CJ Olive Young Corporation to Expand Hiring of Young Workers

[Financial News] CJ Olive Young Corporation is hiring entry-level employees, focusing on global and technology roles.
According to CJ Olive Young Corporation on the 17th, the latest entry-level group recruitment will select talent for a total of 31 positions across the general and global tracks.
Starting this year, the existing global track has been expanded and reorganized as the “Global Insight Track.” In line with the expansion of its overseas business, the company added four global positions compared with the first half of last year and introduced design positions. Presentation assignments will also be used to assess candidates’ language skills, global experience, and problem-solving abilities.
Olive Young is rapidly expanding its workforce of merchandise planners (MDs) and tech professionals, both considered key roles. The MD organization grew to 2.3 times its 2021 size last year. In retail tech, the company established a specialized organization in 2021 and hired more than 100 specialists last year alone. Over the past five years, its total tech workforce has increased 6.8-fold.
The company is also developing on-site experts known as “Beauty consultants” as a key role. These makeup and skincare specialists provide customers with one-on-one customized solutions. Their number has nearly quadrupled, rising from 18 in 2024 to the current level.
CJ Olive Young Corporation is also expanding youth hiring. The scale of last year’s entry-level group recruitment was more than three times that of 2021, and young people under 30 accounted for 70.9% of all employees hired over the past five years. As of the end of last year, 79% of Olive Young’s entire workforce was under 30. A virtuous cycle of employment has also taken hold, with 70% of regular store positions being filled by hourly employees. Some of these employees are promoted internally to store managers or transferred to positions at headquarters.
A CJ Olive Young Corporation official said, “As our business expands into global and tech areas, the roles and expertise required of our talent are also becoming more diverse. We will support young talent so they can grow into leaders with specialized expertise.”
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