NTU holds annual job fair, with TSMC planning over 6,000 new hires

About 310 companies attended the National Taiwan University (NTU) annual job fair on Saturday, with jobseekers hoping to land positions at some of the nation’s top firms, including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), which is looking to hire over 6,000 new people this year.

Due to expanding business and technology development needs, the world’s largest contract chipmaker said it is looking to recruit additional engineers and production technicians to work at its bases in Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung.

TSMC said it seeks talent in a range of disciplines, including electronics, electrical engineering, optoelectronics, physics, materials, chemistry, information engineering, information management, industrial management, financial management and human resources.

Chuang Hsiu-hua (???), who heads the company’s talent development and recruitment office, said people in information-related fields are also welcome as software, DevOps, site reliability engineering (SRE), artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and infrastructure engineers.

In recent years, TSMC has actively promoted digital transformation while strengthening AI and big data to develop a new generation of smart fabs, Chuang said.

New recruits with a master’s degree in engineering can expect to earn up to NT$2 million (US$65,544) per year on average, she said, adding that the company also welcomes applicants with a high-school diploma or associate degree as production technicians.

TSMC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and strongly encourages women to start a career in the semiconductor industry, Chuang said.

Meanwhile, semiconductor equipment supplier ASML Holding NV, which employed about 4,500 people in Taiwan at the end of 2022, expects to hire another 500-600 this year.

Employees are guaranteed 14-months salary, ASML said, adding that with the sales bonus averaging about six months last year, each person received about 20 months of pay last year.

Delta Electronics Inc., a power management solution provider, said it plans to hire 2,500 new recruits in 2023, up 300 from last year, as it continues to expand its business globally.

The NTU job fair on Saturday featured over 400 booths and companies from such wide-ranging sectors as manufacturing, services, finance and transportation.

China Airlines (CAL), the nation’s carrier, said it plans to hire 120 additional pilots this year and will organize recruitment activities in colleges and science parks in northern, central and southern Taiwan until April.

German-based tech giant Merck Group, which announced in 2021 a NT$17 billion (US$557 million) investment in Taiwan over the next five to seven years to tap into the booming global semiconductor industry, also participated in the NTU job fair.

The company, which currently employs about 1,000 people in Taiwan, said it plans to hire 20 additional staff in the immediate future and another 100 experienced workers at a later date.

The Vision 2023 job fair was held at the NTU campus from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, according to information on the school’s website.

Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel