Women looking at their smartphones while walking together outside a shopping mall in Bangkok. (File photo: AFP) This is according to research findings commissioned by Google and Temasek which were released on Monday (Nov 19). The jobs will be created to cope with the projected growth in e-commerce logistics, as well as in ride-hailing and food delivery services, the study said. The value of Southeast Asia's Internet economy is expected to exceed US$240 billion by 2025, a fifth more than previously estimated, the Google-Temasek research found. It estimated that the gross merchandise value (GMV) of the region's Internet economy reached US$72 billion in 2018, rising 37 per cent from the year earlier. The GMV for e-commerce alone in the region will exceed US$23 billion this year, the report said. The study, first published in 2016, encompasses ride-hailing, e-commerce, online travel and online media. The latest report adds new sectors such as online food delivery, as well as … [Read more...] about Internet economy to create 1.7 million full time jobs in Southeast Asia by 2025: Study
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Thousands part-time jobs for students during Tet holiday
Over 3,000 part-time jobs are available for students for the coming Tet holiday, said the Ho Chi Minh City Student Support Centre. The jobs include mainly services in entertainment centres, sales or marketing at shopping centres and fairs within the Tet holiday. At present, few students look for jobs as they are taking exams in universities, said Phung Thi Thuy Trang from the centre. She added that businesses and companies are studying the ability of students and they will sign employment contracts with the centre in a couple of days. Meaning the number of jobs for students will soar. Source: TT Translated by Duy Minh … [Read more...] about Thousands part-time jobs for students during Tet holiday
Having part-time jobs during Tet season
From early December, lunar calendar to The Lunar New Year, students are busy with part-time jobs to help themselves with later academic expenses, also to gain interesting working experiences, which, for them is luck. Working at the supermarket is many students' choice during the time pre-Tet During the very last months of the year, students no longer find it hard to look for jobs, due to the "thirst" of helpers of market stall owners, even those at the supermarkets. At the end of December, Duong Van Huy (Xuan Son Nam commune, Dong Xuan district), a student of Phu yen university, has a part -time job, afternoon shift, at Co.op Mart supermarket. Nguyen Thi Hanh (An Dinh commune, Tuy An district), a student at TuyHoaIndustyCollege, finds herself a job at Tuy Hoa market . Hanh said: "My exam time is in the morning, so I find a job in the afternoon, lesson revising is at night time. I was surely exhausted at the very first time as I did not use to do that, … [Read more...] about Having part-time jobs during Tet season
College students and part-time jobs.
HanoiTimes-College students nowadays can have a lot of choices in finding part-time jobs which allow them to apply what they are learning at university. It is very difficult for them to do so a few years ago. Online business jobs Some students, who have the business potential, realize the usefulness of internet and quickly use it as a business tool to get money. Ngoc Linh, a student of RMITUniversity, has a part-time job of selling Korean jewelry online. Her products are abundant in quantity and good in quality. The idea came up with her when she were surfing the net. She realized that clothes are popularly sold online but jewelry is not. Then she decided to sell this item on her website. Duc Trung, a student of Hanoi Business and TechnologyUniversity, got easier to find his part-time job. Being capable of designing and painting, he was employed as a designer, focusing on designing leaflet, advertising poster, banner web. With an average payment of VND 1.8 … [Read more...] about College students and part-time jobs.
Summer holidays-ideal time for part-time jobs
As summer holidays draw near, students rush to apply for part-time jobs to earn extra money for their school fees for the following academic year as well as gain necessary experience related to their future careers. Although students work at flexible hours and accept low wages, they still face a barrage of problems when seeking recruitment information, especially those who are visiting a job fair for the very first time. Standing in front of the recruitment board at the Student Support Center, Ngoc The, a student of Cultural Art College, is very confused in selecting a suitable job for summer. Ngoc The is not very interested in the salary but considers timing and suitability a major decisive factor. Meantime, Tram Anh, a student of Saigon University, quickly decided to work in a restaurant as she wants to practice her language and communication skills. Thuy Duong from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities is very lucky as she first applied to work part-time in a … [Read more...] about Summer holidays-ideal time for part-time jobs