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2nd Quarter Newsletter 2021
Hong Kong
Employment
trends
2021
China
Rise of
foreigners in China
Singapore
GDP
and
Covid-19
Thailand
Jump in employment
in Q1
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SALARY GUIDES
Hong Kong - China - Singapore - Thailand
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Thailand
First quarter saw a big jump in Thailand's employment
After a pandemic-fueled unemployment freefall over the last year, costing 3 million people their jobs, the first quarter saw a big jump in employment demand for Thailand. Most job listings on internet search platforms are for positions in the Sales and Customer Service fields, followed by positions in the Information Technology field.
Employment demand rose nearly 25% from the lowest periods in 2020, which were during the two Covid-19 outbreaks, and the rise in employment demand is a “great sign of recovery in the Thai labour market.”
Listings on internet job listing platforms in April 2020 fell from January 2020 figures 35.6%, while the second coronavirus outbreak in December led to an even bigger drop of 45.5% from January, down 37.9% from numbers in August 2020.
The first quarter in 2021 showed a strong upward trend though, particularly with people in the IT field. Barring another wave of Covid-19, employment levels are looking likely to recover by 2022 to levels before the pandemic decimated the economy which may see a prediction of 5% year-on-year growth for Thailand’s job market.
While Sales, Business Development and Customer Service saw the biggest increase in new job listings in Thailand in the first quarter of 2021, IT and Engineering has shown significant growth and is a hot market for new Thai employment. Last year Marketing and Public Relations, Transport and Logistics, and Manufacturing had the highest demand growth. But IT just saw a 10% growth in jobs to fill, and the Thai labour market needs skilled workers for emerging digital technologies.
Thai people need to brush up on their IT skills and Thailand needs to attract skilled foreign workers as well. A shortage of skilled workers exists as new jobs are created in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Crypto Tech, Data Protection, and Machine Learning.
Starting salaries of 20,000 to 40,000 baht a month should attract job hunters to the IT field. Contractors or Temporary workers face salaries lower than 16,000 baht a month. Aside from IT, specifically skilled jobs like Legal Officers and Business Analysts pay similar wages, as well as jobs in the Telecom field.
While Singapore ranks number 1 as the country most sought by foreigners working abroad, Thailand has climbed from 39th in 2018 to 35th last year.
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Last month Gemini Personnel launched its first mobile application. The app allows users to create a profile and upload their CV, enabling them to apply for Gemini jobs across the region using their mobile phone.
Furthermore, users can switch on push notifications (via email or phone) informing them of new vacancies across all locations, industries and levels.
The app can be downloaded in both the App store and the Google Play store. Users can also go to Gemini's website to register, if they don't want to download the application.
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A recovering economy
The Thai economy shrank by 2.6% in the first quarter of this year, an improvement from a 4.2% contraction in the previous quarter after it was boosted by a continued increase in agricultural production, recovery of non-agricultural production, acceleration in domestic investments, rise in government consumption expenditure and improvement in exports of goods.
The wave of Covid-19 infections in the final quarter of 2020 however, resulted in a lower private consumption expenditure than expected, forcing the government to lower its economic growth forecast for a second time to 1.5%-2.5%, down from the initial prediction of 6.1% earlier in 2020.
To achieve the economic growth, the government will enforce more disease control measures to prevent outbreaks from happening. Next to that, the vaccine acquisition programme will be expedited and public information campaigns will be rolled out to inform and boost confidence in vaccinations. Finally, the government will implement targeted economic measures to support impacted people and businesses and it is preparing the re-opening of the Kingdom to foreign tourists.
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Top 5 Candidates
Market Demand Manager
Nationality: Thai
Based: Eastern area
Languages: Native Thai and good English
Availability: 30 days' notice
Experience:
15 years of experience in the Manufacturing industry.
Education:
Master’s degree in Logistics Management, Chulalongkorn University and a Bachelor’s degree in International Business Management, Assumption University.
For more information about this candidate, please contact Achara Rodkasem
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Chief Technical Capability Development
Nationality: Thai
Based: Bankok and Eastern area
Languages: Native Thai and Good English
Availability: 30 days' notice
Experience:
10 years of experience in the Manufacturing industry.
Education:
Master’s degree in Industrial Development, Thammasat University and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Silpakorn University.
For more information about this candidate, please contact Thanawan Phureewattana
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Programme Manager
Nationality: Thai
Based: Bangkok and Eastern Area
Languages: Native Thai and good English
Availability: 30 days' notice
Experience:
15 years’ experience in Manufacturing.
Education:
Master’s degree in Engineering Management, Chulalongkorn University and a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Chaingmai University.
For more information about this candidate, please contact Thanawan Phureewattana
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Senior Process Improvement Manager
Nationality: Thai
Based: Bangkok
Languages: Native Thai and Good English
Availability: 30 days' notice
Experience:
10 years’ experience in the Manufacturing industry.
Education:
Master’s degree in Marketing, Operations Management, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Thammasat University.
For more information about this candidate, please contact Pakhawadee Janyou
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Project Manager
Nationality: Thai
Based: Bangkok and Eastern area
Languages: Native Thai, Good English and Japanese
Availability: 30 days' notice
Experience:
10 years of experience in Automotive Manufacturing.
Education:
Master's Degree from Faculty of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), Niigata University, Japan. Bachelor’s degree from University of Mechanical Engineering Kasetsart University.
For more information about this candidate, please contact Kawinna Sinpru
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