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00:33It's Wednesday, July 15.
00:35Let's look at what this means for job seekers and graduates in Korea.
00:40Korea's chip makers are racing to staff next-generation memory lines while AI reshapes what employers need.
00:48The government is pairing that push with tax incentives designed to pull young talent toward regional companies.
00:55And, economists warn the adjustment window for workers is years, not decades.
01:02Here's what the numbers show.
01:04Samsung Electronics opened six HBM career tracks, from core die design to customer engineering, with applications closing July 27.
01:14HBM4 entered mass production in February, and HBM4e samples shipped in May, signaling sustained hiring across the entire memory roadmap.
01:26SK Telecom and KT will each field test three physical AI robot services at shipyards and factories, opening new network
01:36AI job categories.
01:38Young hires at regional SMEs already get a 90% income tax cut for five years, and the government plans
01:47deeper regional breaks, plus tax-free relocation allowances up to 500,000 won, about $360 a month.
01:56Next year's minimum wage rises at least 2.2%, from 10,320 won, roughly $7.40 an hour.
02:07The Education Ministry will back three flagship national universities, with AI and growth engine packages, worth up to 60 billion
02:16won, around $43 million each.
02:20So what does this mean for students and graduates targeting Korea?
02:24Earlier, we said the calculus changed.
02:26Here's what that actually means for you.
02:29Samsung's postings are experienced higher, but they map exactly where entry-level demand goes next.
02:36HBM packaging, reliability testing, and network AI roles.
02:40So aim your coursework and internships there.
02:43And a regional SME offer now stacks a 90% income tax cut on top of base pay.
02:51So compare after-tax value, not just the company name.
02:56That's today's AI Prism, careers edition.
02:59This episode was produced with AI assistants based on sole economic daily reporting and reviewed by a human editor.
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