Job Advertisements on MyCareersFuture Portal and Vacancies Filled
Ministry of ManpowerSpeakers
Summary
This question concerns statistics on job vacancies and applicant outcomes on the MyCareersFuture (MCF) portal as raised by Mr Leong Mun Wai. Minister Dr Tan See Leng reported an average of 112,600 daily vacancies from 2020 to 2022, primarily in administrative, information, and professional services. He clarified that only Singapore residents can apply via the portal and noted an average ratio of one applicant for every five vacancies. While interview and placement data are not mandatory for employers to report, half of the 240,000 annual active users found jobs within six months. Of those who did not secure new employment within that period, nearly eight in 10 were already employed at the time of application.
Transcript
27 Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Manpower for each year since 2020, broken down by each career sector respectively (a) how many job vacancies have been advertised on the MyCareersFuture portal; (b) what is the median number of resident and non-resident applicants per job; (c) what is the median number of resident and non-resident applicants who are selected for interviews; and (d) how many job vacancies have been filled to date.
Dr Tan See Leng: Only Singapore residents can apply for jobs on the MyCareersFuture (MCF) portal. MCF serves both unemployed individuals looking for a job as well as employed individuals looking for a new job. The majority of users are employed.
From 2020 to 2022, an average of 112,600 vacancies was posted on MCF daily. Most of these vacancies are from administrative and support services (27%), information and communications (13%), professional services (10%), accommodation and food services (9%) and manufacturing (9%).
There has been, on average, one applicant for every five job vacancies posted on MCF over this period.
Information with regard to selection for interviews and number of filled vacancies is not available as employers are not required to report such data. Moreover, employers and jobseekers adopt multiple recruitment and job search strategies simultaneously, and do not rely on any single portal.
Hence, we should look more holistically at the proportion of active MCF users who have found jobs, as it reflects the outcomes of their job search across all channels. From 2020 to 2021, on average, there have been about 240,000 active local MCF users each year, of which about half found new jobs within six months. Of those who did not find new jobs within six months, close to eight in 10 were already employed at point of application.