THERE was no questioning which were the main attractions at this job fair.
Despite having more than 400 exhibitors present, many of the 120,000 visitors to the Career 2009 and Education 2009 fair yesterday made a beeline for booths set up by Resorts World and Marina Bay Sands.
The two integrated resorts, which were offering thousands of jobs, drew them all: Young and old, Singaporeans and foreigners, the retrenched and those with jobs.
Singaporean Simon Pay was among them. The 27-year-old, who has a job in the tourism industry, said: 'I see this as a growing market and I want a new job experience. So I'm just trying my luck here.'
For those like Mr Kelvin Lian, however, the situation is more dire. The 25-year-old Singaporean graduated with a business degree last September, but has been unsuccessful so far in his job hunt.
He said: 'It's a tough year ahead. I have no particular preference for job positions, as long as I can get one.'
Interest in the IR jobs was so high that the Resorts World at Sentosa booth received more than 1,000 job applications within the first 90 minutes of the fair's opening. By the end of the day, it had received over 5,000 applications.
Speaking for Marina Bay Sands, its president Nigel Roberts said: 'We were delighted with the number of people who visited us today.'
- The Straits Times
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