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What Is a Korean Entry Cohort (Gisu) in Big Companies?

October 27, 2026 by WHY KOREANS ARE
Rows of new employees at a large group onboarding session in a Korean company.

Koreans who joined a company the same year form a permanent cohort that ranks them for life. Hyundai, LG and SK ended bulk graduate hiring partly to break it.

Categories Work Tags entry cohort, gisu, gongchae, job titles, mid-career hiring, open recruitment, workplace hierarchy Leave a comment
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