Businesses favor young workers
Mr. Vu Quang Thanh - Deputy Director of Hanoi Employment Service Center - said that the recent job transaction session in Dong Da, Kim Lien, Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam, O Cho Dua, Lang wards had 42 participating businesses with 1,895 recruitment targets.
Businesses participating in the session such as Jollibee Vietnam Co., Ltd., Funa AI Vietnam Co., Ltd., Vinfast Trang An Dong Da, Dai Lam Moc Group Co., Ltd., Funa AI Vietnam Co., Ltd.... are recruiting for many positions, with diverse occupations such as engineers, technical staff, cooks, kitchen assistants, receptionists, waiters, sales staff, IT staff... Notably, the recruitment demand for the age group from 30 and under is the highest with 845/1,895 targets.
Ms. Tran Diep Anh - Head of recruitment department of a business participating in the session - said that her company recruited 27 job positions at the session, of which 24 positions recruited workers under 30 years old.
We prioritize recruiting personnel under 30 years old because this is a young workforce, with good health, quickly adapting to the working environment, dynamic and ready to meet the requirements of time, intensity as well as working conditions of the business. Businesses are willing to skip the probation period and pay commensurate salaries to candidates who meet our requirements" - Ms. Diep Anh said.
The survey results of the Hanoi Employment Service Center with workers participating in the session showed that job search aspirations are concentrated in industry groups such as restaurants - hotels, engineering - engineers, business - marketing... Basically, labor supply and demand are matching, the aspirations of workers meet the wishes of businesses.
In addition, businesses with the highest recruitment demand are the group of workers with intermediate level - technical workers with 983/1,895 targets; college - university level and above has 395/1,895 targets; high school level and above is 517 targets.
Targets with high income from 15 million VND/month or more have 419 targets; income from 10-15 million VND/month has 785 targets.
Secrets to recruiting workers
In August 2026, the total labor supply of Hanoi is 42,900 people. Among them, the group with university degrees or higher accounts for 36.2%; the job search force is mainly concentrated in the 35-54 age group (accounting for 47.3%) and the 25-34 age group (accounting for 36.8%). The desired salary level of candidates is most concentrated in the range of 10-20 million VND (48.6%) and the range of 5-10 million VND (43.3%). Also in August 2026, the whole city has created jobs for 19,900 workers.
In September, the Capital's labor market continues to be vibrant, construction & infrastructure; wholesale and retail, marketing & communication are industries that are forecast to continue to maintain their attractiveness to the young labor force.
To transform the abundant recruitment demand into real job opportunities for workers under 30 years old, Mr. Vu Quang Thanh recommends that young workers need to focus on 3 core factors.
Standardize practical skills and working attitude in the context that many businesses prioritize the group under 30 years old for sensitivity, quick adaptation and appropriate opportunity costs. However, the decisive factor to retain recruiters is meticulousness, commitment and sense of responsibility. Candidates need to prove their actual working ability instead of just relying on qualifications.
Actively improve "soft skills" and digital skills. In service positions (reception, business) or technical positions (IT, engineer), communication, teamwork, problem solving and foreign languages are outstanding competitive advantages.
In addition, proactively updating new digital tools in the industry will help young candidates score strongly.
