[서울신문] ‘Bank Jobs’ narrowing as the non-face-to-face gets bigger

Nonghyup·Saneun Bay Bonds for the First Half of the Year… Remain undecided
Transition to digital transformation at any time in the IT field

Due to the prolonged corona 19 outbreak, the number of jobs by banks in the first half of the year is narrowing. As the uncertainty of Corona 19 is ongoing and the expansion of non-face-to-face financial services, most banks are unable to finalize their annual hiring plans.

According to the financial sector on the 10th, among the five major commercial banks including KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, Woori, and NH Nonghyup, only NH Nonghyup Bank is holding a public bond in the first half. NH Nonghyup Bank completed the submission of documents by the 22nd of last month, and will announce the final successful candidates next month after going through an online personality test, a written test, and an interview. The number of employees employed was 340, 60 more than in the first half of last year (280). Compared to 350 in the first half of 2018 and 360 in the first half of 2019, the level is similar.

Of the remaining four commercial banks, Shinhan and Woori Bank have not yet decided whether to plan for hiring in the first half. Both are at the stage of establishing plans, and they plan to decide according to the corona crisis and the supply and demand situation of manpower.

However, Woori Bank will retire those who were illegally employed in 2015-2017 due to hiring irregularities last month, and then hired 20 people during this month as a remedy for the victims of hiring corruption. It is known that there is a high possibility of selecting a large number of people who are subject to social consideration, such as low-income families. KB Kookmin and Hana Bank originally did not proceed with a separate bond for new recruits in the first half of the year. Regarding the bonds for the second half of the year, the size, timing, and method of hiring are all undecided.

In addition, IBK Industrial Bank, a state-owned bank, also announced that it closed its bonds last month in the second half of last year, and that the size and schedule of hiring for the first half of this year have not been set. KDB Development Bank announces hiring new employees in the first half of this week.

There is a trend to replace the vacancies in banknotes with occasional hiring. It is said that it is efficient to employ a method of recruiting professionals in a timely manner to meet the changing trends of the times such as digital transformation. An official from KB Kookmin Bank said, “In order to respond to the rapidly changing digital environment of the banking industry, information and communication technology (ICT) and core growth (IB and capital markets) are recruiting at any time according to demand.” Hana Bank also said, “We plan to hire talented people in the digital and ICT fields as needed.”

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