Entry-level chip hiring jumps 47% in AI boom

JobKorea said Monday that entry-level hiring in South Korea's semiconductor industry surged in the first half of the year, reflecting robust demand for talent as the AI-driven chip boom continues. According to the recruitment platform's analysis, job postings for entry-level semiconductor positions jumped 47 percent from a year earlier. Entry-level roles accounted for 12.2 percent of all semiconductor job postings, up 2.4 percentage points from a year earlier and the highest share in five years,