Scores turn out for Phuket Job Fair

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

Job seekers flocked to the Phuket Job Fair today in search of work. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- The concourse at the Baan & Beyond shopping mall on the bypass road was bustling with job seekers today (Aug 20) as the Phuket Employment Office held its Phuket Job Fair 2020.

 

More than 1,200 job vacancies were available at the event, where people seeking work and potential employers could discuss job opportunities with each other in person, explained Santi Nantasuwan, Chief of the Phuket Provincial Employment Office (PPEO).

 

The aim of the event was to accelerate the [economic] recovery, to stimulate the local economy and promote employment in the area, Mr Santi said.

 

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Scores? Multiples of 20 turned up for 1,200 jobs?  Things are clearly not as bad as we thought.

Any danger of me being offered a job here?

13 hours ago, stuarty said:

Scores? Multiples of 20 turned up for 1,200 jobs?  Things are clearly not as bad as we thought.

Perhaps there were sixty score? A better phrase might be "more people than you could shake a stick at."

There are longer lines at the food handouts...."Teach a man to fish..." and all that.

28 minutes ago, stuarty said:

There are longer lines at the food handouts...."Teach a man to fish..." and all that.

The food lines are a direct reflection of a lot of locals in Phuket, they are a very entitled race of people. They expect big money for minimum output and complete lack of customer service.

2020 :  this cannot be done online  + wuflu SCARE on top