SOME 3,220 job-seekers turned up for upcoming mall Tampines 1's job fair on Saturday at the Tampines Central Community Complex.
They were hoping to secure some 400 jobs offered by 17 participating tenants come April when the mall opens.
These jobs ranged from supervisors, sales assistants and service crew in the retail, fitness, food and beverage and supermarket shops in Tampines 1.
The fair, Mall Jobs@ Tampines 1, was jointly organised by North East CDC and AsiaMalls (S.E.A) Management. It is also part of the North East CDC's Job Radar programme which helps match unemployed residents with available jobs in the district.
The crowd came from all walks of life, from students seeking a part-time job, to executives who are looking for a career switch, to senior citizens making full use of their time to work.
Ms Kalai Selvi, 34, was hired as a service manager at Thai Express within an hour of the fair, which started at 10am.
'I knew people who were unemployed for 2 years, hence I thought it would be difficult to get a job. I am very very lucky,' said the former customer service representative who resigned last December to look for jobs in the hospitality line.
The employers received a total of 4,763 applications, as some people applied for more than one job. Some like Japan Foods Holding (Ajisen) and VGO Corporation, which manages World of Sports, also hired on the spot.
The response was far beyond their expectations.
'This is the best job fair I have attended. The response and the quality of the applicants are good,' said Mr Calvin Koh, 35, the human resource manager of Chinese restaurant Dian Xiao Er.
- The Straits Times
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