Job scene changes in post-Covid era

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Job scene changes in post-Covid era

By The Nation

 

 

The Government Public Relations Department on Friday (August 7) revealed the top 10 skills needed the most in the labour market during the post-Covid era based on data collected from three employment websites, namely JobsDM, JobBKK, and JobThai.

 

 

The top 10 jobs going are:

 

1. Salespersons for stores, telesales, websites, insurance and product information providers;

 

2. Transport and warehouse officers who can work in shifts;

 

3. Information Technology, such as programmers, software developers, website developers and system administrators;

 

4. Engineers – demand for engineers is high because foreign companies that use Thailand as a production base need them to manage factories, supervise maintenance of standards and machines for production efficiency;

 

5. Technicians, such as electricians, electronic technicians and mechanics, who play an important role in production;

 

6. Accountants for specialised knowledge to support tax filing or budgeting;

 

7. Finance officers as they are responsible for billing, trading, debt collection, debt repayment and managing a company’s liabilities;

 

8. Assistant clerical and purchasing officers are required for coordination and paperwork;

 

9. Customer service and reception officers are needed to provide information and after-sales service to customers as well as to man telephones in call centres;

 

10. Marketing and PR officers who can work with sales and product development teams in using different advertising channels to meet consumers’ needs.

 

Though there are plenty of jobs available for people with the abovementioned skills, the unemployment figures in the country are still worrisome.

 

Meanwhile, Assoc Prof Dr Somchai Phakaphatwiwat, an independent economics scholar, said businesses likely to grow in the post-Covid era are:

1. Information technology: Many businesses are having to rely on websites, applications and blockchain technology to operate their business.

 

2. Edibles and food delivery: This business is growing quickly because people are having to work from home due to the Covid-19 crisis.

 

3. Online teaching: The Covid-19 crisis is encouraging people to learn new skills online, such as cooking, artwork, singing, exercising to name a few.

 

Somchai added that the businesses that have to improve in the post-Covid era are:

 

1. Retail: Businesses will have to start providing online services because people prefer to shop online now.

 

2. Supply chain: Procuring methods will change due to changes in transportation and the moving of production bases.

 

3. Financial business: Investors will diversify their portfolios to cut down on risks.

 

4. Banks and financial institutions: They will need to cut down on branches and employees soon as people are opting for e-banking services.

 

He said the businesses that will suffer the most are hotels, restaurants, spas, factories and especially companies that face liquidity issues.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392619

 

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[trainman34014]

Lol; 'Accounting Staff Wanted'...Must be able to count to more than ten without a calculator !

 

'Finance Officer Wanted'....Must be able to Cook Books at every opportunity !

[mommysboy]

A 'demanding job' is one that is arduous and perhaps time consuming; they mean 'in demand'.

 

I'd like to know the ratio of vacancies to applications - I imagine the former has dramatically decreased while the latter has gone sky high.

 

 

[sammieuk1]

The last three on that list will never be filled just to demanding unless you count saying "no have Mr" then the jobs yours????

[GreasyFingers]

I think Somchai has been reading falang websites.

[elliss]

 

 Have noticed many massage parlours , have new younger staff, a growth industry ..

  Work in hand , seems to be the New World order ..

 

 

Edited August 8, 2020 by elliss

[Deli]

Nr.5 is impossible to fill in here

[DrTuner]

Competent people will always have some work, or create it for themselves. Not many of them around here.

[mommysboy]

39 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Competent people will always have some work, or create it for themselves. Not many of them around here.

 

I don't think you are grasping the reality of the situation.  The logic here is also that if someone doesn't have work then he/she is incompetent. 

[Rhys]

Thief... will grow across all strata here..

Edited August 8, 2020 by Rhys

[tjo o tjim]

They had me until “blockchain.”  

[yellowboat]

7 hours ago, tjo o tjim said:

They had me until “blockchain.”  

“Blockchain” is now a Thai buzzword for database.  

 

The lists looks the same as lists prior to the virus.   Wonder why I can find technicians in Thailand and they cannot. ????  

Edited August 9, 2020 by yellowboat

[mikebell]

Salespersons!  Check out Thaiwatsadu they've got hundreds all doing nothing but hiding from customers; checking out their phones;enjoying the A/C.  The only product knowledge they need is the ability to chant 'No have' on the few occasions they accidentally meet up with a customer.

There are no technicians or engineers left in Thailand.

[Almer]

30 minutes ago, mikebell said:

Salespersons!  Check out Thaiwatsadu they've got hundreds all doing nothing but hiding from customers; checking out their phones;enjoying the A/C.  The only product knowledge they need is the ability to chant 'No have' on the few occasions they accidentally meet up with a customer.

There are no technicians or engineers left in Thailand.

Yes my experiences to a T.

[herfiehandbag]

Do they actually need to employ people to actually make the products which all these jobs are to manage?

 

I didn't put that very clearly did I - lots of job vacancies to administer, sell and manage, what about making things?

Edited August 9, 2020 by herfiehandbag

[DrTuner]

17 hours ago, mommysboy said:

I don't think you are grasping the reality of the situation.  The logic here is also that if someone doesn't have work then he/she is incompetent. 

That's pretty sound logic. I've been through three large recessions, 1990's, after CCCP fell and Finland had to devalue it's currency (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_1990s_depression_in_Finland), 2000 IT bubble pop and 2008 bank crash. Now covid. They happen at pretty regular intervals, a man with a normal lifespan will go through several. Proper planning prevents falling into abyss.

 

Each time came out stronger than going in, simply because I had prepared and used the time in the dip to get ready for the next upswing. Which is again exactly how I'm positioning myself in now. After this dip there will be a monumental upswing, those that downscaled and moved into liquid assets when they saw it coming are going to be the ones that get in early and reap the benefits.

 

It's fairly simple to set up a company and bootstrap it while living modestly, for example. If you are competent, you'll make it happen, regardless of market conditions. Just don't buy the latest iPhone or take credit of any sort for any kind of consumable you don't absolutely need. 

Edited August 9, 2020 by DrTuner