SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a tough job market, only a third of South Korean office workers who sought new positions in the first half of 2025 succeeded in making a job switch, according to a new survey. Career platform Saramin reported Wednesday that just 28 percent of job changers were able to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Saramin, a major career platform in South Korea, announced on February 25 the launch of the industry’s first mock interview service featuring AI-generated human avatars, marking a new frontier in job preparation technology. The innovative career service allows job seekers to engage in realistic interview practice with AI-powered virtual interviewers who [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Job applications can be stressful, especially in Korea where resume screening is often followed by an in-house personality and aptitude test, and one, two, or sometimes even three interviews. Those that keep failing the rigorous process of job hiring, however, can be left wondering whether there might be certain [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Among the top 30 Korean companies in terms of revenue, the average length of service of SK Energy employees was longest at 20.3 years. SK Energy was the only company whose workers serve more than 20 years on average. According to Saramin, a job recruiting portal in Korea, among [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Google Korea has been selected as Korean job seekers’ number one dream work place for seven consecutive years, according to a survey conducted by job portal Saramin. According to results published on March 2, 43 percent of 1,424 job seekers answered that Google Korea was their preferred work place among foreign [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A man in his late 30s was arrested in Seoul on December 16 for habitual burglary breaking and entering houses in dozens of cases. Upon investigation by the police it turned out he set out to steal to prepare funds for his wedding scheduled in April next year after [...]