The 'Real Specs' New Hires Wanted by Samsung and SK Hynix Insiders Analyzed Through Data | Blind AI

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This is a series exploring "human countermeasures" against AI penetration using "office worker big data" gathered on Blind's message boards.

Episode 1: https://youtu.be/nYo65R3CBKM?si=wKpL3rbXX5x2GhZb
"AI layoffs" just an excuse? "The real reason is different" revealed in South Korean and U.S. Blind data regarding the inner thoughts of major corporations


"More than 40% of respondents answered that they would be willing to give up their college degrees if they could secure a production line job at SK Hynix. Among respondents from Seoul National University and Korea University, that figure was 100%."
This was the result of a survey conducted by Blind targeting college students seeking career counseling. Job seekers are looking at the job market with entirely different eyes than before.

"Since the emergence of AI, the companies preferred by job seekers have completely changed."
The job search rate for so-called "high-AI-exposure job categories" stands at 9.52%, which is twice the level of "low-AI-exposure job categories." Woowa Brothers, an IT platform company without a manufacturing base, boasted popularity by rising to 6th place overall in job seeker preferences in 2022, but plummeted to 49th place in 2025, just three years later. On the other hand, Kia leaped from 31st place in 2022 to 2nd place. Preferences are clearly shifting toward major manufacturing-based corporations and public enterprises.

"Samsung and SK Hynix look for different personality traits in new hires."
We used Blind AI to analyze big data from posts by current employees at Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. The types of talent both companies desire, and what it looks like to be recognized as someone who "is really good at their job" at each company, show distinct differences despite looking similar at a glance. The "real specs desired by Samsung and SK Hynix" that recruitment postings don't tell you! Moon Sung-wook, CEO of Team Blind, broke it down sharply alongside Reporter Kwon Aelee on Ddoksori Talk.

1. What "Samsung and SK Hynix Insiders" Want in New Hires...
2. NVIDIA Employees Also Say, "We Want to Be Like Samsung and SK Hynix"
3. When Do Samsung and SK Hynix Employees Feel Like Quitting?
4. Top-Tier University Students Asking, "How Do I Apply for Production Jobs?"
5. New Hires' Resignation Signals Revealed in "Search History"

(Reported by Kwon Aelee, Camera: Park Woo-jin, Producer: Jung Seo-woo, Editing: Park Seo-yeon, Design: Chae Ji-woo, Intern: Kim Hye-won, Production: Knowledge Contents IP Team)
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