Hanoi businesses are recruiting many unskilled workers
More than 50% of the recruitment targets at the new job transaction session held in Hanoi are general labor groups, showing that businesses in the Capital are thirsty for labor in this group.
Demand for general labor accounts for 50.1%
Mr. Vu Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of Hanoi Employment Service Center - said that the Thanh Tri cluster (Hanoi) 2026 job consulting and transaction day including 5 communes and wards (Thanh Tri, Dai Thanh, Thanh Liet, Ngoc Hoi, Nam Phu) has 30 participating units, with 1,134 enrollment and recruitment targets (100 enrollment targets, 1,034 recruitment targets).
Businesses participating in the session include Lien Ninh Transport and Service Joint Stock Company, Binh An Agency Co., Ltd., LRV Vietnam Joint Stock Company, Hyundai Dong Nam Automobile Joint Stock Company... Businesses recruit many positions, diverse industries such as workshop managers, website programming techniques, production workers, technical staff, mechanics, sales staff, accountants...
A summary from the Hanoi Employment Service Center shows that the demand for recruiting workers with high school qualifications is 518/1,034 targets, accounting for 50.1%; intermediate level - technical workers is 391/1,034 targets, accounting for 37.8%; college-university level is 125/1,034 targets, accounting for 12.1%.
Indicators with high income from 15 million VND/month or more: 217 indicators; income from 10-15 million VND/month: 254; income under 10 million VND/month: 243; agreed income is 320 indicators.
Shift in labor demand
Mr. Vu Quang Thanh said that the fact that the general labor group accounted for 50.1% of the total recruitment demand of businesses at the recent job fair shows a clear shift in labor demand in the current period.
The reason why businesses increase the recruitment of unskilled labor comes from 3 core factors.
Strong recovery of service, trade and retail industries: Hanoi is in the stage of promoting urban economic development, the demand for human resources for positions such as cashiers, sales staff, warehouse staff, packaging, delivery and restaurant/hotel service has skyrocketed to meet market purchasing power.
Expansion speed of supply chains and logistics: The boom of e-commerce requires a large force of unskilled labor to participate in the operation, classification and transportation of goods.
Flexibility and immediate meeting of production needs: Many businesses need to supplement workforce immediately without spending too much time on initial in-depth training, helping to optimize costs and operating progress.
Mr. Thanh noted that in order to quickly apply successfully and meet the requirements of employers, unskilled workers need to proactively prepare the necessary factors.
Practicing industrial style and labor discipline: Even for unskilled workers, businesses today demand very high punctuality, compliance with safety procedures and a sense of responsibility. Professional style is the biggest plus point when interviewing.
Equip basic communication and behavior skills: For positions in the service and retail industries, welcoming attitude, polite communication skills and customer service spirit are decisive factors for being hired.
Proactively learn basic digital skills: In the digital transformation era, general laborers also need to know how to use order management applications, sales software or basic barcode scanners on smartphones to quickly catch up with work.
Building lifelong learning thinking: General laborers should consider initial work as a stepping stone. In the process of working, it is necessary to actively observe, learn more skills or participate in short-term training courses to gradually improve their qualifications, towards positions with higher income and sustainability.
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