Ms. Pham Thi Ly (38 years old, Bac Ninh) said that she used to work in Dong Nai. After returning to her hometown to work, with her available experience in the garment industry, she was prioritized for recruitment by most garment companies in the area.
The tailoring profession requires meticulousness, dexterity and sharp eyes, if you don't have experience, companies usually only recruit under 35 years old for easy training. When you have experience, over 40 years old are still very trusted" - Ms. Ly said.
With experience, Ms. Ly has more opportunities to choose companies with good salary and bonus policies to work. Currently, her average salary is about 11 million VND/month, only 1 million VND lower than the old company in Dong Nai.
According to Ms. Ly, now there are many companies established in the countryside, while the number of workers is decreasing. Finding workers is already difficult, recruiting skilled people is even more difficult, so companies are hunting very enthusiastically even though they are old.
Although she is 48 years old, after quitting her job at her old company, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong (Ninh Binh) can still easily find a job without encountering difficulties as before.
“Previously, it was very difficult for me to find a job at my age, but now as long as I am healthy enough, I can be hired. My neighbor next door is 45 years old, has never had work experience, but when she went for an interview, she was also hired” - Ms. Phuong said.
Even, according to Ms. Phuong, companies are currently offering many more practical and comfortable policies in the way of working. The purpose is to attract workers as well as retain people who are working because recruiting new people is now very difficult and no longer as easy as before.
Not only manual laborers, but also intellectual laborers are very sought after when returning to their hometowns, even though in the city it is quite difficult to find a satisfactory job.
Ms. Pham Thi Oanh (35 years old, Ninh Binh) said that at the beginning of 2025, she had quite a difficult time finding a job related to the field of marketing. The reason given by the recruiter was that she was old and no longer sensitive to modern trends, although she had many years of experience in the profession.
After interviewing many places, Ms. Oanh agreed to work with a salary equal to that of a young person with moderate experience. In October 2025, Ms. Oanh resigned and returned to her hometown to do a similar job with equal benefits.
In Hanoi, I am paid a salary of 10 million VND/month, but working in the suburbs, my income is also paid 10 million VND. Working in the countryside, this salary is equivalent to nearly 15 million VND in the city" - Ms. Oanh said.
According to Ms. Oanh, in remote provinces, the capacity is quite good but is still highly valued. Because with this experience, it is still very necessary to help businesses compete with other units in the region.
Besides, Ms. Oanh said that experienced marketing workers in the province are usually quite few. The reason is that most of them have gone to big cities to work. Therefore, when there are "talented people", especially potential candidates from big cities, businesses prioritize recruitment.
If you are too stressed in the city or have difficulty finding a job, try returning to your hometown because companies in the region are also very developed now. However, you need to equip yourself with a solid bag of experience before returning to have the opportunity to be hired and develop in the future" - Ms. Oanh gave advice.
