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Kolon Industries is a chemical materials company that is recruiting talent in the manufacturing sector. This recruitment aims to strengthen global capabilities and expand organizational diversity.
Expansion of selection and recruitment of international students... “Goal of converting to 100% full-time employees”
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Seong-heum = Chemical materials company Kolon Industries announced on the 13th that it will conduct recruitment conversion-type intern recruitment in 2026 in the manufacturing sector.
Recruitment is conducted in a total of 20 sectors, including research and development (R&D), production technology, quality, facilities, sales, management support, environment, and safety, and applicants are eligible to graduate from a 4-year university or those scheduled to graduate in February next year.
Applications can be submitted to the Kolon Industries recruitment website until 10 a.m. on the 19th.
The recruitment process is conducted in the following order: document screening, competency test, interview, and recruitment screening, and the competency test and interview are conducted using artificial intelligence (AI).
The final successful candidate will participate in an internship for two months, experience practical work equivalent to that of a regular new employee in the assigned team, and be evaluated for job competency and organizational fit.
Those with excellent evaluations will be converted to regular new employees and will officially join the company in March of next year.
In this recruitment, foreign students are also selected for overseas sales positions. The purpose is to hire talent with global capabilities, expand diversity within the organization, and increase responsiveness to overseas markets.
In addition, we expanded the recruitment scale compared to previous years and set a goal of 100% conversion rate of internship graduates to full-time employees. Through this, the policy is to reduce uncertainty in the hiring process and provide job seekers with more practical employment opportunities.
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The conversion rate of internship graduates to full-time employees will be close to the target of 100%.
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