Here’s everything you need to know about Hyundai Engineering public employment so you can better prepare yourself next year.
The public employment season for the second half of 2019 is nearly wrapping up. For job seekers, this must have been a busy month, physically and emotionally. If you didn’t get hired this recruitment season and you are feeling somewhat regretful, please pay attention. Here are some special tips from Hyundai Engineering HR team and seniors in the field to help you better prepare yourself for next year’s public employment. We break down all information on Hyundai Engineering public employment from the new Hyundai Engineering recruitment system to welfare, which all job seekers are curious about.
Questions for HR team; what do I need to do to get into Hyundai Engineering?
Here are some employment tips from the entry level recruiting manager (Photography source. Hyundai Engineering Youtube).
Hyundai Engineering, established in 1974, is a global enterprise that is recognized not only in Korea but also around the world for its original technology. Should you join them, there will be 5,611 colleagues. If you feel that the entry barrier to Hyundai Engineering is too high, here are some answers from Hyundai Engineering HR manpower management team section chief Tae-yeop Kang.
Tips from HR team 1. Study about the company and its business before you apply; especially on the area you are applying for!
Hyundai Engineering is open to talents who understand the generalities of the business and dream of a sustainable future (Photography source. Hyundai Engineering Youtube).
“Before you apply, it’s the most basic thing to do to have a clear, sufficient understanding of the company. Hyundai Engineering’s desired model of talent is ‘Expert with U’, in other words, an expert who understands the overall business and takes initiatives. In the past, Hyundai Engineering worked with such talents and continued changes and innovations through rational and bold endeavors. If you wish to join us through the next Hyundai Engineering public employment, I suggest that you be well aware of the company philosophy and talk about your future oriented stories and not about your past in the application. If you tell your story honestly and relate it to how it’s associated with the work, it would be even better. There’s no right answer in job applications, but there certainly are wrong answers.”
※Hyundai Engineering is moving towards the vision of ‘Global Premier Engineering Partner.’ It has sites, corporate bodies and branches in America including Guam as well as 53 other countries in regions around the world including Russia, Czech Republic, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Africa, etc. Through the multi-connected era and the latest IT technology, we provide the most ideal general engineering solutions from design to construction. Remember that the most important thing in your recruitment process is confidence! The basis of confidence is talent. Before you apply, study hard and thoroughly about the company and the major.
Tips from HR team 2. Submit your documents at least 6 hours before the deadline.
Leave enough time before the dates to prevent unexpected situations (Photography source. Hyundai Engineering Youtube).
“As there are many applicants coming from various areas, sometimes there are so many applicants accessing the recruitment website just before the deadline. Even if you have the perfect document, it’s meaningless if you can’t submit it. Because you don’t know what will happen, it’s safe to make your submission at least 6 hours before the deadline.”
※This public employment was open to all areas in plant, construction, infrastructure, asset management and finance & economics and safety, and business support. Applicants underwent 4 stages of document application, document evaluation, written exam, and interview. Each stage was a ‘zero base’ stage where the result did not affect that of the previous or the next stage. Even if you made one mistake, it was okay; even if you left out your photo, address, and information about your parents in the document application stage, it was okay. It was a blind recruitment.
Tips from HR team 3. Stop with the Copy and Paste.
Hyundai Engineering began an implementation of big data document evaluation from this year.
“If you complete your job application by copying ad pasting words, wouldn’t it undermine what you have been trying hard until now? Hyundai Engineering started to implement the AI technology developed by the Hyundai Motor Group big data center on document evaluation from this year. This technology doesn’t even take half a day to compare and review all applicants’ n : n documents. There were actual cases of applicants having more than 10 same sentences including grammatical mistakes who were disqualified. You’d think that we wouldn’t know about the consulted personal statement or copying from downloaded personal statements, but the HR team knows it all. We also monitor the job recruiting websites thoroughly.”
※You can make a few references from an official introduction data or press release, but it is clear plagiarism to quote other’s writing without clarifying the source or copy more than 3~4 sentences without permission. If you are an interviewer who has to go through thousands of applications, which would you choose? Something that you’ve seen countless times or something that seems original and sincere?
Tips from HR team 4. Don’t listen to others so much, have confidence.
AI interview conducted via Internet, laptop, camera, and microphone; you can’t fool us.
“Hyundai Motor Group HMAT started to carry out AI interview. As personal online tests are carried out simultaneously via Internet, camera, and microphone, people could undertake the interview at a quiet, comfortable place of their choice. It wasn’t a written test but a test using AI that made overall observation and evaluation on the voice tone, pupils, complexion, and vocabulary choice. In an AI interview, you don’t get higher points by finishing quickly. Going through exercise books and internet data is also meaningless. Just trust yourself and be confident! But it’s important to have sufficient time set aside for it, about 4 hours, and manage your level of focus. Be careful about walking away from the camera or doing even the smallest thing that would disqualify you. Stay calm during the interview.”
※Hyundai Engineering 2020 entry level public employment now only has the interview stage left, after reviewing the documents on October 13th. From this year, applicants living abroad or in faraway regions need not come to Seoul from the break of dawn. What they need to prepare is a proper environment for Internet connection, Chrome browser, laptop that allows document work, camera on the laptop, and earphones with microphone like those that come with the phone when you purchase a smart phone. And one other thing; you need to check these things so that they don’t cause any problems on the test day.
Questions for the seniors; what’s it like to work for Hyundai Engineering?
From the left, Jin-hyun Yang, Myeong-joo Jeong, Deputy In-won Jang, So-ra Hong, Chang-hwan Lee (Photography source. Hyundai Engineering Youtube).
What would be the best thing after going through the recruitment stages and joining Hyundai Engineering? To motivate the job seekers, 4th year employees got together. They are; Jin-hyun Yang from the Electricity Bidding Design Team, Myeong-joo Jeong from the Accounting Team, Deputy In-won Jang from the Electricity Project Execution Team, So-ra Hong from the Plant Pipe Design Team, and Chang-hwan Lee from the Construction Project Team 2. Here is some real advice from each department’s senior in Hyundai Engineering!
They say you copy papers for a year since joining the company; is it like that in Hyundai Engineering as well?
Even at entry level, depending on how you lead your work, you will be given more opportunities.
“After joining the company, given the nature of the team, I had many chances to be in charge of projects. There are instances where you face unexpected variables and issues; whenever I took care of those, I gained experience and capacity. During the past 4 years, I feel like I have grown and developed with my projects.” (Deputy In-won Jang from the Electricity Project Execution Team)
“Before joining the company, I thought there would be a clear hierarchy. I started work thinking ‘I’m going to follow my orders from the top and work hard.’ But since I started working, I saw how you get more opportunities if you plan things out and take initiative.” (Jin-hyun Yang from the Electricity Bidding Design Team)
It’s a global company; will I really have many opportunities to work abroad using English?
You can learn business English from your everyday life and collaborate with global enterprises.
“As we do business abroad, there are many cases when our buyers, ordering organization, and even the planners are foreign businesses. We write English emails and have phone calls in English. We also go on business trips about once a month.” (Chang-hwan Lee from the Construction Project Team 2)
“Our team currently is working on a project with Uzbekistan. The ordering organization just resides in our office. We also have English meetings. English you use in the company helps improving your skills a lot more than that we learned in school.” (So-ra Hong from the Plant Pipe Design Team)
“The Electricity Project Execution Team goes on short business trips often. So, we get a lot of flight mileage, and I naturally improved my TOEIC score since joining the company without studying for it!” (Deputy In-won Jang from the Electricity Project Execution Team)
What are some small but certain welfare benefits of Hyundai Engineering?
With the solid welfare system of Hyundai Engineering, you can certainly dream of being young and rich.
“The office atmosphere is mellow and free. I had the misconception of a ‘company overpopulated with men’ being strict and authoritative, but once I joined, I saw there were many female colleagues.” (Myeong-joo Jeong from the Accounting Team)
“You don’t have to wear uncomfortable suits to work; dress code is flexible.” (Chang-hwan Lee from the Construction Project Team 2)
“Our office is located in the center of Korea, Gye-dong, Jongro-gu. Thanks to such a great location, you can take walks in palaces, places we considered tourist spots, during lunch time.” (So-ra Hong from the Plant Pipe Design Team)
“Work and life balance is my priority. We now have a 1.5 hour of lunch time; it’s great to take walks to Bukchon to get some exercise.” (Deputy In-won Jang from the Electricity Project Execution Team)
“We have a gym, swimming pool, and sauna in the company. There are also many clubs for baseball, football, etc.” (Jin-hyun Yang from the Electricity Bidding Design Team)
Hyundai Engineering prioritizes work and life balance as much as salary.
※How’s Hyundai Engineering salary system, the subject applicants would be most curious about? Starting salary of a college graduate entry level is about 4.9 million KRW on the basis of Hyundai Engineering headquarters standards. Bonus and welfare benefits are provided separately. There’s also additional pay for site work in Korea and abroad. If you work abroad, not only you get additional foreign work pay but also bonus points upon promotion evaluation. With the ‘family support package,’ you are supported with flight fare for not only yourself but also your family members as well as moving cost and rent; you are taken care from the moment you move until you settle down.
So what was your secret to get in?
Even if you make mistakes, you need not blame what you are lacking.
“I was asked during the executive interview if I would be able to go to the Algeria site. When I answered that I could, I was then asked if I knew which language Algeria uses. I confidently answered ‘African’. But in fact, Algeria uses Arabic and French. I didn’t get discouraged but said ‘I’ll learn the necessary language to work in Algeria!’ and showed how passionate I was.” (Jin-hyun Yang from the Electricity Bidding Design Team)
Just like the HR team and senior employees have said, you don’t need something extravagant to get into Hyundai Engineering. If you have studied so far about Hyundai Engineering, have understanding about the general industry, enthusiastic and positive attitude, and the application that will show yourself faithfully, it will be enough. That’s why, even if you make a little mistake, you don’t need to blame yourself for ‘not being enough.’ It hasn’t ended yet. Hyundai Engineering HR recruitment will continue next year and the year after. Hyundai Engineering will be waiting here for talents who wish to show us how well they are prepared, regardless of what others think.
