SEOUL ¨C The global artificial intelligence?boom has turned South Korean chipmaking giants SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics into stock market darlings. It has also thrust their employees into the top tier of the country¡¯s highly competitive marriage market.
South Korean matchmaking firms say people working at the companies?are now being ranked alongside doctors, lawyers and those from other traditionally elite professions as hefty bonuses linked to the AI boom?create a new ?class of affluent employees.
Career consultants say job seekers are increasingly going after roles at Samsung and SK Hynix, including high school students, while some ?cram schools ?have started courses to help applicants prepare for job interviews at the chip giants.
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