The central bank is now investigating the man for the alleged cheating. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL – One man thought he had beat the system of South Korea’s notoriously competitive hiring market: He allegedly got his twin brother to take a job entrance exam under his name.
So he got his twin brother to take the exam at the FSS – South Korea’s financial watchdog tasked with identifying wrongdoing at other institutions – under his name, according to a BOK and FSS joint statement on Wednesday. The statement does not name the alleged perpetrator, and a spokesman declined to comment beyond the statement because the investigation is ongoing and the details are private.
In South Korea, which has one of the world’s most educated workforces, recent college graduates face stiff competition to land a job at prestigious employers.
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