RoK SMEs prioritise hiring Vietnamese, Indian software developers
Seoul (VNA) - More
than 50% of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the Republic of Korea
(RoK) want to hire software developers from overseas, especially those from Vietnam and India, amid a
talent shortage.
According to the RoK Ministry of SMEs and
Startups, 54.5% of the 187 companies surveyed from June 13 to 23 said they are
willing to hire foreign software developers in the future.
India, Vietnam and China were the preferred
nationalities among Korean SMEs for offshore engineers, at 36.4%, 31%, and
11.8%, respectively, who are paid at a lower rate than their RoK peers.
The survey also showed 27.3% of the respondents
had already hired foreign engineers.
As many as 75.4% of the companies surveyed said they found it
challenging to hire and retain local professional software engineers./.