Jobs site VietnamWorks forecasts demand for foreign workers to grow by 20 percent a year. (Photo: VNS/VNA)Ho Chi Minh City (VNS/VNA) — Foreign businessesin Vietnam have increasing need for expatriate workers since there is ashortage of skill locally, according to many recruitment companies.
Gaku Echizenya, CEO of Navigos Group, said: “Thanks to itsdynamic economic development, favourable geographical conditions, stablepolitical system, and many new free trade agreements, Vietnam is now an idealdestination for FDI.”
This is also accompanied by new challenges in the form ofemerging fields, and Vietnamese human resources fail to match employers’requirements in terms of both quantity and quality, he said.
VietnamWorks, a member of Navigos Group, predicts demand forforeign candidates to increase by 20 percent a year.
In this scenario, the biggest challenge for businesses ishow expatriates can quickly adapt to Vietnam's environment and culture,Echizenya said.
A recent Navigos survey on expatriates’ expectations andchallenges when working in Vietnam found more than half experiencing cultureshock due to the differences in the social value system, with 60 percent ofrespondents saying that they have not enrolled in induction courses exclusivelyfor foreigners.
They listed the top three causes as language barrier;conflict between perception and reality in terms of environment, local cultureand relations; and lack of understanding.
Asked about best things about working in Vietnam, therespondents listed new experience, better income and low cost of living, inaddition to geographic and political safety.
They came to work in Vietnam because of their interest innew cultural experiences and working environments.
Promotion at work was not a major factor, though they saidwork experience in Vietnam would help with promotions when they return to theirparent company. — VNS/VNA
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