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NongHyup seeks digitally savvy talent
By Lee Kyung-min
NongHyup Financial Group Chairman Kim Gwang-soo
By Lee Kyung-min
NongHyup Financial Group said Sunday that it has revised hiring requirements to give more weight to jobseekers with “digital capabilities,” a key component to thriving in the financial industry. ?
Qualities to be valued include digital communication, participation, collaboration and problem solving.
Learning, teaching?and?assessment, as well as research and innovation through digital platforms and resources, will be highly appreciated, it added.
Job applicants will be required to state personal achievements involving digitally challenging situations and what they had learned and how they can incorporate such experiences in carrying out financial tasks at the bank.
Those shortlisted will be screened by IT experts following further in-depth interviews and discussions.
“Corporate competitiveness in the digital sector is crucial, so much so that it will determine the survival of the group,” group Chairman Kim Gwang-soo said in a statement.
“Education and training will be conducted to strengthen understanding of digital finance for current employees as well as newcomers alike.”
The announcement is the latest in the bank's efforts toward digitalization.
NongHyup Bank is engaged in around-the-clock operation of Robotics Process Automation (RPA), an automated program that manages household lending, corporate lending?and?credit card transactions at the bank's headquarters in Seoul.
40 programs responsible for repetitive tasks carries out the bulk of daily work.
Their work includes an automated extension of maturing debt, prior review for credit or debit card issuance and online business operation inquires.
The system will be expanded to include tasks such as accounting, internal protocol management and foreign currency exchange ― usually undertaken by branch staff.
By 2020, the group also aims to hire 1,000 data scientists to develop a “total data platform,” intended for access by all of its subsidiaries so they can better provide tightly integrated, customer-oriented services. ?
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