SAMSUNG THE LARGEST REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA COMPANY GETS 100,000 APPLICANTS IN 2014

On an early Sunday morning, this large group of people is heading toward a local school ground.
They're not adolescents looking for extra credit, they're job applicants to Korea's largest company: Samsung.
Working for the conglomerate is considered a dream job, as it offers stability, benefits and good pay.
So what does it take to get hired?
The first hurdle applicants must clear is the Samsung Aptitude Test.
If they want an interview, they have to pass the standardized test first.
It evaluates a person's abilities in a wide range of subjects including linguistics, math and logic.
There's heated competition among job applicants each and every year, and this year is no exception.
"I could have graduated college late last year but postponed it to study for the Samsung Aptitude Test. I even took classes to get a good score on the test."
Since the beginning of the year, more than 100-thousand people have applied for employment at Samsung, but just around 4-thousand are expected to land a regular paying job.
That means that only one out of 20 people will get in.
"Reflecting this fervor to get a job at Samsung, you can see there's a variety of workbooks on every subject for the Samsung Aptitude Test illustrating just how much influence the conglomerate has on the Korean economy and society."
Samsung Group's total market value was more than 286-billion U.S. dollars in 2012 comprising nearly 26-percent that of all listed companies in Korea.
At the same time, combined operating profits of Samsung and its affiliates were nearly 16-percent of the listed companies in 2012 at around 29-billion U.S. dollars.

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