Popular Than Samsung
CJ CheilJedang has been selected as the most sought-after company among South Korean college students, with Samsung Electronics ranking second by a narrow margin.
Job Korea, a major job search portal in South Korea, released on July 29 the results of “the Top 100 Best Employers in Korea” survey that was conducted among 1,300 male and female students attending four-year colleges or taking a leave of absence from the courses across the country.
Samsung Electronics has invariably ranked top in the survey since 2004, but this year for the first time, it has yielded the top position.
The survey showed by gender that 15.3 percent of male students who were allowed to give multiple responses selected Samsung Electronics as the most favored company to work, followed by Korea Electric Power Corporation (14.9 percent), KT Corporation (10.1 percent), SK Telecom (9.7 percent), CJ CheilJedang (9.0 percent), and Hyundai Motor Company (8.2 percent).
On the contrary, 17.8 percent of female students who were allowed to give multiple responses chose CJ CheilJedang as the most desired firm to work, followed by AmorePacific (15.9 percent), Asiana Airlines (14.0 percent), Korean Air (12.3 percent), Samsung Electronics (12.0 percent), and Korea Electric Power Corporation.
By major of students, the survey indicated that CJ CheilJedang topped the list with 20.4 percent of humanities majors, followed by Asiana Airlines (17.6 percent), and AmorePacific (14.5 percent).
For engineering students, Korea Electric Power Corporation (14.9 percent) was the top pick, followed by Samsung Electronics (14.6 percent), SK Telecom (10.4 percent), and finally Hyundai Motor Company (8.5 percent).
Out of the students surveyed, 48.8 percent said the most crucial factors in selecting the company where they most want to work are its welfare system and working environment, followed by its reputation (45.9 percent) and wages (42.1 percent).