SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest companies are showing a stronger preference for so-called “experienced freshmen,” or new hires with prior work experience, according to a survey released Sunday by the Korea Economic Research Institute (FKI). The survey, conducted among 121 of the country’s top 500 firms by revenue, found that 28.1 [...]
SEOUL, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea debates a proposal to raise the statutory retirement age from 60 to 65, a new survey reveals a stark generational divide over how such a change could impact youth employment. According to findings released Wednesday by the Korea Employers Federation (KEF), 61.2% of unemployed young job [...]
SEOUL, May 23, 2025 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s aviation sector is accelerating hiring efforts across key roles—including pilots, flight attendants, and maintenance personnel—as airlines prepare for a post-pandemic surge in passenger demand, expand their fleets, and brace for structural industry realignment. Korean Air, the country’s largest carrier, began accepting applications this week for summer internship [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) – As generative AI tools increasingly take over routine coding tasks, South Korea’s software industry is witnessing a growing polarization in developer hiring, with demand surging for high-skilled talent and declining for junior-level programmers. According to a new report released Monday by the Software Policy & Research Institute, the convergence of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 60 percent of big companies in South Korea have either not yet established a recruitment plan for the second half of the year or do not plan to hire at all, a poll showed Thursday. According to the survey carried out by polling agency Research & Research on [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – As cherry blossom season arrives in South Korea, an assortment of online posts have appeared seeking to hire companions to join in the annual festivities of viewing the blooming flowers. One such listing on a secondhand trading site offered 70,000 won for a four-hour stint from 2 p.m. to 6 [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – In a bold move to bolster its future global competitiveness, Hyundai Motor Group has announced a large-scale domestic hiring and investment initiative. Over the next three years, the automotive giant plans to recruit 80,000 new employees in South Korea and invest a staggering 68 trillion won. Hyundai’s production workers, known [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), one of South Korea’s largest state-run companies, is breaking new ground by deploying artificial intelligence to assist in identifying and recommending talent for key leadership positions. The power utility has developed an “AI-based talent recommendation system” that taps HR and job performance data to [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of employees aged 50 and over exceeded that of those under 30 at South Korea’s major companies after the outbreak of the coronavirus, primarily due to the decline in new hires, data showed Thursday. The nation’s 72 major companies published their 2021 sustainability management reports, of which [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has opened the way for municipal governments to beef up the number of local public servants in case national disasters like COVID-19 pandemic occur. According to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety on Tuesday, the government held a Cabinet meeting and passed a partial revision of [...]