Older job seekers at fairs as young search online
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The first job fairs after the Spring Festival have opened across all Shanghai districts.
At the northern square of Shanghai Railway Station, a fair with 40 companies offering over 1,100 openings was held yesterday afternoon. Companies at the fair are from various fields, including manufacturing, security and property management.
Some unusual jobs on offer are for doctors and nurses for senior care homes. Kaicheng, which runs a few such facilities in Jing’an District, says on its recruitment notice that it is in “urgent” need of nurses for the elderly.
The position offers 5,000 yuan (US$740) a month, not bad compared with many other jobs that are paid at 3,000 to 4,000 yuan. Chen Yan, a human resources manager at the company, said qualified applicants were hard to come by.
“A former taxi driver asked about it, but he has no experience in this job at all. Some others, when they heard that they would have to help old people use the toilet, retreated,” she said.
Zhang Chenguang, general manager of Qimeng, a local human resources agency, said the labor shortage over the past few years is expected to be relieved this year.
“There are plenty of job seekers, and we were told by businesses, especially e-commerce companies, logistics services and manufacturers, that the openings available are being more easily filled,” he said, adding that it’s the case both in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta regions.
Zhang also found that job seekers this year are older than before. “There are more people in their 40s and 50s,” he said. “The reason could be that young people look for jobs online these days.”
Zhang said companies prefer younger applicants because older people are considered less competent in learning new skills.
A man named Qiu was looking for a job as an electrician at the fair. He said he had worked as a fitter before.
“I want to find a job that’s close to home, but most factories that are looking for fitters now are located in suburban districts like Jinshan and Fengxian,” he said.
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