills. It consists of two subjects: mathematical logic and reasoning. Samsung plans to make final selections for new hires after conducting interviews and health checks in the future.
Since the onset of COVID-19, the GSAT has been conducted online. Applicants can take the exam via PC from independent locations. To ensure smooth administration, Samsung held a preliminary gathering over two days starting from the 17th to pre-check candidates' PC environments, test systems, and networks.
Samsung was the first domestic company to develop an in-house exam that comprehensively evaluates new hires' character and job aptitude, introducing it into the group's open recruitment (hereinafter referred to as "open recruitment"). Subsequently, major companies such as Doosan (DCAT), Hyundai Motor (HMAT), LG (LG Way Fit Test · Aptitude Test), Lotte (L-TAB), and SK (SKCT) also introduced their own aptitude tests.
In 2015, to strengthen job-centric recruitment, Samsung enhanced the evaluation of job suitability at the document screening stage and raised the eligibility requirements for taking the GSAT. It also introduced job-specific essays for certain job categories, such as management support roles.
This year, separate evaluations considering the characteristics of each job role were also conducted. On the 11th, Samsung administered a separate competency test in the form of an offline CBT (Computer Based Test) to applicants for software positions at the Samsung Electronics Suwon plant and the Samsung SDS Jamsil headquarters. Applicants for design positions undergo a review of their design portfolios instead of taking the GSAT.
Since introducing the first open recruitment system for new hires in Korea in 1957, Samsung has continued regular open recruitment for 70 years. Currently, it is the only one among the four major domestic conglomerates (Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor, and LG) to maintain a regular open recruitment system. It provides large-scale employment opportunities to young job seekers through open recruitment in both the first and second halves of each year.
In September last year, Samsung announced a plan to newly hire 60,000 people over the next five years. The strategy aims to secure future growth drivers and strengthen domestic industrial competitiveness by expanding recruitment in cutting-edge industries such as semiconductors, key component businesses, biotechnology, and AI (Artificial Intelligence). Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, stated at a meeting with business groups and entrepreneurs held in August last year, "We will continue related investments so that we can continuously create high-quality jobs domestically and foster high-value-added industries."
Samsung also supports the enhancement of young people's employability skills and job expansion through social contribution activities. It operates the "Samsung Youth SW·AI Academy (SSAFY)," which provides free specialized training in software and AI to unemployed youth, and engages in various activities such as sponsoring the WorldSkills Competition. Affiliated companies, including Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electric, and Samsung Display, have also conducted special recruitment for winners of the National Skills Competition from 2007 through last year.
Samsung stated, "We plan to continue securing outstanding talent across various fields through regular open recruitment, job-specific tailored hiring, and youth education programs, contributing to strengthening the competitiveness of domestic cutting-edge industries and creating jobs for young people."
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