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Industry Ministry Opens Robot-specialized Talent Cultivation Center

Industry Ministry Opens Robot-specialized Talent Cultivation Center

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has established the Robot Occupation Innovation Center aimed at cultivating robot-specialized talent. The ministry on Thursday held an opening ceremony for the center at the Gumi Electronics & Information Technology Research Institute in the southeastern city of Gumi. The center is the [...]

Global Research Finds Lack of Alignment in Leadership and Talent Jeopardises Post-Pandemic Growth

Global Research Finds Lack of Alignment in Leadership and Talent Jeopardises Post-Pandemic Growth

NEW YORK, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Boyden, a premier leadership and talent advisory firm with more than 75 offices in over 45 countries, reports on its latest talent research, revealing a lack of alignment in talent to strategy, the need for a different skills matrix on the board, and lack of alignment across the [...]

S. Korean Companies Locked in Fierce Competition for the Brightest Workers

S. Korean Companies Locked in Fierce Competition for the Brightest Workers

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Companies that are reducing the number of new hires they make this year are competing fiercely to recruit top-notch talent. Having the CEO participate in the recruitment process is becoming more common, and the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in the hiring process is also becoming popular. LG Chem [...]

Samsung’s “Master Program” Nurturing In-House Talent

Samsung’s “Master Program” Nurturing In-House Talent

SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2009, Samsung Electronics introduced a “Master” program to help the company’s top researchers to make focused progress in their respective fields, and the initiative is now being adopted by other Samsung affiliates.  Prior to the program, senior researchers would have to take on general management roles when they [...]