Shinhan Financial Group chairman Han Dong-woo has urged its entry-level employees to arm themselves with insight into financial markets.

The chairman also underscored the significance of community spirit and mutual understanding among Shinhan subsidiaries during his special lecture at a group training session last week for new workers at Shinhan subsidiaries in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province.

About 240 newly hired employees from nine Shinhan subsidiaries, including Shinhan Bank, Shinhan Investment, Shinhan Life Insurance and Shinhan Capital, attended the mandatory three-day group training session, which kicked off on Dec. 4.

“Consumer protection and corporate social responsibility among financial companies have become essential in the current business environment,” Han said.

He demanded that all Shinhan employees start with a strong work ethic and principles, and exhorted them to continuously reflect on whether their work is being undertaken in favor of the customers.

He also pointed out three key values that could lead each employee to success at Shinhan: trust in Shinhan as an established company, patience in accumulating expertise and good relationships with older and younger colleagues.

After the group session, the employees were split into smaller training sessions by company. Their training will last four to nine weeks.

Beside the chairman’s lecture, the group training session included a basic introduction to Shinhan Financial Group and its values, as well as an overview of the corporate environment.

After the lecture, the participants practiced teamwork by creating promotional user-created content and advertisements on the theme of “warm financing.”

By Chung Joo-won (joowonc@heraldcorp.com)