SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The government will not demand photo or other personal information unrelated to work from applicants when hiring experienced employees starting late this month, as part of efforts to promote merit-based “blind” hiring, the Ministry of Personnel Management said Wednesday. The ministry said it has revised regulations to introduce a [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The government’s move to ban identification photos on all public sector resumes is facing angry backlash from local photo studio owners worried about a dive in sales. Members of an association of private photo studio owners held a rally Thursday in front of the office of President Moon Jae-in’s power [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — As President Moon has encouraged more employers to embrace anonymous recruitment in both the public and private sectors, to bring about a more equitable society, an increasing number of companies are adopting so-called blind recruitment policies. Recruitment portal Saramin is among the forward-thinking companies to join the movement, as [...]