Korea's Oriental AD.com to recruit IT staff from India

SEOUL, 26 May 2000 (Asia Pulse) - Oriental AD.com said Thursday that it would begin introducing information technology specialists from India through its franchise head, Aptech Computer Education of India.

The company will bring in 100 personnel this year, 1,000 next year and 5,000 in 2002 to address a shortage in IT staff in Korea. It will work as an agent for 10 local venture companies to refer IT specialists from India. Oriental AD.com also plans to open 12 IT training schools nationwide by 2002.