"The Only One Among the Big Four"... Samsung Opens Second Half Recruitment Doors Across 19 Affiliates

Applications Accepted via Samsung Careers from September 8
GSAT to Be Held in October
Continued Youth Talent Development, Including SSAFY Revamp

On September 7, Samsung Group announced that it will officially begin its 2026 second half open recruitment process for new employees, involving 19 major affiliates, in an effort to create youth jobs and prepare for the future.

The affiliates participating in this recruitment include Samsung Electronics, Samsung C&T, Samsung Biologics, Samsung Bioepis, Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Display, Samsung SDI, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDS, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, Samsung Card, Samsung Securities, Samsung Heavy Industries, SAMSUNG E&A, Hotel Shilla, Cheil Worldwide, S1 Corporation, Samsung Medical Center, and Samsung Welstory, totaling 19 companies.

Last April, a Samsung Electronics supervisor conducted a preliminary assembly for the first half Samsung Aptitude Test (GSAT) candidates at the Samsung Talent Development Center (Suwon, Gyeonggi-do). Samsung Electronics

Applicants who wish to join can submit their applications on Samsung's recruitment website, Samsung Careers, from tomorrow until September 15. The recruitment process consists of a job suitability assessment in September, followed by the Samsung Job Aptitude Test (GSAT) in October, and then interviews and health check-ups in November. For software positions, candidates will take a practical software competency test instead of the GSAT, while design candidates will be selected through a portfolio review.

Samsung introduced Korea's very first open recruitment system for new employees in 1957, and has maintained this system for 70 years as of this year. Among the “big four” domestic conglomerates—Samsung, SK, Hyundai Motor, and LG—Samsung is the only company that continues to operate a regular open recruitment system. Even during major economic crises such as the oil shock in the 1970s and the global financial crisis in the 2000s, the company never suspended its open recruitment. It has also led an “open hiring” culture—launching a recruitment program for university-educated women in 1993, and abolishing academic qualifications as an application requirement in 1995—to discover talented individuals.

Samsung is also expanding youth recruitment in connection with domestic investments aimed at fostering advanced industries such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, batteries, and displays. Last August, Lee Jae-yong, Chairman of Samsung Electronics, stressed at a business leaders’ meeting with the Presidential Office that “We will continue to invest so that we can create quality jobs in Korea and foster high value-added industries.”

Additionally, Samsung operates the ‘Samsung Youth SW·AI Academy (SSAFY)’ free of charge at five campuses across the country—in Seoul, Daejeon, Gwangju, Gumi, and Busan—to support the development of youth skills in software and artificial intelligence. Since 2019, around 9,400 SSAFY graduates have found jobs at about 2,600 companies in Korea and abroad. Recently, the program has broadened eligibility to include graduates from Meister high schools and has revamped its curriculum to focus primarily on AI. Moreover, since 2007, the company has continued to provide social support for securing technical talent, such as through special recruitment of more than 1,600 winners from the National Skills Competition by 2025.

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