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Survey: Last year, market recruitment rebounded and increased by more than 70%

2022-01-24T14:22:07.221Z


The epidemic in Hong Kong slowed down for a while last year. The government launched electronic consumer coupons to stimulate the economy, and the market has gradually recovered. Recruitment platform JobsDB today (24th) announced the latest recruitment data. The results found that in 2021, the whole


The epidemic in Hong Kong slowed down for a while last year. The government launched electronic consumer coupons to stimulate the economy, and the market has gradually recovered.

Recruitment platform JobsDB today (24th) announced the latest recruitment data.

The results found that in 2021, the overall market recruitment figures will record a year-on-year growth of 73%, even surpassing the level before the epidemic.


Among them, "information technology" is the most popular among companies, with the highest number of recruits for two consecutive years, including UI/UX designers, data scientists, etc.

JobsDB believes that the epidemic has caused citizens to reduce their going out and accelerate the digital transformation of the financial services industry. The demand for digital technology talents has also greatly increased, especially the recruitment of virtual banks has increased most significantly.


▼The economy was hit hard by the epidemic, and the job fair was crowded▼


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Hiring numbers in 2021 surpass pre-pandemic 2019

The local recruitment market has already seen a "little spring" earlier than the fourth quarter of last year, and is expected to become more active after the Lunar New Year.

According to the latest recruitment advertisement figures, the overall market recruitment figures in 2021 will record a year-on-year growth of 73%, surpassing the pre-pandemic level in 2019.

The top three job types with the highest recruitment demand are "Information Technology", "Corporate Sales and Business Development" and "Banking/Finance", which increased by 35%, 55% and 36% respectively compared with 2020.

In fact, according to JobsDB job advertisement figures, the number of jobs in IT-related jobs has been the highest among all job types for two consecutive years.

Among them, UI/UX designers accounted for 86%, data scientists accounted for 79%, and mobile/wireless communication accounted for 47%, with the most significant year-on-year increase.

Financial institutions' demand for IT talents has soared, and virtual banks have risen by more than 50%

In the early days of the outbreak, many citizens reduced their going out.

JobsDB pointed out that customer behavior and consumption patterns have completely changed, accelerating the pace of digital transformation in the banking and financial services industry, and promoting the development of financial technology such as virtual banking and electronic payment. Therefore, financial institutions have also greatly increased the demand for digital technology talents.

Among them, the number of job advertisements for virtual banks increased by 58% over the same period last year.

Bill Lee, Chief Operating Officer of JobsDB Hong Kong, believes that in order to be more flexible to respond to the rapid changes in the market environment, financial institutions will become more in demand for talents related to applications, network architecture and software, in addition to traditional financial services and risk management jobs.

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Recruitment market expected to be more active after Chinese New Year

In addition, as we enter the post-epidemic era, more companies are willing to invest resources to expand their business and start to recruit more talents for corporate sales and business development. Many of them are actively developing innovative development solutions, such as the use of AI and big data, etc. In order to open up new customer sources, it is expected that corporate sales and business development will become more popular.

Retail, logistics and other industries also need to attract more diverse talents, open online shopping platforms, and develop e-commerce.

Bill Lee believes that the market expects that after the Chinese New Year, the recruitment and job market will be more active, and it is estimated that wage earners with relevant experience and qualifications will have an advantage.

He also reminded that wage earners must always maintain their personal competitiveness and equip themselves from all aspects.

Job seekers are advised to pay more attention to the real-time recruitment situation in the market and adopt a more active attitude to seek breakthroughs in order to seize the opportunity to change jobs.

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Source: hk1

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