Hong Kong's anti-epidemic policies have been relaxed, coupled with customs clearance with the Mainland, the economy has begun to turn around and the unemployment rate has continued to decline.
The job search platform Moov up counted job advertisements and found that the number of front-line jobs will increase in December 2022, while the retail and catering industries are the industries that lack the most people. The monthly salary can reach 16,000 yuan.
Qiu Lixun, co-founder of Moov up, said that the working population is still on the decline, especially in white-collar jobs. Due to the aging population and the impact of immigration, it is expected that after the epidemic eases, the economy will improve, especially as foreign workers can be imported.
In addition, Qiu Lixun also saw rampant job hunting scams. He pointed out that the economy may have been poor before, and many people were looking for quick cash. Be careful not to incur losses due to momentary greed.
Qiu Lixun pointed out that job advertisements will increase by the end of 2022.
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Moov up, a job search platform, was founded in 2017. It has set up a website and a mobile app to allow employers to post job advertisements on the platform and collect applications from job seekers. It currently has more than one million cumulative users.
The co-founder Qiu Lixun pointed out that they recently counted the recruitment advertisements on the platform and found that after the fifth wave of the epidemic in 2022, the number of recruitments has been rising.
The catering industry accounts for the largest number of jobs with the largest number of recruitments. At the end of December 2022, the number of job advertisements reached 13,000, compared with 4,000 in mid-March of the same year........... ....
000 job advertisements have nearly doubled, followed by the retail industry, with more than 8000 job advertisements at the end of December 2022, which is nearly 5000 more than in mid-March of the same year, more than doubling.
In addition to frontline jobs, the recruitment of office positions has nearly doubled, from more than 2,000 in mid-March 2022 to more than 4,000 by the end of December.
The overall median salary has risen, and the starting salary for a full-time monthly salary has risen from 14,000 yuan in January 2022 to 15,000 yuan in December.
Among them, the starting salary of a full-time monthly salary in the retail industry will rise from 13,500 yuan in January 2022 to 15,000 yuan in December, an increase of 10%.
The starting salary of part-time jobs has risen more. For example, the starting salary of part-time jobs in the catering industry, security and property management industries will increase by 13.2% in December 2022, and the starting salary of part-time jobs in the logistics and transportation industry will increase. There are 66 yuan.
Aging Population Immigrant Wave Tight Working Population
Qiu Lixun pointed out that with the relaxation of epidemic prevention policies and citizens starting to go out for consumption, there will be demand in the service industry.
But it is a pity that since the three-year epidemic, it has become increasingly difficult for employers to recruit.
He pointed out that the aging population and the wave of immigration may reduce the working population, especially white-collar jobs.
An employer told me that he fired people when the fifth wave of the epidemic was at its worst.
I asked him in the next row, and he said that he regretted it.
Qiu Lixun, co-founder of Moov up
He pointed out that it is very important for employers to work together with employees when facing financial difficulties: "When there are difficulties, use another method. It is not healthy for everyone to compete for people at the same time." Emphasis should be placed on employee morale, "Good morale means long-term rewards."
Qiu Lixun predicted that the economy will improve in 2023.
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However, Qiu Lixun believes that employers want to "scramble for talents", which means that they have a demand for manpower, especially for front-line jobs such as retail, which indirectly reflects the increasing consumption desire of citizens.
He predicts that the economy will improve this year. "Employers will need manpower as the anti-epidemic policies are relaxed, and after customs clearance, overseas talents will flow in." However, he emphasized that the overall economy is affected by the global economic situation.
Job scams continue to urge job seekers to think twice
In addition, Qiu Lixun also mentioned that the number of job hunting scams has increased, and it is not uncommon on his platform, "We will find that some scammers have fake business registration certificates, and we may also see recruiters who dismantle their bills. I will delete it." Although they have tried their best to delete the fraudulent recruitment, the scammers have switched to using messaging software to solicit job seekers, and there are still job seekers who are proud. Those who want to "get quick money" said, "It's such an unfortunate thing, it shouldn't have happened."
He called on the government to do more publicity and remind job seekers not to be deceived; If you fight, you will win big. I don’t know if there will be a solution, but I hope there will be none in the future.”
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