LG Chem holds first hiring program in Japan

LG Chem said Thursday that it held a recruitment event for the first time in Japanto recruit talented workers from overseas.

A total of 30 graduate and doctoral students of Japan’s top eight schools were invited to the company’s Business and Campus Tour event organized by the company’s vice chairman and CEO Kim Bahn-suk.

“We’ve overcome our rival Japan in the areas of electric car battery and polarizer for liquid-crystal displays but it is of utmost importance to recruit overseas talents to widen the gap,” said Kim.

LG Chem vice chairman and CEO Kim Bahn-suk (second from right) talks with college graduates at a recruitment event in Japan. (LG Chem)