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[h=1]TAN CHUAN-JIN: THE JOB BANK IS QUITE SUCCESSFUL WITH OVER 65,000 JOB ADS POSTED[/h]
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9 Sep 2014 - 1:59pm
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Responding in parliament to a question about the new national jobs bank, Manpower Minister Tan Chuan Jin said that it has been quite successful and is off to "an encouraging start".
He shared that over 10,000 employers have posted around 65,000 job ads so far and 31,000 Singaporeans have signed up to use the jobs bank.
This is about a 400% increase since the start of the portal in July.
He said that so far, feedback has been positive and he hopes that many Singaporeans will use it in future.
While the jobs bank is off to a good start, he also said that getting accurate data on how well Singaporeans are doing in the job market is difficult as there are many ways to find jobs.
Mr Tan explained that even with the jobs posted on the portal, the actual hiring process is done through the companies HR and so the government doesn't know how many of the 65,000 jobs were successfully filled.
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He also explained that the national jobs bank is free for all Singapore citizens, PRs and companies and it is designed to help in the job hunting processes for Singaporeans.
It is the portal in which employers seeking to hire foreigners must advertise in for at least 14 days before they can apply for a work permit for a foreigner.
So far, Mr Tan said that the general job market is "healthy" and citizen unemployment is only at 3%.
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9 Sep 2014 - 1:59pm
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Responding in parliament to a question about the new national jobs bank, Manpower Minister Tan Chuan Jin said that it has been quite successful and is off to "an encouraging start".
He shared that over 10,000 employers have posted around 65,000 job ads so far and 31,000 Singaporeans have signed up to use the jobs bank.
This is about a 400% increase since the start of the portal in July.
He said that so far, feedback has been positive and he hopes that many Singaporeans will use it in future.
While the jobs bank is off to a good start, he also said that getting accurate data on how well Singaporeans are doing in the job market is difficult as there are many ways to find jobs.
Mr Tan explained that even with the jobs posted on the portal, the actual hiring process is done through the companies HR and so the government doesn't know how many of the 65,000 jobs were successfully filled.
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He also explained that the national jobs bank is free for all Singapore citizens, PRs and companies and it is designed to help in the job hunting processes for Singaporeans.
It is the portal in which employers seeking to hire foreigners must advertise in for at least 14 days before they can apply for a work permit for a foreigner.
So far, Mr Tan said that the general job market is "healthy" and citizen unemployment is only at 3%.
