Successful Job Movement Up 21% in Q2 2021 from Q1: Michael Page Thailand

BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach – 27 August 2021 – Global recruitment specialists Michael Page Thailand witnessed the number of successful job moves rise in Q2 2021
compared to Q1 with an overall 21% increase. According to job placement data
shared by Michael Page, growth was also observed within sectors such as Technology
(up 83%), Consumer, Healthcare & Life Sciences (up 50%) and Industrial
& Manufacturing (up 44%).

Kristoffer Paludan, Regional Director of Michael
Page Thailand

Kristoffer
Paludan, Regional
Director of Michael Page Thailand observes, “The
COVID-19 pandemic has required businesses to adopt digitisation. Over the
course of last year and the first 6 months of 2021 it’s been impressive to see
how well our customers in Thailand have adapted to the increase in digital
demands. The virtualisation of businesses and the adoption of cloud access have
allowed businesses to get as close to ‘business as usual’ as possible.” 

This has no
doubt surged the job movement in the technology space which is up by 83% quarter
on quarter (H1 2021). “A large part of this forward momentum is driven by the country’s
blossoming tech start-up community and the e-commerce marketplace, which is in
turn supported by a comprehensive, well-established last mile logistics and
supply chain network. comments Kristoffer Paludan.

Equally
optimistic, job placements in consumer, healthcare & life sciences have
seen a 50% increase. According to the Michael
Page Thailand Talent Trends 2021 report, the
COVID-19 pandemic has certainly renewed the focus on the Healthcare & Life
Sciences industry. As an example, the med-tech market in Thailand, has seen
significant growth in 2020 and 2021 and our expectation is that this trend will
continue.

Hiring within
industrial & manufacturing also rose 44% in Q2 2021 led by a resurgence of
the automotive sector and some continued strong performances in food
manufacturing, chemical and electronics. Automation
and the continued investment in sustainable practises, has become one of the
top pillars of investment for the Manufacturing industry, in line with the Thai
government’s 4.0 strategy. Naturally, businesses are focused on cost efficiencies
and operational excellence to improve productivity and companies continue to
invest in this area through people and technology,” says Kristoffer
Paludan.

Source: Michael Page Thailand proprietary data