In 2021, Thai enterprises will recruit more than 600,000 jobs, an increase of 24% year-on-year

According to the statistics of job recruitment in Thailand in 2021, the total number of recruitment positions exceeded 600,000, an increase of 24% year-on-year, of which the top 3 were Thai Liquor Group, Thai Chia Tai Group and Thai Kerry Logistics. As for the most common problem encountered by the personnel department of the enterprise, the candidate does not participate in the interview without notice.

JobThai, a well-known job recruitment website in Thailand, revealed that the Thai job recruitment market showed signs of recovery in the past 2021. Although Thailand is still affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also a good time for most private companies to reorganize their business teams. Especially for growing companies that want to maintain business growth after the epidemic, there will always be too many good talents.

The report pointed out that the total number of jobs in Thailand's employing enterprises in 2021 is about 18.5 million, an increase of 12.38% year-on-year. The number of job applications in that year was 17,161,667. The survey also found that although the government encourages enterprises to let employees work from home, 56.65% of workers still need to stick to their jobs, while 70.95% of home workers believe that they lack interaction and communication with colleagues.

As for the actual employment demand for enterprise recruitment in 2021, it is about 602,436, an increase of 24% over the previous year. If you look at the top 5 by job demand, the order of the top 5 is:

1. Sales, 321,505 units;
2. Production/Quality Control, 183,903 pcs.
3. Technicians, 175,083;
4. Administrative/procurement, 87,731;
5. Engineers, 81,982.

As for the 5 companies with the highest resumes submitted by Thai candidates in 2021, in order:

1. Thai Liquor Group, 90,727 persons;
2. Siam Mega Long Supermarket, 76,642 visitors;
3. Kerry Logistics, Thailand, 64,558 person-times;
4. ROHM Semiconductor Group, 51,854 person-times;
5. Thai Chia Tai Food Group, 48,265 person-times.

However, the top 5 problems often encountered by officials of the personnel department of enterprises in the recruitment process are:

1. Candidates did not attend the interview without notice, 72.92%;
2. Candidates demanded a high salary beyond their ability, 42.11%;
3. The candidate's conditions do not meet the company's recruitment requirements, 39.39%;
4. Candidates passed the interview but did not report at the agreed time, 33.11%;
5. Candidates do not know the company information in advance, 30.5%;