S. Korean banks set to increase recruiting

SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean banks plan to increase hiring this year
on expectations that an economic rebound will boost their business in the coming
months, industry sources said Tuesday.

Kookmin Bank, the country's top lender, and five other banks were planning to
hire a combined 1,350 entry-level workers before the end of the year, up 53
percent from the same period last year.
The pick-up in new hirings comes after lenders sharply reduced their workforce in
the first half due to deepening economic uncertainties.
Local lenders usually hold job offerings open to the public twice a year.
South Korea's economy is showing signs of recovering from the worst downturn in a
decade thanks to active fiscal spending and other stimulus measures.
The South Korean economy, Asia's fourth-largest, grew 2.6 percent in the second
quarter from the three months earlier, the fastest pace in more than five years.
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