Semiconductor Industry New Graduate Recruitment Jumps 47%... Global Companies Also See Surge in Job Postings

Proportion of New Graduate Recruitment Among Total Job Postings Also Increases
Active Hiring by Foreign Firms Such as Nvidia and Micron

The booming DRAM market is bringing a positive breeze to semiconductor industry recruitment. The number of new employee job postings from related companies has increased by about half compared to the same period last year.

According to Yonhap News, on July 20, job portal JobKorea released its analysis of recruitment postings for the first half of this year. The data shows that, as of the end of June, the number of new graduate job postings in the semiconductor industry surged by 47% compared to the same period last year, nearly a twofold increase. The proportion of new graduate recruitment among total postings also rose by 2.4 percentage points to 12.2% year-on-year, marking the highest figure in the past five years.

Entry-level hiring in the semiconductor industry in the first half of the year has nearly doubled compared to the same period last year. Worksphere

Total job postings in the semiconductor sector, including both new graduate and experienced positions, grew by 20% compared to last year, outpacing the overall industry growth rate of 14%. This uptick is largely attributed to major semiconductor companies, including Samsung Electronics and SK hynix, ramping up their hiring activities.

JobKorea commented, "SK hynix garnered attention last month by announcing the elimination of academic background requirements as it conducted ad-hoc new graduate recruitment. Samsung Electronics is also actively seeking talent for 82 roles in its semiconductor division. As a result, expectations for both open recruitment and rolling recruitment in the industry are rising."

With an increase in industry job postings, job seekers’ interest in semiconductor-related positions is also on the rise. For instance, the number of SK hynix keyword searches on JobKorea surged by 180% year-on-year following its recent hiring campaign.

It has also been reported that not only domestic but also global semiconductor companies are expanding their local hiring in Korea. According to JobKorea, the number of recruitment postings from Nvidia and Micron in the first half of this year has already surpassed last year’s annual total, recording an approximate 50% increase over all of last year's postings.

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