Online job seekers from the states are starting to rise online this year
According to a January 2017 survey by work.com.mm, the number of online job applications in the states has risen sharply since the beginning of the year.
The states of Sittwe, Lashio, Thandwe, Chin၊ Hpa-an The number of applicants has increased from Kachin State. In particular, more than 70 people in Sittwe, Rakhine State, used the online job search website to find jobs in January.
Most job seekers in most of these states have applied for Project Management, Research / Development, Maintenance / Repair, Medical and Legal jobs.
However, the number of job opportunities is still low, according to monthly data released by work.com.mm. U Saw Tin Win, a member of the Pyithu Hluttaw Farmers ‘and Workers’ Affairs Committee from the Kyaing Seik Gyi constituency, said the increase in online job applications. They will be middle class people. In the past, people were only underdeveloped, with few jobs and no farming, were they? Now mobile phones, As they become more computer literate, they are better able to apply for jobs online. There will be more. ” He replied.
He added that there was a lack of employment opportunities in the states, saying, “We are still in the early stages of job development in the states. In the past, there were few jobs. There are no industrial zones. There was no electricity. Now the government is starting to improve job opportunities. In the past, CVs were handwritten and sent by post. Now, with the advent of online marketing, it is possible to get a job faster if you enjoy the skills. If the states are peaceful and developed, nature tourism will flourish. Hotel business; “I think investors will come in and there will be a lot of job opportunities.”
Previously, there were more job applicants from Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw, and from Bago, Bagan and Kalaw. However, at present, Sagaing Online job applications from Pyapon have been on the rise since January.
Sixty-five percent of job applicants access their work.com.mm website via their own mobile internet, and the remaining percentage apply through a home computer.
The most hiring categories are Distribution / Logistics, Computer / IT, Import / Export / Trade, Telecommunications Services, and Financial Services.
Capital Diamond Star, DKSH (Myanmar) Ltd. , The Banyan Restaurant, Ooredoo Myanmar, and Max Myanmar Holding Co., Ltd were the biggest companies offering January. The number of female applicants was slightly higher than the number of men.
