Samsung said on the 26th that it administered the Global Samsung Aptitude Test (GSAT) to job applicants over two days, on the 25th and 26th. Major Samsung affiliates that began accepting applications in Aug. will finalize the hiring of new employees after interviews and health checkups in Nov.
Affiliates that administered the Global Samsung Aptitude Test were 19 companies: ▲ 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 Card ▲ Samsung Securities ▲ Samsung Asset Management ▲ Samsung Medical Center ▲ Cheil Worldwide ▲ S-1 ▲ Samsung Welstory.
The Global Samsung Aptitude Test is designed to select talent with comprehensive thinking skills and flexible problem-solving abilities. Samsung has administered the test online since 2020, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and applicants can take it on a PC in an independent location.
Earlier, in Sep., Samsung said it plans to hire 60,000 people over the next five years to actively foster next-generation growth businesses and create jobs for young people. Hiring will focus on ▲ key component businesses centered on semiconductors ▲ the bio industry, which has become a future growth driver ▲ the artificial intelligence (AI) field, which has rapidly emerged as a core technology.
In addition, to expand youth employment, Samsung is increasing recruitment-linked internships and hiring technical talent. To help young people build practical skills needed for employment, it is significantly expanding the scale of college internships to offer more students opportunities for on-the-job experience, and it plans to actively hire outstanding talent verified through internships.
To solidify its edge in global technological competitiveness, Samsung is also taking the lead in hiring technical talent such as Meister high school graduates and winners of the National Skills Competition. Since 2007, it has supported the National Skills Competition and the WorldSkills Competition, and it has specially hired 1,600 winners of the National Skills Competition at Samsung, working to foster a social environment where technical personnel are recognized.
Meanwhile, beyond direct hiring, Samsung is carrying out various youth education social contribution programs to help resolve the social challenge of the "youth unemployment problem." A Samsung official said, "CSR programs related to youth education and win-win cooperation are creating more than 8,000 jobs directly and indirectly."