VietnamWorks’ latest report showed that the recruitment demand in the first quarter grew 11% year-on-year while the labor supply rose at a slower pace of 8% in the period.
There was an imbalance between supply and demand for the two groups of fresh graduates and experienced employees who are not managers. These groups accounted for 66% of the total demand but up to 75% of the supply.
Jonah Levey, chairman of VietnamWorks, said inexperienced job seekers were fighting it out for a limited number of jobs while employers found it difficult to look for senior employees.
The situation did not change compared to last year, indicating that Vietnam’s labor market was growing steadily in number but the quality of candidates has not improved as expected.
Job seekers faced fierce competition for low-level places at companies, and each had to compete with 101 other candidates for a position in the January-March period, according to VietnamWorks.
The competition ratio is three to five times higher than that for entrance examinations of the country’s leading universities. This reflects how tough job seekers have to cope with for low-level positions at enterprises.
To help job seekers find their jobs as wished and employers find skilled employees, VietnamWorks will organize a major career event entitled the Boulevard to Success in HCMC on May 10 and Hanoi on May 24. Around 20,000 experienced job seekers and 150 reputable companies in Vietnam will take part in the events to share necessary skills.
In related news, 91 companies, centers and schools joined a third job bazaar of the HCMC Job Placement on Tuesday to look for more than 2,000 candidates. Applicants had more opportunities to find jobs in garment, sales, business management and office area.
The center plans 17 more job bazaars for this year in different locations in HCMC help people find jobs. More than 1,140 candidates landed jobs at the two previous bazaars.
Đăng ký: VietNam News