Taiwan- Jobseekers rise 16% since New Year break: 104- February 23, 2011

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia-taiwan/2011/02/23/292181/Jobseekers-rise.htm

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Jobseekers increased by 16 percent over the two-week period after the Lunar New Year break, and over 40 percent of them were those seeking to change jobs, said 104 Jobs Bank yesterday, citing its own website.

According to 104, a total of 295,000 people were looking for jobs through the company's website, and 380,000 positions were available, the highest for the post-Lunar New Year period.

Of the 295,000, some 110,000, or 42 percent, were those seeking to change jobs, the second highest figure since 2005, 104 said.

The 295,000 figure was an increase of 16 percent prior to the New Year holiday, and the top five industries that job aspirants want to get into were: optoelectronics, semiconductor, electronic parts and components, computer and consumer electronics manufacturing, and software and networking.

“It's obvious most people want to enter the information technology industry, after the global financial crisis,” said Fang Kuang-wei, public relations director of 104. “Yet hiring needs are also high in other industries, for example food and beverage, warehousing and logistics, and leisure industries. We advise people to look for opportunities in those sectors as well.”

He also urged jobseekers to be more active, saying that on average, a person will get a job after sending 25 resumes and having five interviews.