Taking part in the Youth Career Expo 2017 for the first time, a human resource (HR) department representative of Hilti (Hong Kong) Limited, named L.K., told Business Daily that they had received over 30 resumes after participating in the Expo.
Held at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf (MFW) from July 22 to 23, nearly 70 local companies and institutions participated in the expo as exhibitors, providing a total of some 4,700 employment placements, covering roughly 30 different types of work.
“We found one third of the received resumes, around 10 of them, have potential [for our company],” said L.K.
The HR representative revealed that the main purpose of participating in the Expo was to get more exposure, allowing more people to know about the company.
Specialising in the provision of construction tools and equipment, the company, according to L.K., had difficulties in hiring salespeople and engineers in the city.
“We had a hard time finding potential candidates,” said the HR staff. “We had posted advertisements in the newspaper and had approached recruitment agencies but so far there were no applicants [for the job].”
L.K. also disclosed that they are still currently arranging staff from Hong Kong to work in Macau, or staff who hold both identity cards of the SARs to work at the branch in Macau.
Small firms can also be included
A resident surnamed Chan who attended the Expo opined that “the fair is a good starting point for young people in general”.
However, Chan also expressed the hope that the Expo could include some startup firms who wanted to recruit, or a more diverse array of businesses.
Another resident surnamed Kuan also expressed a similar opinion: that companies which had participated in the Expo were mostly large corporations, opining that the job placement offerings were not diversified enough.
Meanwhile, a resident surnamed Lam told Business Daily that the Expo had introduced some companies that are not well-known in the city, which allowed her to be more aware of what is on the market. Nevertheless, Lam remarked that the Expo would be better if more companies were included.
Business Daily sought to obtain the number of visitors who attended the Expo from the Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) but had not received a reply when this story went to print.
