6,000 bachelor degree holders in Vietnam take test to join Samsung

May 15, 2016 | 08:00

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About 6,000 bachelor degree holders in Vietnam on May 14 took the GSAT (Global Samsung Aptitude Test) to become employees of Samsung Vietnam.

The test takers were chosen from 1.5 million applicants who applied online through the company’s careers website samsungcareers.com.vn. The GSAT tests applicants in math and logic. It’s used at all Samsung companies around the world.

After the GSAT, high scorers will go through interviews at the end of May before becoming employees of Samsung Vietnam at the end of June. The new recruits will work at one of the following facilities namely Samsung Electronics Vietnam – SEV and Samsung Display Vietnam – SDV in Bac Ninh; Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen – SEVT and Samsung Electro- Mechanic Vietnam – SEMV in Thai Nguyen and the Samsung Vietnam Mobile R&D Center – SVMC in Hanoi.

The recruitment of a big number of entry-level employees is part of Samsung’s expansion plan in Vietnam. The company said that it would like to maintain its position as the biggest smart phone producer in the world. The SEV plant in Bac Ninh and SEVT plant in Thai Nguyen now employ 110,000 and the number is growing by the month.

According to the company, each year it recruits thousands of bachelor degree holders into entry-level positions with basic salary of VND10 million ($470) per month, which is a bit over twice as much as the common entry-level salary in Vietnam. The sum does not yet include bonuses and other benefits.

Because the number of recruits each year is high there are currently some organisations and individuals who pose as recruiters of Samsung to trick applicants off their money. Samsung posted a warning on this on its careers website samsungcareers.com.vn, and emphasised that it does not collect any fee during the process of application.

By By Hong Anh

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