Attract Global Talent
Wistron is dedicated to attracting outstanding professionals from all areas. We recruit potential talents and enhance industrial competitiveness through different platforms including job search platforms, social media, campus talent recruitment activities, industry-university cooperation and internships, and talent-hunting consultants. Wistron also encourages our employees to refer great talents to the company. In 2023, there was a total of 36,095 new employees. Due to the industry's nature, non-managerial employees under 30 are mostly male.
Ｗistron started a new talent recruitment plan in 2021 and has been holding the MPT(Mobility Potential Talent) global talent reserve plan for 3 consecutive years. In 2023, to further promote Wistron's global presence and features of our overseas operations (such as our smart factories), Wistron has organized forums with hundreds of participants from the perspective of an employer's brand. During these forums, participants could interact with company supervisors in person, discussing Wistron's expectations for global talents and providing them with career advice. Young participants, regardless of their nationality or current location, will have an opportunity to be transferred to another location worldwide.
MPT global talent reserve plan aims to cultivate all-around talents with global vision and interdisciplinary skills through the cross-site rotation and training mechanism, fast tracking career development , and regular one-on-one coaching . These will help those MPT talents accumulate real-world experience quickly. Since its implementation, the plan has been cultivating more and more interdisciplinary talents year after year. In 2023, it has cultivated a total of 13 mobility talents, making it a total of 30 since the plan began. After training, these talents have become key to Wistron Global operation and have been placed in our offices in Kunshan, China, Malaysia, and India to support our operations. In 2024, the MPT program expanded to include Vietnam, Mexico, and the US. Wistron aims to develop further interdisciplinary talents and enhance collaborations between headquarters and overseas offices, ensuring projects receive support from local supervisors. Consequently, such training and talent development program have significantly improved their retention rates of MPT talent.
Note: Project retention rate = Number of retained employees/New employees
New Employee Retention
Wistron has its long history of coaching culture to align with its vision of Sustainability through Innovation and the commitment to Talent Sustainability. It helps new employees quickly adapt to the company and understand their role and responsibilities, enabling them to efficiently complete tasks. Coaches are responsible for guiding new employees in completing tasks and to meet expectations as new employees as well as providing resources and support accordingly. Wistron provides them with a new employee onboarding welcome pack and a welcome letter on their day 1 working at Wistron. The new employee care program begins on the day new employees start working, with questionnaires for 1 week, 1 month and 3 months after day 1 to understand how well they are with their jobs and how they are adapting to the company. This serves as both a friendly communication channel and a measure too. In 2023, new employees report an average of 4.5 points of satisfaction towards the company (out of 5).
To support the continuous growth of new employees, Wistron has developed a range of new employee training courses, both virtual and physical. These courses are designed to familiarize new employees with Wistron's core values, beliefs, and basic industry knowledge. Additionally, Wistron organizes Core Values Workshop both domestically and internationally, which allow employees from different departments across the globe to learn about and apply the company's core values in their respective roles. Furthermore, new employees have the opportunity to participate in the Wi-talk CEO seminar, where they can directly engage with the CEO. During these seminars, the CEO shares Wistron's vision and missions, fostering a stronger connection and communication between the CEO and the workforce. This continuous engagement ensures that Wistron's core values become an integral part of the company's DNA for all employees.
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2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
| Total number of new employees |
198,087 |
155,226 |
84,044 |
36,095 |
| Recruitment rate (%) |
285% |
247% |
164% |
85.75% |
| Average hiring costs per new hires |
NT$ 3,832 |
NT$ 7,143 |
NT$ 10,532 |
NT$ 4,983 |
- Note 1: Recruitment Rate = New employees in the current year/total number of employees in the current year.
- Note 2: Average hiring costs per new hires =recruitment cost/total number of new hires. In light of production capacity adjustments across the globe, Wistron has seen a drop in the number of new employees worldwide, mainly due to the decrease of seasonal hiring. As the result, the average recruitment cost for 2023 has decreased.
Distribution of New Employees
Internal Hire Rate
Local Recruitment
Wistron upholds the concept of hiring talents based on meritocracy and actively hires and trains elite talents from different countries. Wistron continues to set "hiring local talents in leadership role" as a key goal in the annual performance evaluation of its sites each year. In response to local manpower needs, each site launches different recruitment strategies to meet such local leadership hiring goal.
In addition to the continuous increase in local job opportunities, Wistron offers competitive salaries to employees and passes on operation and management knowledge through training This aims to develop the managerial capabilities of local talents and goes beyond basic job skills. The proportion of local talents holding managerial positions in China has been increasing year by year. However, in Vietnam site, where factory establishment and operation are being carried out, a higher proportion of management positions are currently filled by expatriates. Nevertheless, Wistron plans to gradually increase the recruitment of local management talents in the future.
Percentage of managerial roles
Percentage of senior management ranked department manager and above
| Region |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
| Taiwan |
100% |
99.8% |
99.6% |
99.6% |
| China |
88.5% |
87.8% |
89.4% |
91.4% |
| Asia |
- |
- |
57.8% |
24.4% |
| Europe |
89.7% |
90.6% |
87.5% |
88.4% |
| Americas |
93.0% |
67.3% |
84.5% |
77.3% |
| Region |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
| Taiwan |
100% |
99.8% |
99.8% |
99.7% |
| China |
67.3% |
66.9% |
71.4% |
76.5% |
| Asia |
- |
- |
37.9% |
12.5% |
| Europe |
83.3% |
83.3% |
84.2% |
85.0% |
| Americas |
74.2% |
69.4% |
71.3% |
60.5% |
- Note1: Local employees are defined as employees of the nationality of the country in which the Company is located
- Note:2 in the table, "Asia" refers to Wistron plants in Malaysia and Vietnam in 2023, and Malaysia only in 2022.
Campus Partnering and Talent Acquisition
To actively cultivate technology talent and facilitate early industry connections for students, Wistron is committed to diversifying its engagement with campus talent through various avenues. This includes campus recruiting activities, professional and career lectures sharing, internship programs, scholarships, and industry-academia collaborations.
Wistron prioritizes direct engagement with students on campus, hosting a total of 19 campus lectures in 2023 at universities across Taiwan. These lectures cover industry prospects and offer valuable career advice, providing students with the opportunity to interact face-to-face with company leaders. Over 1,400 students have participated in these sessions. Additionally, Wistron offers diverse internship programs like "Future Star" and "Dream with Wistron," creating over 100 internship opportunities annually. By participating in these internships, students gain practical insights into their career options and a deeper understanding of the technology industry. Nearly 300 students have taken advantage of these internship programs in the past three years, and outstanding interns are given priority consideration for future positions.
Furthermore, Wistron actively collaborates with leading domestic and international universities through industry-academia collaboration projects. In 2023, Wistron established industrial master programs with institutions such as National Sun Yat-sen University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, and Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Additionally, Wistron signed a forward-looking technology research program with Purdue University in the United States and launched industrial master programs in Vietnam in partnership with National Kaohsiung Normal University and Minghsin University of Science and Technology. These programs provide scholarships, internships, and job opportunities, aiming to cultivate talent with global mobility.
In line with its commitment to sustainability, Wistron unveiled the Joint Industrial Innovation Center for AI and Green Energy (JCAG) in collaboration with National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. The center serves as a platform to incorporate AI and IoT technologies into the manufacturing process while promoting sustainability with smart and green manufacturing practices. It also plays a pivotal role in nurturing sustainable talent for the industry.
Through these comprehensive initiatives, Wistron actively fosters technology talent and provides valuable opportunities for students to connect with the industry at an early stage.
