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HE NOTED THAT THIS SERVICE WAS ALSO USED BY GRADUATES OF LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTES WHO WERE IN EMPLOYMENT BUT WISHED TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE JOBS.
TO ENABLE IT TO BE OPERATED MORE EFFECTIVELY, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS PLANNING TO COMPUTERISE RECORDS OF JOB-SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS' VACANCY ORDERS SO THAT JOB-MATCHING CAN BE DONE THOROUGHLY AND MORE QUICKLY. IN ADDITION, IT ALSO PLANS TO CONDUCT A NUMBER OF JOB-HUNTING SEMINARS LATER THIS YEAR.
MR CHEN SAID THAT APART FROM CATERING TO THE MORE SOPHISTICATED NEEDS OF JOB-SEEKERS WITH UNIVERSITY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ALSO OPERATES A LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AND A CENTRAL RECRUITMENT UNIT.
+ ANY PERSON WHO IS LOOKING FOR A JOB, IRRESPECTIVE OF HIS BACKGROUND AND QUALIFICATIONS, MAY REGISTER AT ANY ONE OF THE 15 BRANCH OFFICES OF THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE,+ HE SAID.
+EMPLOYERS WISHING TO RECRUIT STAFF MAY ALSO CONTACT THE SERVICE BY TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON, GIVING PARTICULARS OF THE VACANT POSTS, SUCH AS TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, AND THE REQUIRED SKILLS, QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE.+
THE CENTRAL RECRUITMENT UNIT PROVIDES A SPECIAL SERVICE TO EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF VACANCIES. IT IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF JUNIOR STAFF IN THE CIVIL SERVICE SUCH AS WATCHMEN, PLUMBERS, LIFE-GUARDS, DRIVERS AND ELECTRICIANS.
LAST YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 166 152 REGISTRATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE AND 84 671 JOB VACANCIES NOTIFIED BY EMPLOYERS. AT THE SAME TIME, 191 569 REFERRALS TO EMPLOYERS FOR INTERVIEWS WERE MADE AND 39 899 PLACEMENTS RECORDED.
MR CHEN REITERATED THAT OPTIMISING THE USE OF HUMAN RESOURCES WAS THE UNDERLYING OBJECTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S VARIOUS EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
HOWEVER, HE STRESSED, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ULTIMATELY DEPENDED ON THE TYPE AND NUMBER OF VACANCIES OFFERED BY EMPLOYERS AS WELL AS ON THE QUALITY AND NUMBER OF JOB-SEEKERS REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
+UNDOUBTEDLY, IT IS A CASE OF THE MORE THE MERRIER' ON BOTH COUNTS, HE SAID.
+1 WOULD THEREFORE LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL ON PERSONNEL MANAGERS AND INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYERS TO MAKE FULL AND FREQUENT USE OF OUR FREE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SO THAT WE CAN PLAY OUR ROLE MORE EFFECTIVELY,
+WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN HELP, AND ARE TO FILL ALL LEVELS OF VACANCIES NOTIFIED TO US,
INDEED HELPING MR CHEN ADDED.
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