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THE Marina Bay Sands integrated resort was swamped with about 3,500 phone calls, text messages and e-mail from job seekers yesterday as the single biggest hiring drive in Singapore history got underway.
The US$4.5 billion (S$6.6 billion) complex is looking for 10,000 workers, including housekeepers, waiters and security guards, before it opens next year.
Starting at 9am yesterday, housewives, retirees, the unemployed and others began submitting their applications in the hope of landing a job at a place that has promised to hire 'as many Singaporeans as possible'.
Almost half the applications came via a special hotline, said a spokesman for the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), which is helping fill the positions.
The resort's website received almost 1,000 applications, while 700 others applied via SMS text messages. Another 200 hopefuls walked into an NTUC employment office at Redhill Road.
Marina Bay Sands has become the first employer here to woo traditionally overlooked groups like seniors, housewives and the jobless.
Resort officials say finding the 10,000 workers will be no mean feat. The challenge is expected to get tougher when Singapore's second integrated resort, on Sentosa, begins hiring. Scheduled to open in 2010, it will also need 10,000 workers to staff a casino and theme park, among other things.
The Marina Bay Sands resort, which will include a casino and over 2 million sq ft of retail and convention space, has linked up with NTUC and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency to screen, train and place candidates.
When The Straits Times went down to the NTUC employment office at lunchtime yesterday, at least two dozen job seekers were crowded around registration booths, where staff took down their particulars.
Retiree Jasbir Singh was among those in the line. The 61-year-old said he hoped to clinch a front-line position, which includes receptionist and bellhop.
'I have savings so I am looking for a part-time job to fill my time,' said the former safety trainer with the Port Authority of Singapore.
'Instead of spending all my time watching television and listening to the radio...maybe I can start working again to bring in a supplemental income so I can travel.'
Madam Chen Tai, a 53-year-old odd-job worker, said working at the casino resort would be an exciting career change.
The mother of two adult children, one of whom is studying in Australia, asked about a position as a security supervisor. 'I have been in retail and the food and beverage industry for over 10 years, so I want to find something new, challenging and different,' she said.
The first phase of the hiring exercise will last until Nov 5. After that, candidates who make the cut will be called in for interviews. The Marina Bay Sands is hoping to have its staff in place by the middle of next year.
Stupid singaporeans con into doing NS for nothing.
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THE Marina Bay Sands integrated resort was swamped with about 3,500 phone calls, text messages and e-mail from job seekers yesterday as the single biggest hiring drive in Singapore history got underway.
The US$4.5 billion (S$6.6 billion) complex is looking for 10,000 workers, including housekeepers, waiters and security guards, before it opens next year.
Starting at 9am yesterday, housewives, retirees, the unemployed and others began submitting their applications in the hope of landing a job at a place that has promised to hire 'as many Singaporeans as possible'.
Almost half the applications came via a special hotline, said a spokesman for the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), which is helping fill the positions.
The resort's website received almost 1,000 applications, while 700 others applied via SMS text messages. Another 200 hopefuls walked into an NTUC employment office at Redhill Road.
Marina Bay Sands has become the first employer here to woo traditionally overlooked groups like seniors, housewives and the jobless.
Resort officials say finding the 10,000 workers will be no mean feat. The challenge is expected to get tougher when Singapore's second integrated resort, on Sentosa, begins hiring. Scheduled to open in 2010, it will also need 10,000 workers to staff a casino and theme park, among other things.
The Marina Bay Sands resort, which will include a casino and over 2 million sq ft of retail and convention space, has linked up with NTUC and the Singapore Workforce Development Agency to screen, train and place candidates.
When The Straits Times went down to the NTUC employment office at lunchtime yesterday, at least two dozen job seekers were crowded around registration booths, where staff took down their particulars.
Retiree Jasbir Singh was among those in the line. The 61-year-old said he hoped to clinch a front-line position, which includes receptionist and bellhop.
'I have savings so I am looking for a part-time job to fill my time,' said the former safety trainer with the Port Authority of Singapore.
'Instead of spending all my time watching television and listening to the radio...maybe I can start working again to bring in a supplemental income so I can travel.'
Madam Chen Tai, a 53-year-old odd-job worker, said working at the casino resort would be an exciting career change.
The mother of two adult children, one of whom is studying in Australia, asked about a position as a security supervisor. 'I have been in retail and the food and beverage industry for over 10 years, so I want to find something new, challenging and different,' she said.
The first phase of the hiring exercise will last until Nov 5. After that, candidates who make the cut will be called in for interviews. The Marina Bay Sands is hoping to have its staff in place by the middle of next year.
