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Samsung Electronics Revamps Human Resources System to Nurture Talent, Flexible Corporate Culture

Samsung Electronics Revamps Human Resources System to Nurture Talent, Flexible Corporate Culture

SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday it has overhauled its employee evaluation and position system to spot and nurture talent and improve productivity by creating more flexible corporate culture. Under the new system, which will go into effect Jan.1, the tech giant will abolish its decades-old seniority-based top-down approach and [...]

Samsung to Introduce Absolute Assessment and Peer Review for Personnel System

Samsung to Introduce Absolute Assessment and Peer Review for Personnel System

SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is planning to introduce a new human resources system that includes expanding absolute performance assessment and peer review. The tech giant held a seminar on Tuesday to brief management on the new human resources system, industry sources said. The current performance assessment for managers at Samsung [...]

Temp Holdings® and Kelly Services® to Expand Their Joint Venture in Asia Pacific

Temp Holdings® and Kelly Services® to Expand Their Joint Venture in Asia Pacific

TOKYO, JAPAN and TROY, MI, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Temp Holdings Co., Ltd. (TSE: 2181) and Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: KELYB) today announced an agreement to expand their existing North Asia joint venture, TS Kelly Workforce Solutions (formed in 2012), to cover all of Asia and the Pacific. The new joint venture, TS [...]

Companies Worldwide Spending More on HR Technology, Towers Watson Survey Finds

Companies Worldwide Spending More on HR Technology, Towers Watson Survey Finds

NEW YORK, June 9, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Companies around the world are planning to increase and redirect their  investments in HR technology as they embrace talent management  solutions, HR portals, software-as-a-service (SaaS) systems and mobile  applications, according to an annual survey by global professional  services company Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW). The survey also  revealed that [...]

Company’s Recruitment Process Is Not Trusted by Employees

Company’s Recruitment Process Is Not Trusted by Employees

SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – It turns out that a large number of corporate officials, who have participated as examining panels in recruiting process including document screenings and interviews, are not satisfied with their company’s hiring system. According to a survey of 235 business officials, who have taken part in the hiring process, conducted [...]