7,800 apply for 1000 dealer jobs at IR

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</TD></TR><TR><TD><!-- headline one : start --></TD></TR><TR><TD>7,800 apply for jobs at IR <!--10 min-->
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INSPIRED by a holiday in Las Vegas four years ago, Mr John Ng, 24, decided to take a gamble and apply for a job during the Marina Bay Sands job fair at the Suntec City Convention Centre, held over the weekend.
The integrated resort, due to open next year, received 7,800 applications for the more than 1,000 dealer positions it offered.
About 80 per cent of those keen were Singaporeans.
The management would not comment on the sudden surge from those wanting to apply for work at the resort.
Mr Ng, who quit his job as an estate agent last year to travel around the region, said: 'I am about 60 per cent sure I will get an interview. If I do, I think my personality and communication skills will make me stand out.'
Former sales assistant, Ms Han Li Na, 26, said she applied to 'try something different'.
The Chinese national, who said she had yet to place a bet in her life, added: 'I have never been into a casino, I don't really have any idea of what it will be like.'
Mr Ken Davie, senior vice-president for casino operations at Marina Bay Sands, said: 'We are very happy and encouraged by the response. We will focus on these local applicants to fill the remaining dealer positions.'

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[Watchman]

Is our Singapore Straits Times lying through their teeth or Mr Lee and Ayoyo having a one time ?

Always lying that Singaporeans not interested in the jobs but not releasing the numbers being offered !

 

[singveld]

i think only good looking people who have no criminal record have a chance.

also young people . look at our airline and the west one. the asian airline only have young nice looking people and west one have mix of old and young.

so i think singapore casino will have young good looking dealer unless they have many years of experience in las vegas, genting etc.

sinkies with no experience, i think very hard to get a job.

 

[Watchman]

You mean sinkies all look ugly and demand the moon ?

 

[singveld]

no, not all, but most, cannot compare to young and cheap FT.

 

[Leongsam]

Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
July 30, 2009
Casino jobs are not hot

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<!-- headline one : start --> <!-- headline one : end --> <!-- Author --> <!-- show image if available --> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr></tr> <tr> </tr> <tr> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold">By Lim Wei Chean

</td></tr> </tbody></table> <!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--> MARINA Bay Sands is having more difficulty than anticipated in filling up its casino positions with Singaporeans. It has filled only 2,000 out of 4,500 gaming positions.


It is holding a recruitment fair this weekend at Suntec Convention Hall 603, as a last ditch effort to get Singaporeans to apply for casino jobs, in particular, dealer positions.


Mr Ken Davie, senior vice-president of casino operations at the Marina Bay integrated resort, said: "We'd expected to fill all the positions by now... But we had not had the response expected because gaming is very new in Singapore. We don't think Singaporeans understand what the industry is quite about."


Marina Bay has filled only 1,500 of about 2,700 vacancies for croupiers. Of the remaining 1,800 vacancies for other gaming positions like cage cashiers, VIP hosts and slot attendants, it has hired 500 Singaporeans to date.


Mr Davie said they have never run into so much trouble filling the casino positions elsewhere in Macau or Las Vegas as here in Singapore, probably because this industry is entirely new to the market.
One of the biggest stumbling blocks could be the lack of understanding of what a dealer job would entail, the career progression for such a job and the necessity to work shifts, he added.


He said the job is an exciting one with clear career progression. A dealer's basic pay starts at $1,800, excluding tips, which could well add up to $2,500 in a good month. From being a dealer, one could progress to inspector, then to pit manager and finally to shift manager.


To qualify for a dealer post, one has to pass a basic Mathematics test, not be colour blind and have good customer service.


Mr Davie is hoping that by this weekend, thousands more will apply so they can fill the positions with as many Singaporeans as possible. Failing to get the Singaporeans means the company would have to explore other options like opening up the positions to foreigners, which the IR has received applications for but has not considered them since the main priority now is to hire Singaporeans.