RECRUITMENT MARKET

REPORT QUARTER I/2017

A quarterly report on recruitment demand and labor supply in Vietnam
WHAT IS HR INSIDER
RECRUITMENT MARKET REPORT?
HR Insider Recruitment Market Report is published quarterly by the online recruitment company VietnamWorks,
based on an analysis of job postings and job applications on VietnamWorks.com. The report is a relatively balanced
outlook on the movement of the online recruitment market in Vietnam.
 Paul Espinas
Marketing Director at VietnamWorks

This year (2017) has started with an amazing growth in the recruitment market. In Quarter 1
alone, the recruitment demand increased 23% compared to the same period of 2016. The labor
supply also increased by 38%. With data from more than 3 million professionals across Vietnam,
we also found some promising figures and trends in different job industries, job levels, and loca-
tions. We hope this RECRUITMENT MARKET REPORT Q1/2017 will be a useful input for your
recruitment planning moving forward.
METHODOLOGY

This Recruitment Market Report presents an analysis of the

job post and application data on VietnamWorks.com from
January 01, 2017 to March 31, 2017.

All raw data presented in this report was indexed to protect

VietnamWorks business insights. More specifically, real
data is divided by an anchor point, which is extracted from
our data in Q1/2013.

We respect employers discretion, and all the data included

in this report, while comprehensive, does not reveal any
specific employers recruitment activities or results.
PART 1

MARKET OVERVIEW
RECRUITMENT DEMANDT

281
+23%

229

163 Recruitment demand in

Q1/2017 increased 23%
compared to Q1/2016
117

Job Post Index

Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017

LABOR SUPPLY

209

+38%

151
Labor supply increased
38% in Q1/2017
compared to Q1/2016
102 104

Job Application Index

Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2017

PART 2

MARKET INSIGHTS
TOP 10 JOB CATEGORIES
IN TERMS OF RECRUITMENT DEMAND
IT - Software

Administrative/ Clerical

Accounting

Customer Service

Advertising/Promotion/PR

Production/Process

Architecture/Interior Design

Civil/Construction

Marketing

Sales
Job Post Index
RECRUITMENT DEMAND BY JOB LEVEL
3%
5%

19%
Experienced (Non-manager)

Manager

New Grad/Entry Level/Internship

Director

73%
TOP 5 JOB LOCATIONS

Ho Chi Minh Ha Noi Binh Duong Da Nang Bac Ninh

Job Post Index

PART 3

GROWTH
TOP 5 JOB CATEGORIES
WITH THE MOST GROWTH IN RECRUITMENT DEMAND

Electrical/ Executive Civil/ Advertising/ Customer

Electronics Management Construction Promotion/PR Service

+67% +104% +46% +35% +51%

Q1 2016 Q1 2017
TOP 5 JOB CATEGORIES
WITH THE MOST GROWTH IN LABOR SUPPLY

Education/ Electrical/ Executive Architecture/ Customer

Training Electronics Management Interior Design Service

+55% +121% +205% +61% +60%

Q1 2016 Q1 2017
PART 4

COMPETITIVE RATE
COMPETITIVE RATE IN MAJOR JOB HUBS
IN VIETNAM

1/46 1/42 1/38 1/38 1/37

Ho Chi Minh Bac Ninh Ha Noi Binh Duong Da Nang

* The competitive rate in Bac Ninh is 1/42, meaning that in Bac Ninh, 1 jobseeker
has to compete with 41 other jobseekers on average to get a job.
COMPETITIVE RATE IN MAJOR JOB CATEGORIES
IN VIETNAM

1/66 1/61 1/56 1/51 1/47

Administrative/ Accounting Export/ Production/ Pharmaceutical/

Clerical Import Process Biotech

* The competitive rate in Accounting is 1/61, meaning that in Accounting, 1 jobseeker

has to compete with 60 other jobseekers on average to get a job.
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