Samsung announced on the 27th that it conducted the Samsung Job Aptitude Test (GSAT) for job applicants over two days starting from the 26th.
The affiliated companies that conducted this GSAT include Samsung Electronics, Samsung Display, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDI, Samsung SDS, Samsung Biologics, Samsung Bioepis, Samsung C&T, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung E&A, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Samsung Securities, Cheil Worldwide, S-1, and a total of 16 companies.
Starting in March, Samsung initiated the recruitment process for the first half of the year, and following the GSAT, interviews and health checkups will be conducted to select final new employees.
The GSAT is an exam designed to evaluate comprehensive thinking abilities and flexible problem-solving skills, first introduced during the latter half of the 1995 new recruitment cycle, and this year marks its 30th anniversary. It is reported that this test includes questions related to Samsung's major businesses, such as artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, smartphones, and biotechnology.
In 2020, Samsung transitioned the GSAT to an online format in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants take the exam using PCs in independent locations, and a preliminary meeting a week before the test is conducted to check the network and PC environment for smooth testing.
Since introducing its recruitment system as the first domestic corporation in 1957, Samsung has maintained this process. It is evaluated as the only one among the four major domestic groups to continue public recruitment, providing fair and stable employment opportunities while contributing to the spread of a merit-based hiring culture.
Recently, despite the increased management uncertainties and delays in recovering domestic demand, corporations have been reducing new hiring, focusing on experienced workers; however, Samsung has maintained large-scale public recruitment. This reflects the will of Lee Jae-Yong, chairman of Samsung Electronics, to 'invest more and create better jobs.'
The number of employees at Samsung Electronics in Korea increased from about 105,000 at the end of 2019 to about 129,000 by the end of 2024, representing an increase of about 24,000 (23%) over five years.
In addition to direct hiring, Samsung is also working to create youth jobs through various corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, including the Samsung Youth SW/AI Academy (SSAFY), Samsung Hope Step 2.0, and special hiring for skilled workers at the National Skills Competition.