More companies opt for experienced workers – 경력직 채용 늘어

Lee Hyun, 28, spent nearly three years trying to get a job. She finally secured one of after 50 failed attempts to even get her resume through the first stage of the job interview.

 Her efforts included months of listening to special Internet classes and crammed studies for Chinese up tips that some companies offer merits for multilingual skills.

 “As more companies opt to hire experienced workers, the doors for newbies seem to get narrower and more crowded,” Lee said.

 According’s to one of Korea’s biggest job search engines Saramin, one in four job posting on the site were geared toward skilled workers only.

 Only 5,5 percent of the jobs were posted for inexperienced jobseekers. About half of the total job openings were for both university graduates and those with experience.

 Companies in certain industries including IT, construction, manufacturing, chemical, design and media have been more actively seeking skilled employees, the tally showed.

 “We prefer to hire people with work experience of less than five years since they can use their skills as the work right away” said Kim Ji-hoon, who manages human resources at a Seoul-based manufacturing company.

 “The experienced take only a few months to achieve results while it takes at least a year for companies to train new employees and make sure they adjust to the corporate culture,” he added.

 For companies, hiring university applicants is part of long-term investment strategy to nurture future leaders. But the deepening economic downturn deters them from recruiting students, Kim said.

 

 - cram : 좁은 공간 속으로 억지로 집어넣다, 우겨넣다. 벼락치기 공부하다. 

-> cram school : 입시학원

-> cf. She took a one-week cram course for the CPA exam.  

 - opt to : ~하기로 선택하다. cf. Students can opt to stay in dormitories

 - newbie : 초보자, 특히 컴퓨터 사용의 초보자

 - tally : (특히 총계, 총액을 누적해 나가는) 기록. 누적합계를 내다. 부합하다.

        cf. June’s figures were the lowest monthly tally this year.

          The articles do not tally with the invoice  

 - nurture : 양육하다, 육성하다.

        cf. There are many different ways to nurture people

 - deter : 단념시키다. 그만두게 하다.  cf. Failure did not deter him from trying again