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The Labour Department and the Employees Retraining Board (ERB) will jointly hold a two-day job fair starting from next Wednesday (October 19), offering more than 6,000 vacancies and the latest information on employment and retraining.
The event, "Retraining and Recruitment Post 2005", will be held at Stars Atrium, Level 1, Plaza Hollywood, Diamond Hill, from 11am to 6.30pm. Admission is free.
A total of 74 companies from different trade and industries, including catering, retail, property management and security, business service, banking, aviation and manufacturing sectors, will offer vacancies for on-the-spot application. Thirty-seven companies will take part in the fair each day.
The vacancies offered cover positions such as restaurant manager, shop manager, property management officer, customer service officer, shop assistant, sales assistant, cook, cashier, flight attendant, teller, clerk, sales representative, beautician, security guard and cleaning worker.
More than 90% of the vacancies are full-time jobs. Most of them offer a monthly salary ranging from $5,000 to $9,000. More than 90% of the vacancies require Form 5 educational level or below. More than 60% of them are open to job-seekers without relevant experience.
Job-seekers can submit applications on the spot and may be selected for on-site interviews. The department will conduct on-the-spot job registration.
The ERB and 10 retraining institutes will give out information on retraining courses and accept on-the-spot application for the courses.
A newly-published Chinese booklet on job-seeking will be distributed at the venue by the department. The booklet gives an outline on tips to job-seekers on choosing careers, skills for writing application letter and resume, interview techniques and employment traps.
Ends/Saturday, October 15, 2005
Issued at HKT 14:47
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