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LG Electronics has resumed new-hire recruitment for its TV division for the first time in two years. With the unit on track to return to annual profit this year, the company is shifting to an aggressive hiring posture to secure talent for the future.
According to industry sources Wednesday, LG Electronics is accepting applications for second-half new hires through Sept. 13, targeting candidates expected to graduate in February 2027 or who have already graduated. The new recruits are set to join in December.
The Media Solution (MS) division, which oversees the TV business, is included in the drive. The last time the MS division conducted open new-hire recruitment was in the second half of 2024 — and this marks the first such recruitment since the unit was rebranded from the Home Entertainment (HE) division.
Earlier this year, LG Electronics had limited its hiring to a targeted recruitment for the Eco Solution (ES) division, which handles heating, ventilation and air conditioning. With this round, the company has declared a company-wide hiring push across all business divisions for the first time in two years.
The MS division plans to recruit across nine job functions — not only mechanical and electrical engineering roles focused on display product research and development, but also non-R&D positions covering supply chain management, production, procurement, quality, sales, human resources and finance.
After posting an annual operating loss of 750 billion won ($543 million) last year, the MS division swung to a cumulative operating profit of 590 billion won in the first half of this year, with its operating profit margin recovering to around 4 percent. The turnaround was driven by stronger sales of premium TVs — including OLED, QNED and large-screen models — and improved performance in strategic markets such as the Americas and Global South countries.
As profitability has improved, the division's previously conservative stance on new hiring is gradually returning to past levels, with the second half of this year marking the turning point.
The MS division earlier carried out a voluntary retirement program to improve workforce circulation. Its headcount stood at 5,817 as of the end of June last year, falling to 5,259 by the end of June this year — a reduction of 558 employees. The resulting cut in fixed costs is also seen as a contributor to the profitability recovery.
At its second-quarter earnings conference call on July 30, LG Electronics said the MS division's annual profit and loss for 2026 would improve significantly from the prior year, adding that it expected to record a meaningful level of operating profit on an annual basis.
Meanwhile, LG Electronics is also using the second-half recruitment drive to secure technology talent in robotics, which the company has positioned as a key future growth engine. The Home Appliance Solution (HS) division and the Production Engineering Research Institute each plan to recruit developers specializing in robot actuators and industrial humanoid robots, respectively.
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