WHERE have all the casino job seekers gone? Despite the state of the economy and the huge turnout at job fairs of late, gaming positions at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) are going a-begging.
The integrated resort (IR) is struggling to fill the 4,500 places it has for croupiers, cashiers and slot attendants, among others.
It has hired only about 2,000 Singaporeans so far, and says it will have a last go at hiring here during a job fair to be held at Suntec Singapore this weekend.
If it fails to fill the positions, it will be forced to look to foreign shores, the IR's senior vice-president of casino operations Ken Davie said on Thursday.
He said the toughest position to fill is that of croupier, a job for which the minimum qualifications are being above 21 years old, having manual dexterity, customer service and simple arithmetic skills, and no colour-blindness.
The starting pay is $1,800 before tips. Even training is provided by the company. Those with a talent for the job can rise to the position of shift manager, earning up to $11,000 a month.
Other gaming jobs have similar salaries and career paths. And yet, there are no takers.
Mr Davie said this is the first time that the Las Vegas-based group has had so much trouble filling gaming positions. It had no problem at its home base or its Macau outfit.
He said MBS received thousands of applications for the 10,000 jobs on offer, but most were for other openings, such as waiters, marketing positions and housekeeping.
Some of those who did apply for gaming jobs were not serious about taking up the positions available. Mr Davie put MBS' hiring difficulties down to the fact that gaming is a new industry here and people may feel some trepidation about taking a job they know little about.
- The Straits Times
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