CJ Group said on the 25th that it plans to hire a total of 13,000 new employees over the next three years.
On this day, CJ stated accordingly that it plans to expand the size of the group's open recruitment for new employees this year by more than 20% from a year earlier. Even amid the post-COVID-19 trend in which domestic large corporations are shifting to rolling hiring, CJ Group has maintained its open recruitment system for new hires.
The share of youth hiring among all new personnel has exceeded 70% for three consecutive years. CJ said this is the result of operating various businesses that lead global K-trends, including beauty and content favored by young people such as CJ Olive Young and CJ ENM.
In the case of CJ Olive Young, it hired close to 1,000 new personnel last year, and it has been assessed to have a significant nationwide job creation effect along with the expansion of the K-beauty market. In fact, based on an analysis of National Pension Service subscriber status for the top 500 corporations by sales, CJ Olive Young ranked No. 1 in the number of increases.
CJ Group will increase investment along with expanding employment. This year it will expand domestic investment, including the expansion of regional production and logistics hubs, to 1.5 trillion won, up 45% from last year, and plans to invest a total of 4.2 trillion won over three years. In particular, it plans to boost the share of investment outside the greater Seoul area to promote regional economic revitalization.
CJ has contributed to creating local jobs by operating large-scale logistics infrastructure outside the greater Seoul area, including the country's largest food factory, "CJ Blossom Campus," built with about 1 trillion won in Jincheon County, North Chungcheong, and CJ Logistics hub terminals (Daejeon, Okcheon, Cheongwon). This year as well, it plans to expand regional investment by increasing production facilities for processed foods, securing strategic logistics hubs, and opening new stores.
A CJ Group official said, "Despite the recent economic downturn, this is a decision to actively participate in the government's policies for creating youth jobs and balanced national development and to fulfill the social responsibility of corporations."
Lee Jay-hyun, CJ chairman, has consistently emphasized the management philosophy that "corporations should be guardians of young people's dreams," and has said that a foundation must be laid for young talent to realize their dreams through businesses with strong job creation effects. The company said it has especially worked to create quality jobs and ease youth unemployment by providing broad opportunities to humanities job seekers as well, in a hiring market centered on information technology (IT) and science and engineering.
A CJ Group representative said, "We will cultivate talent who can help strengthen global competitiveness in various fields such as K-content, K-food, and K-beauty, and build a corporate culture where they can take on challenges."