“College graduates can apply too” — SK hynix production jobs likely to draw a record number of applicants

[Financial News] SK hynix is set to hire full-time production workers in the second half of this year. With the education requirement removed and expectations of performance bonuses worth hundreds of millions of won amid the semiconductor boom, fierce competition for the jobs is expected.
According to industry sources on the 11th, SK hynix posted a notice for its “November Talent hy-way” recruitment drive on its hiring website the previous day and began recruiting entry-level production workers. Applications are open through the 17th.
The openings are for maintenance technicians, who inspect and repair semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and operators, who oversee production processes and quality. In addition to maintaining equipment, maintenance technicians also operate gas and chemical supply facilities and manage workplace safety.
Applicants must be able to start work in February next year and be able to work a four-team, three-shift schedule and wear cleanroom suits. The work locations are Icheon and Yongin in Gyeonggi Province, and Cheongju in North Chungcheong Province.
In particular, the education requirement limiting applicants to high school and junior college graduates was lifted last June, making university graduates eligible to apply as well. The selection process will consist of document screening, the SKCT (November 28–29), interviews (December), and a medical examination (January next year).
The recruitment drive is drawing attention amid expectations of exceptionally generous performance bonuses. Some analysts forecast that SK hynix’s operating profit this year could reach 284 trillion won, buoyed by a semiconductor supercycle.
If 10% of that operating profit is assumed to go toward a performance bonus pool, the amount would be about 28 trillion won. Divided equally among all 35,000 employees, that would amount to about 800 million won per person before tax.
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