Shinhan Investment launches second-half new hire recruitment, all successful candidates to be placed as private bankers

Shinhan Investment is launching a new hire recruitment drive for the second half of this year, replacing its previous role- and division-specific hiring process with a unified job track. All successful candidates will be assigned first to private banker (PB) positions at branch offices.

The company announced Wednesday that it is conducting its "2026 Second-Half New Hire Open Recruitment." The drive marks the third new hire recruitment this year, following earlier rounds for the information and communications technology and information security divisions and for branch customer support teams.

Unlike previous rounds that separated candidates by role or division, this recruitment uses a unified job track. The aim is to expose new hires to a wide range of customer-facing duties, deepen their understanding of the securities industry as a whole, and develop professionals with hands-on financial expertise.

All successful candidates will be placed first in branch PB roles. The company plans to rotate them into other positions afterward, taking into account training performance and individual job suitability.

Applicants must hold a four-year university degree or be on track to graduate by February 2027; there are no restrictions on field of study. The total number of positions has not been disclosed. Applications are accepted through the Shinhan Investment recruitment website until 8 a.m. on Aug. 31.

The selection process runs from a document screening through an AI competency assessment, a working-level interview, a four-week internship program, an executive interview and a pre-employment health check. The internship is designed to give candidates direct exposure to securities firm operations and to strengthen their understanding of capital markets and their ability to adapt to on-the-job demands.

Shinhan Investment posted a net profit for the period of 577.7 billion won ($409 million) in the first half of this year. Financial product fee revenue came to 85.7 billion won, up 158 percent from the same period last year, while net operating revenue from the investment banking division rose 248 percent to 178.7 billion won. Total customer assets stood at 325 trillion won at the end of the first half, and the number of customers holding assets of 100 million won or more grew about 46 percent, from 169,000 at the end of last year to 247,000.