On November 9, the program "Connecting human resources with employers" - Job Link 2025 took place enthusiastically at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House, attracting more than 50 recruitment booths and expected 10,000 participants. At the forum, experts pointed out clear changes in the psychology and job search trends of young workers, raising urgent requirements for linking training with practical skills.
Young workers want to receive a weekly salary instead of a monthly salary
Dr. Pham Anh Thang, Deputy Chief of the Office of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Head of the Representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs Agency in Ho Chi Minh City, pointed out two notable job search trends of workers today.
First, young workers are tending to choose to work in units with the most flexible and least constrained income levels. Dr. Pham Anh Thang emphasized the difference compared to the previous generation: "Previously, workers needed long-term work with stable salaries. But now, wherever there is a higher income and better work, workers will move immediately".
Second, a strong change in thinking has appeared, when the current labor force does not like to receive monthly salary but tends to want to switch to receiving weekly salary. Grasping these trends is a key factor in helping training units orient human resources more effectively.
leveling labor market limitations
According to Dr. Duong Ton Thai Duong, Deputy Head of the Ho Chi Minh City National University Training Department, the current human resource development work must clearly recognize the new context, where the labor market is being flattened, competitive and shifting strongly. This, along with the requirements for developing new industries in the country and the pressure of constant changes from the market, forces learners to be equipped with high adaptive capacity and practical skills.
To respond to that challenge, Ho Chi Minh City National University has proactively transformed. The unit not only promotes interdisciplinary training, linking between institutions to form interdisciplinary knowledge and towards a lifelong learning spirit, but also orients the goal towards synergy. This spirit creates a close connection between Schools - Enterprises - State, forming an employment training ecosystem.
Ho Chi Minh City National University has increased the practice time in the program by 50%, especially focusing on digital abilities such as AI, Information Technology and foreign languages, helping learners minimize learning difficulties when graduating. However, to make these efforts most effective, the unit really hopes that the State will support the opening policy to effectively implement the ordering and co-creation mechanism.
