JOB seekers swarmed the Resorts World Sentosa's (RWS) booth at Singapore's largest career and education fair on Thursday, all wanting one of 2,000 remaining jobs up for grabs.
Career and Training 2010: Education 2010 was officially opened on Thursday by Dr Amy Khor, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment and Water Resources, and will run till Sunday.
Exhibitors include universities, polytechnics, training providers and private and public sector companies. They are jointly offering more than 5,500 jobs and 35,000 places in academic courses.
Two-thirds of the jobs on offer at RWS are for the casino and the adjoining Universal Studios theme park, while the others are in areas such as food and beverage, facilities management, security and transport.
Also at the exhibition is the Marina Bay Sands resort, which has 500 jobs on offer. A spokesman said this would be the last hiring burst before the resort opens on April 27, but did not have the number of applicants so far.
Mr Radie Joseph Jose, 24, was at both booths on Thursday. He is hoping to move into the hotel management field from his current job in customer service.
- The Straits Times
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Feb 25, 2010
Marina IR to hire 5,000
TO GEAR up for its April 27 opening, Marina Bay Sands (MBS) - Singapore's second integrated resort - is ramping up the hiring of staff to fill up all the necessary positions so that it get off to 'as perfect a start' as possible in the final stretch.
Its president and chief executive officer Thomas Arasi on Thursday morning unveiled its recruitment centre at Mountbatten Square, which is also its training headquarters. Mr Arasi said the IR needs to fill some 5,000 positions in the hotels, restaurants, retail front as it prepares for its opening.
The casino posts have all been filled with some 1,500 dealers, all of whom are Singaporeans and permanent residents, who started training this month. Another 350 more senior casino dealers were put through their paces last month. Training can take up to seven weeks and will be conducted around the clock in eight-hour shifts to simulate a working casino.
MBS has more than 3,000 staff on its payroll now and aims to boost that number to more than 8,000 in six weeks. The positions it is looking to fill include waiters, bartenders, butlers, retail shop supervisors and guest service agents in hotels, to name a few.
Mr Arasi said the casino posts must be filled first because dealers need the most training. The rest of the positions require a shorter lead time. He said the IR is aiming to achieve an opening as close to perfection as possible.
MBS will open in phases, with the casino, some hotel rooms, restaurants, part of the shopping mall an convention centre opening first. A grand opening ceremony has been planned for June 23, when the Skypark and several other attractions will begin to take in visitors. Other areas, such as its theatres and museums, will open their doors progressively till the end of the year.
- The Straits Times
Its president and chief executive officer Thomas Arasi on Thursday morning unveiled its recruitment centre at Mountbatten Square, which is also its training headquarters. Mr Arasi said the IR needs to fill some 5,000 positions in the hotels, restaurants, retail front as it prepares for its opening.
The casino posts have all been filled with some 1,500 dealers, all of whom are Singaporeans and permanent residents, who started training this month. Another 350 more senior casino dealers were put through their paces last month. Training can take up to seven weeks and will be conducted around the clock in eight-hour shifts to simulate a working casino.
MBS has more than 3,000 staff on its payroll now and aims to boost that number to more than 8,000 in six weeks. The positions it is looking to fill include waiters, bartenders, butlers, retail shop supervisors and guest service agents in hotels, to name a few.
Mr Arasi said the casino posts must be filled first because dealers need the most training. The rest of the positions require a shorter lead time. He said the IR is aiming to achieve an opening as close to perfection as possible.
MBS will open in phases, with the casino, some hotel rooms, restaurants, part of the shopping mall an convention centre opening first. A grand opening ceremony has been planned for June 23, when the Skypark and several other attractions will begin to take in visitors. Other areas, such as its theatres and museums, will open their doors progressively till the end of the year.
- The Straits Times
Dec 29, 2009
Hotel staff lured by thrill of IRs
A mini exodus of sorts is taking place in the hospitality industry as experienced staff quit to take up positions in the two upcoming integrated resorts (IRs).
It is understood that five front-end service staff from a boutique hotel in the Central Business District resigned in one day to take up jobs at either Marina Bay Sands or Resorts World Sentosa.
The Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Havelock Road said it has had about 10 operational staff leave for the IRs.
A spokesman said this was a low number compared with other hotels. She added that the hotel has since found replacements.
A spokesman for The Fullerton Hotel Singapore said several of its staff joined the IRs but the vacated positions were quickly filled.
Many hotels The Sunday Times contacted did not want to comment on this issue, but those in the human resource industry said the movements have been significant.
Mr Josh Goh, assistant director of corporate services of The GMP Group, said hospitality and wellness industry staff, particularly those who are experienced, have been poached by the IRs or by other hotels.
Mr Edmund Seng, managing partner of human resource company HRM3, said his company has seen more hotel clients asking for help to fill vacancies this year.
'Not only will the IRs need people with hotel experience, they'll need people with start-up experience. It's natural that they'll turn to the hotel industry for labour,' he said.
Ms Shirley Chua, manager of Adecco's events and exhibitions division, said many job-seekers do not even talk about the money when applying for positions in the IRs.
'What they are interested in is being part of such a significant project and to be part of the pioneering team that shapes the future of IRs in Singapore,' she said.
Mr Robin Goh, assistant director of communications for Resorts World Sentosa, said the resort has staff from a wide variety of industries, including tourism, entertainment, hospitality, retail, fashion and food and beverage.
A Marina Bay Sands spokesman said that although experience helps in most rank-and-file positions, more important are a good attitude, the passion to serve, enthusiasm and integrity.
He added: 'We are reaching out to a wide pool of candidates, including fresh graduates from tertiary institutions, job applicants who are crossing over from other service-related sectors, as well as existing hospitality staff.'
Some hotels are taking measures to retain their staff.
Mr Leslie Chua, the manager of boutique hotel Berjaya Singapore in Duxton Road which has only 21 employees, said he has offered an annual increment and a year-end bonus despite the weak economy.
'I'd rather reward them and keep them with us,' he said. 'I keep a good relationship with my staff to give them a sense of belonging and teamwork.'
- The Straits Times
It is understood that five front-end service staff from a boutique hotel in the Central Business District resigned in one day to take up jobs at either Marina Bay Sands or Resorts World Sentosa.
The Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Havelock Road said it has had about 10 operational staff leave for the IRs.
A spokesman said this was a low number compared with other hotels. She added that the hotel has since found replacements.
A spokesman for The Fullerton Hotel Singapore said several of its staff joined the IRs but the vacated positions were quickly filled.
Many hotels The Sunday Times contacted did not want to comment on this issue, but those in the human resource industry said the movements have been significant.
Mr Josh Goh, assistant director of corporate services of The GMP Group, said hospitality and wellness industry staff, particularly those who are experienced, have been poached by the IRs or by other hotels.
Mr Edmund Seng, managing partner of human resource company HRM3, said his company has seen more hotel clients asking for help to fill vacancies this year.
'Not only will the IRs need people with hotel experience, they'll need people with start-up experience. It's natural that they'll turn to the hotel industry for labour,' he said.
Ms Shirley Chua, manager of Adecco's events and exhibitions division, said many job-seekers do not even talk about the money when applying for positions in the IRs.
'What they are interested in is being part of such a significant project and to be part of the pioneering team that shapes the future of IRs in Singapore,' she said.
Mr Robin Goh, assistant director of communications for Resorts World Sentosa, said the resort has staff from a wide variety of industries, including tourism, entertainment, hospitality, retail, fashion and food and beverage.
A Marina Bay Sands spokesman said that although experience helps in most rank-and-file positions, more important are a good attitude, the passion to serve, enthusiasm and integrity.
He added: 'We are reaching out to a wide pool of candidates, including fresh graduates from tertiary institutions, job applicants who are crossing over from other service-related sectors, as well as existing hospitality staff.'
Some hotels are taking measures to retain their staff.
Mr Leslie Chua, the manager of boutique hotel Berjaya Singapore in Duxton Road which has only 21 employees, said he has offered an annual increment and a year-end bonus despite the weak economy.
'I'd rather reward them and keep them with us,' he said. 'I keep a good relationship with my staff to give them a sense of belonging and teamwork.'
- The Straits Times
Dec 21, 2009
Some Sands job seekers in a quandary
THEY were hired in July to work at the Marina Bay Sands casino. But the year is ending and some recruits have yet to be trained for their jobs as dealers and croupiers.
A few are jobless as well - they quit their previous jobs expecting the casino training to start in October. They say they were told by Sands to leave their jobs and be ready to be called up for training.
The training was to last three months, during which they would be paid. The basic pay for a trainee dealer is $1,500 a month; the pay is $1,800 for those working full-time.
At least 20 employees are grousing online about being left in the lurch. The Straits Times spoke to seven, who declined to be named for fear of jeopardising their jobs.
They admitted that their letters of appointment had not specified a starting date, but all claimed they had been told verbally that training was likely to begin in October.
A man in his 30s, hired as a dealer, said: 'I was told to send in my resignation early if I needed to serve three months' notice.'
But since stopping work in September, he is still waiting for the call to start training. He is living on his savings.
In the same boat is a 23-year-old who graduated from university in April. She said: 'I cannot even take up proper part-time work as I don't dare to commit to the minimum two or three months required.'
The lack of word from their new employer raises questions about when the integrated resort will open. It was initially slated to open at the end of this year, but the opening has been pushed back to some time in the first quarter, end-March at the latest, because of construction woes and labour shortages.
With no sign of their training beginning, the integrated resort's new staff are wondering exactly when it will open.
When contacted, a Marina Bay Sands spokesman confirmed that training had not begun and declined to say how many people had been hired. Sands has previously said some 4,500 workers are required in the casino.
Asked if there had been a verbal agreement on the training date, the spokesman would only say: 'We have issued employment agreements to successful applicants, with the mutual agreement that the starting date for training depends on the opening date of our property.
'As we continue to make good progress on our SkyPark and overall construction, we look to set a training commencement date at the earliest possible time.'
A copy of an employment agreement obtained by The Straits Times states: 'I understand that my work commencement date will be communicated to me on a later date subject to the opening date of Marina Bay Sands.'
Other employees hired later in the year said they were told they would be given a month's notice on the start of training.
Said a 22-year-old hired in November: 'It is already December, and the training is to take three months. If they are to give us one month's notice, we will not make it in time for March.'
Member of Parliament Charles Chong, deputy chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Manpower, said even though they had only verbal agreements, it was not fair to keep people guessing as to when they would start work.
It is especially bad for those who need the income to support their families, he added. 'How long can you keep people waiting?'
In contrast to the dilemma faced by Marina Bay Sands employees, employment contracts for Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), the other integrated resort, clearly spell out work and training start dates.
Some 600 dealers have already been trained at the parent company's other casinos in the Philippines and Malaysia. The training started in August.
Several hundred are also being trained in Singapore, RWS spokesman Robin Goh said, adding that the resort is on track for a soft opening early in the new year.
Industry experts say employees have to be trained to be licensed to work in a casino. And without trained employees, a licence to operate a casino cannot be issued. Both casinos applied for their licences in October.
When asked, the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) declined to comment on whether either had been awarded yet. But its spokesman said: 'The casino operators are required under Section 81(1)(c) of the Casino Control Act to provide the CRA with a certification of the applicant's competency to perform the specific special employee function(s) before CRA approves the special employee licence.'
- The Straits Times
A few are jobless as well - they quit their previous jobs expecting the casino training to start in October. They say they were told by Sands to leave their jobs and be ready to be called up for training.
The training was to last three months, during which they would be paid. The basic pay for a trainee dealer is $1,500 a month; the pay is $1,800 for those working full-time.
At least 20 employees are grousing online about being left in the lurch. The Straits Times spoke to seven, who declined to be named for fear of jeopardising their jobs.
They admitted that their letters of appointment had not specified a starting date, but all claimed they had been told verbally that training was likely to begin in October.
A man in his 30s, hired as a dealer, said: 'I was told to send in my resignation early if I needed to serve three months' notice.'
But since stopping work in September, he is still waiting for the call to start training. He is living on his savings.
In the same boat is a 23-year-old who graduated from university in April. She said: 'I cannot even take up proper part-time work as I don't dare to commit to the minimum two or three months required.'
The lack of word from their new employer raises questions about when the integrated resort will open. It was initially slated to open at the end of this year, but the opening has been pushed back to some time in the first quarter, end-March at the latest, because of construction woes and labour shortages.
With no sign of their training beginning, the integrated resort's new staff are wondering exactly when it will open.
When contacted, a Marina Bay Sands spokesman confirmed that training had not begun and declined to say how many people had been hired. Sands has previously said some 4,500 workers are required in the casino.
Asked if there had been a verbal agreement on the training date, the spokesman would only say: 'We have issued employment agreements to successful applicants, with the mutual agreement that the starting date for training depends on the opening date of our property.
'As we continue to make good progress on our SkyPark and overall construction, we look to set a training commencement date at the earliest possible time.'
A copy of an employment agreement obtained by The Straits Times states: 'I understand that my work commencement date will be communicated to me on a later date subject to the opening date of Marina Bay Sands.'
Other employees hired later in the year said they were told they would be given a month's notice on the start of training.
Said a 22-year-old hired in November: 'It is already December, and the training is to take three months. If they are to give us one month's notice, we will not make it in time for March.'
Member of Parliament Charles Chong, deputy chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Manpower, said even though they had only verbal agreements, it was not fair to keep people guessing as to when they would start work.
It is especially bad for those who need the income to support their families, he added. 'How long can you keep people waiting?'
In contrast to the dilemma faced by Marina Bay Sands employees, employment contracts for Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), the other integrated resort, clearly spell out work and training start dates.
Some 600 dealers have already been trained at the parent company's other casinos in the Philippines and Malaysia. The training started in August.
Several hundred are also being trained in Singapore, RWS spokesman Robin Goh said, adding that the resort is on track for a soft opening early in the new year.
Industry experts say employees have to be trained to be licensed to work in a casino. And without trained employees, a licence to operate a casino cannot be issued. Both casinos applied for their licences in October.
When asked, the Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) declined to comment on whether either had been awarded yet. But its spokesman said: 'The casino operators are required under Section 81(1)(c) of the Casino Control Act to provide the CRA with a certification of the applicant's competency to perform the specific special employee function(s) before CRA approves the special employee licence.'
- The Straits Times
Aug 23, 2009
20,000 IR jobs
CROUPIERS and accounting managers for the coming casinos are in demand, as are the evergreen if more mundane ones like hotel and food-related jobs.
These are among the jobs underlined by the Labour Market Highlights 2009, released on Saturday by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), together with the Workforce Development Agency (WDA).
The annual report aims to help job seekers make more informed career choices by providing information on jobs in demand across 16 industry groups.
It also provides industry and occupational information such as industry and jobs outlook, the wage ranges and relevant academic qualifications.
One highlight this year is the array of jobs that have been created by the two integrated resorts (IRs), which are set to open early next year.
Statistics in the report show that the two IRs - in Marina Bay and Sentosa - will provide 20,000 jobs when they are fully operational.
IR jobs listed include that of the casino accounting manager, who must ensure that financial activities within the casino adhere to the regulatory framework, and croupiers, who will operate table games and can expect a starting salary of $1,800.
Jobs in the hotel industry are also available, thanks to the opening of new hotels and expansion of existing ones.
Reservation sales executives who handle group room reservations by tour agencies, corporate customers and VIPs can expect to earn $2,300 to $2,600 a month, while salaries for rank-and-file positions from room stewards to dishwashers range from $870 to $1,720.
Some industries that have been adversely affected by the current downturn, such as food and beverage (F&B), still have positions available, such as those for chefs and restaurant managers as well as non-executive positions such as cashiers and kitchen assistants.
- The Straits Times
These are among the jobs underlined by the Labour Market Highlights 2009, released on Saturday by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), together with the Workforce Development Agency (WDA).
The annual report aims to help job seekers make more informed career choices by providing information on jobs in demand across 16 industry groups.
It also provides industry and occupational information such as industry and jobs outlook, the wage ranges and relevant academic qualifications.
One highlight this year is the array of jobs that have been created by the two integrated resorts (IRs), which are set to open early next year.
Statistics in the report show that the two IRs - in Marina Bay and Sentosa - will provide 20,000 jobs when they are fully operational.
IR jobs listed include that of the casino accounting manager, who must ensure that financial activities within the casino adhere to the regulatory framework, and croupiers, who will operate table games and can expect a starting salary of $1,800.
Jobs in the hotel industry are also available, thanks to the opening of new hotels and expansion of existing ones.
Reservation sales executives who handle group room reservations by tour agencies, corporate customers and VIPs can expect to earn $2,300 to $2,600 a month, while salaries for rank-and-file positions from room stewards to dishwashers range from $870 to $1,720.
Some industries that have been adversely affected by the current downturn, such as food and beverage (F&B), still have positions available, such as those for chefs and restaurant managers as well as non-executive positions such as cashiers and kitchen assistants.
- The Straits Times
Aug 21, 2009
Sentosa IR to hire 5,000
RESORTS World at Sentosa's (RWS) recruitment drive began almost three years ago, and despite receiving thousands of applications and taking part in 100 job fairs, it has filled only 10 per cent of its workforce.
With only months to go before its opening, the integrated resort needs to have 7,000 more staff by October and a total of 10,000 by the time it fully opens early next year.
To ramp up these numbers, RWS is holding another job fair this weekend to fill about 5,000 rank and file positions such as chambermaids, tram drivers and bellhops. It is the biggest recruitment exercise held so far for such positions.
The resort began hiring immediately after it won the tender in December 2006, in what it calls a 'planned process', said assistant director of communications Robin Goh.
He explained that corporate and management positions were filled first. 'For operational staff, they will be hired closer to the opening date,' he said. This means that applicants will know only from October if they got the jobs - including those who applied much earlier.
But human resources lecturer Fred Lin, who teaches at education company Kaplan, noted that such a hiring policy may not be the best as it keeps applicants 'hanging by a thread'. 'It is usually best to tell applicants within three months whether they've got a job, with one or two calls along the way to update them on their application progress,' he said.
In contrast, Marina Bay Sands integrated resort, set to open around the same time, has been securing its staff in advance. With 290 people already on its payroll, it has sent out more than 2,000 employment contracts for gaming staff, and will soon make similar offers for other front-line positions.
When RWS was asked if its approach may cause inconvenience - such as having its shortlisted candidates being snapped up by other organisations - Mr Goh said it is prepared for such an eventuality. 'We want to sift through as many applications as possible so we can choose the very best,' he said.
Besides the job fair, other channels remain open, he added. Both integrated resorts are accepting applications through the mail, Internet, online job portals, school talks, job fairs, and the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i). RWS is also tapping community development councils.
Interested applicants can visit the RWS job fair on Saturday and on Sunday at the e2i building at 141 Redhill Road, Block A, #01-01. It will be open from 9am to 5pm. Applicants are advised to bring certificates, resumes and one passport-size photograph. Walk-in interviews will be conducted on the spot.
- The Straits Times
With only months to go before its opening, the integrated resort needs to have 7,000 more staff by October and a total of 10,000 by the time it fully opens early next year.
To ramp up these numbers, RWS is holding another job fair this weekend to fill about 5,000 rank and file positions such as chambermaids, tram drivers and bellhops. It is the biggest recruitment exercise held so far for such positions.
The resort began hiring immediately after it won the tender in December 2006, in what it calls a 'planned process', said assistant director of communications Robin Goh.
He explained that corporate and management positions were filled first. 'For operational staff, they will be hired closer to the opening date,' he said. This means that applicants will know only from October if they got the jobs - including those who applied much earlier.
But human resources lecturer Fred Lin, who teaches at education company Kaplan, noted that such a hiring policy may not be the best as it keeps applicants 'hanging by a thread'. 'It is usually best to tell applicants within three months whether they've got a job, with one or two calls along the way to update them on their application progress,' he said.
In contrast, Marina Bay Sands integrated resort, set to open around the same time, has been securing its staff in advance. With 290 people already on its payroll, it has sent out more than 2,000 employment contracts for gaming staff, and will soon make similar offers for other front-line positions.
When RWS was asked if its approach may cause inconvenience - such as having its shortlisted candidates being snapped up by other organisations - Mr Goh said it is prepared for such an eventuality. 'We want to sift through as many applications as possible so we can choose the very best,' he said.
Besides the job fair, other channels remain open, he added. Both integrated resorts are accepting applications through the mail, Internet, online job portals, school talks, job fairs, and the Employment and Employability Institute (e2i). RWS is also tapping community development councils.
Interested applicants can visit the RWS job fair on Saturday and on Sunday at the e2i building at 141 Redhill Road, Block A, #01-01. It will be open from 9am to 5pm. Applicants are advised to bring certificates, resumes and one passport-size photograph. Walk-in interviews will be conducted on the spot.
- The Straits Times
Aug 20, 2009
Who says IR jobs aren't hot?
MORE people than expected turned up for a conference session on floor positions in the integrated resorts (IRs), contrary to the perception that Singaporeans are not keen on taking up such jobs.
The session on career expectations and talent management in the gaming sector, which was part of the inaugural Gaming Asia Conference, drew 160 participants.
This exceeded the expected figure of 100 to 120, and more chairs had to be added, organiser Comexpo told my paper.
The two-day conference at the Singapore Expo, which started yesterday, brought together humanresource and business leaders in the gaming industry from the United States, Macau and Singapore.
Earlier, upcoming integrated resort Marina Bay Sands lamented that it had managed to fill only 2,000 out of 4,500 dealer positions available.
But later on Aug 1, it received more than 3,500 applications for 1,000 dealer positions at its job fair.
When asked about the possible reasons for Singaporeans shunning dealer jobs in the IRs, 61-year-old speaker Alan Soh, president of casino college Agmi International, said that a big reason is their aversion to shift work, which includes working on weekends and the graveyard shift.
He said: "They also feel the pay is a bit too low."
The starting pay is $1,800 before tips. Three months' training is provided.
But some Singaporeans do aspire to gain a foothold in the gaming sector as dealers with Marina Bay Sands or Resorts World at Sentosa.
Shatec graduate Daryl Gan, 21, who has a diploma in culinary skills and has already submitted an application to be a dealer, told my paper: "The prospects, good pay and tips attract me. I intend to carve out my career in the IRs.
"I used to be a cook and so have experience in working the graveyard shift. I was also used to working up to 17 hours (at a stretch)."
Mr Gregory Huang, 29, was in bank sales and, like Mr Gan, is also a student of the pro-dealer programme at Agmi International.
"This is something new, it's exciting and I like the energy of the gaming industry. It also allows me to meet different people," he said.
- The Straits Times
The session on career expectations and talent management in the gaming sector, which was part of the inaugural Gaming Asia Conference, drew 160 participants.
This exceeded the expected figure of 100 to 120, and more chairs had to be added, organiser Comexpo told my paper.
The two-day conference at the Singapore Expo, which started yesterday, brought together humanresource and business leaders in the gaming industry from the United States, Macau and Singapore.
Earlier, upcoming integrated resort Marina Bay Sands lamented that it had managed to fill only 2,000 out of 4,500 dealer positions available.
But later on Aug 1, it received more than 3,500 applications for 1,000 dealer positions at its job fair.
When asked about the possible reasons for Singaporeans shunning dealer jobs in the IRs, 61-year-old speaker Alan Soh, president of casino college Agmi International, said that a big reason is their aversion to shift work, which includes working on weekends and the graveyard shift.
He said: "They also feel the pay is a bit too low."
The starting pay is $1,800 before tips. Three months' training is provided.
But some Singaporeans do aspire to gain a foothold in the gaming sector as dealers with Marina Bay Sands or Resorts World at Sentosa.
Shatec graduate Daryl Gan, 21, who has a diploma in culinary skills and has already submitted an application to be a dealer, told my paper: "The prospects, good pay and tips attract me. I intend to carve out my career in the IRs.
"I used to be a cook and so have experience in working the graveyard shift. I was also used to working up to 17 hours (at a stretch)."
Mr Gregory Huang, 29, was in bank sales and, like Mr Gan, is also a student of the pro-dealer programme at Agmi International.
"This is something new, it's exciting and I like the energy of the gaming industry. It also allows me to meet different people," he said.
- The Straits Times
Aug 3, 2009
7,800 mostly-local applications for casino jobs
ALMOST 8,000 people applied for the 1,000 vacancies in Marina Bay Sands' casino after a two-day job fair at Suntec City over the weekend.
The response surpassed expectations, just days after the company cited difficulties filling positions to man its gaming tables.
"Over 14,000 people visited our dealer recruitment fair over the weekend. We are very happy and encouraged by the response. Out of this group, we received 7,800 applicants, of which the majority are locals," said the company in a statement.
It added: "We will focus on these local applicants to fill the remaining dealer positions."
To help explain the games in the casinos to those unfamiliar with the industry, the resort flew in pit managers from its Macau operations for the job fair.
And so far, the effort seems to have been successful.
It said it plans to roll out other recruitment activities in the coming months to attract Singaporeans to work in the integrated resort.
- TODAY newspaper
The response surpassed expectations, just days after the company cited difficulties filling positions to man its gaming tables.
"Over 14,000 people visited our dealer recruitment fair over the weekend. We are very happy and encouraged by the response. Out of this group, we received 7,800 applicants, of which the majority are locals," said the company in a statement.
It added: "We will focus on these local applicants to fill the remaining dealer positions."
To help explain the games in the casinos to those unfamiliar with the industry, the resort flew in pit managers from its Macau operations for the job fair.
And so far, the effort seems to have been successful.
It said it plans to roll out other recruitment activities in the coming months to attract Singaporeans to work in the integrated resort.
- TODAY newspaper
Jul 31, 2009
Marina Bay Sands has filled only 2,000 of the 4,500 gaming vacancies
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
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
Jun 16, 2009
High gear hiring at IRs
EVEN as the Marina Bay hotel tower blocks and Sentosa roller-coaster tracks take shape, the human resources departments of the two integrated resorts have swung into high gear.
The two attractions need a total of 20,000 employees but the number of applications received is several times that.
Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has received 'tens of thousands', and Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS), 'more than 50,000'.
MBS said on Tuesday that so far, it has taken in 200 people in corporate, hotel operations, food and beverage and other areas, and will offer casino positions to over 1,000 workers this week.
The latest hires are all Singaporeans, with eight in 10 between 20 and 40 years old. Nearly two-thirds are men. MBS mounted an aggressive recruitment drive, roping in NTUC's skills-based institute e2i to screen the applications.
Those among the 1,000 who accept the job offer will need to be individually licensed by the Casino Regulatory Authority. After that, they will be put through a three-month in-house training course to turn them into dealers, dealer inspectors and pit supervisors.
About 3,500 casino positions are still available at MBS, including those in areas such as casino finance, player development and surveillance.
Other vacancies in non-gaming departments such as security and hotel operations are also still available.
Suitable candidates will be identified for these positions in the coming weeks and months as the resort builds up its 'pioneer team', said MBS president Nigel Roberts. Construction of the resort is expected to be completed by year's end. Interested parties may apply for the remaining jobs at http://careers.marinabaysands.com.
Recruitment will ramp up in the coming months as the resort is on target to open early next year.
- The Straits Times
The two attractions need a total of 20,000 employees but the number of applications received is several times that.
Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has received 'tens of thousands', and Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS), 'more than 50,000'.
MBS said on Tuesday that so far, it has taken in 200 people in corporate, hotel operations, food and beverage and other areas, and will offer casino positions to over 1,000 workers this week.
The latest hires are all Singaporeans, with eight in 10 between 20 and 40 years old. Nearly two-thirds are men. MBS mounted an aggressive recruitment drive, roping in NTUC's skills-based institute e2i to screen the applications.
Those among the 1,000 who accept the job offer will need to be individually licensed by the Casino Regulatory Authority. After that, they will be put through a three-month in-house training course to turn them into dealers, dealer inspectors and pit supervisors.
About 3,500 casino positions are still available at MBS, including those in areas such as casino finance, player development and surveillance.
Other vacancies in non-gaming departments such as security and hotel operations are also still available.
Suitable candidates will be identified for these positions in the coming weeks and months as the resort builds up its 'pioneer team', said MBS president Nigel Roberts. Construction of the resort is expected to be completed by year's end. Interested parties may apply for the remaining jobs at http://careers.marinabaysands.com.
Recruitment will ramp up in the coming months as the resort is on target to open early next year.
- The Straits Times
Sands hires 1,000 casino staff
THE first 1,000 casino workers have been hired by Marina Bay Sands, the integrated resort announced on Tuesday.
Letters of intent were sent out this week to successful applicants, who are all Singaporeans. About 80 per cent are between 20 and 40 years old, and nearly two-thirds of them are men.
The hiring comes after an aggressive recruitment drive conducted by the integrated resort, which roped in NTUC's skills-based institute e2i to help screen applicants.
The hired Singaporeans will be dealers, dealer inspectors and pit supervisors. There are still about 3,500 positions available for gaming positions, in areas such as casino finance, player development and surveillance.
Marina Bay Sands said it is still welcoming entries for the rest of the vacancies and interested parties can apply at http://careers.marinabaysands.com.
In total, the integrated resort will need about 9,000 workers to staff not only the casino but its other attractions.
The resort, which is still under construction and is expected to complete by end of this year, will feature a hotel, convention and meeting facilities, a skypark and a museum, besides shopping and dining options.
'In the coming weeks and months, we will identify suitable candidates to fill positions across the property, such as security and hotel operations, in order to enable more Singaporeans to be part of the pioneer team in Marina Bay Sands,' said MBS president Nigel Roberts.
The other integrated resort, Resorts World at Sentosa, has also been aggressively recruiting. It announced the hire of its first casino staff in March.
- The Straits Times
Letters of intent were sent out this week to successful applicants, who are all Singaporeans. About 80 per cent are between 20 and 40 years old, and nearly two-thirds of them are men.
The hiring comes after an aggressive recruitment drive conducted by the integrated resort, which roped in NTUC's skills-based institute e2i to help screen applicants.
The hired Singaporeans will be dealers, dealer inspectors and pit supervisors. There are still about 3,500 positions available for gaming positions, in areas such as casino finance, player development and surveillance.
Marina Bay Sands said it is still welcoming entries for the rest of the vacancies and interested parties can apply at http://careers.marinabaysands.com.
In total, the integrated resort will need about 9,000 workers to staff not only the casino but its other attractions.
The resort, which is still under construction and is expected to complete by end of this year, will feature a hotel, convention and meeting facilities, a skypark and a museum, besides shopping and dining options.
'In the coming weeks and months, we will identify suitable candidates to fill positions across the property, such as security and hotel operations, in order to enable more Singaporeans to be part of the pioneer team in Marina Bay Sands,' said MBS president Nigel Roberts.
The other integrated resort, Resorts World at Sentosa, has also been aggressively recruiting. It announced the hire of its first casino staff in March.
- The Straits Times
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