Battery makers in mass hiring drive

In demand: An electric vehicle at the Samsung SDI pavilion in Munich. Company CEO Choi visited Germany on a recruitment drive as the battery maker continues to face a shortage of talent to keep up with its business expansion. — Bloomberg

SEOUL: South Korea’s top three battery makers are on a hiring spree, and it shows no signs of stopping.

LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI and SK On have hired thousands of new employees during the first six months of this year alone, but the mass hiring fell short of easing the talent shortage to keep up with their business expansions at home and abroad.