FAQ

Registration

After registration, you can enjoy the employment services provided by our Job Centres as well as the Telephone Employment Service Centre. You can also enjoy all member's exclusive functions of our website, including:

  1. saving your selected jobs to "My Clipped Jobs" for future use and reference;
  2. receiving regular "Job Alert" by email with the most up-to-date and suitable vacancies received by the Labour Department;
  3. building/uploading your resume to our website for job application using "Apply Online";
  4. reviewing your application history/ referral record; and
  5. keeping your job-related information for employers' review.

All services provided by our website are free of charge.

You can click "User Registration" at the right upper side of the main page, and choose "Job Seeker". You may then complete the registration form by following the instructions. For details, please click here.

Yes. Simply click "User Registration" at the right upper side of the main page and choose "Job Seeker". After completing the registration form, the system will link up with your record at Job Centre. You can then enjoy the services of our website, the Job Centres as well as the Telephone Employment Service Centre.

No. Your personal particulars including your name, telephone numbers and correspondence address will not be shown on our website. Only your job related information, such as education background, skills and job preference will be displayed.

Our service is only offered to job seekers who are legally employable in Hong Kong. People who do not have the right of abode or right to land in Hong Kong have to apply for visa or entry permit before they can come to Hong Kong for employment. For information about visa application for employment in Hong Kong, please visit the website of the Immigration Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at https://www.immd.gov.hk. If you have further enquiry, you may contact the Immigration Department at enquiry@immd.gov.hk.

Please input your English name and date of birth exactly the same as printed on your Hong Kong Identity Card.

"Login Name" will be used to login our website. It can be any combination of English characters, numbers or underscore only.

Your "Login Name" cannot be changed after confirmation.

Yes. You can change your "Password" by choosing "Change Password" at right upper side after login.

You can click "Job Seeker" at upper left side of any pages and then choose "Forget Password" under "User Area". After you input the required information, our system will send the "Login Name" and "Password" to your registered email address separately. For details, please click here.

Registered job seekers can login and go to "My Profile" to amend their registration record by clicking "Update Profile".

Job Search and Application

You can search/view jobs by using the following functions on the main page.

Quick Search

The "Quick Search" tool provides a speedy way for searching your target jobs. Simply choose your search criteria, like Job Type, Industry, Working Location and Salary Range or type in keyword(s) that describe your target jobs and press "Search".

Advanced Search

You can retrieve a specific job order by inputting its Job Order Number or keyword(s). You can also fill in your search criteria like salary, relevant experience, etc. in the Detailed Search Form and press "Search". A list of jobs satisfying your criteria will appear.

Lists of Vacancies

You can use the Lists of Vacancies on the main page to search job vacancies of specific job category. Jobs are categorised into Job Type, Industry and Working Location. Click on the category of interest to show the list of relevant job vacancies.

Job Fairs

"Job Fairs" displays details of the coming recruitment activities held by the 11 job centres and three recruitment centres (including the vacancies information of the recruitment activities) under the Labour Department.

Job Calendar

Click on the selected date on the job calendar to show the job vacancies posted on that date (not including Government Non-civil Service Contract Post).

Dedicated Webpages on Vacancies

You may view vacancies of your preferred theme.

Dedicated Webpages

You may view vacancies of different industries/ themes through the vacancy searching function in individual webpages.

To facilitate job seekers to search target jobs and employers to recruit suitable employees, the employer's trade of the job orders displayed in this website is classified according to the following.

List of Industry Classification of the Employer

During office hour of every working day, jobs information would be updated every now and then.

You may use the "Advanced Search" function on the main page to add your search criteria according to your preference.

You may use the "Advanced Search" function on the main page to reduce part(s) of your search criteria in order to broaden your search results.

Yes. You may sort the search result based on the posted date, salary, relevant experience or education level of the matched jobs at left hand side of the page where the results are displayed. When viewing the Job List, you may also click the "Triangle Button" next to the posted date, salary, relevant experience or education level to sort the search result accordingly.

If contact means of the employers are not displayed, you have to use the referral service of the Labour Department to apply for the jobs. Please do not email resume to our website. Job seekers who have already registered at this website or Job Centres in the past two years may approach our Job Centres or call the Telephone Employment Service Hotline 2969 0888 for referral service of the Labour Department.

Yes. Registered job seekers can go to "My Profile" to subscribe "Job Alert" and save their search criteria after login. Our computer system will conduct regular job match for you and deliver the matched jobs to you by email.

Please inform the staff of any Job Centre of the Labour Department as soon as possible for taking follow-up action. Job cards on this website and in the Job Centres only display key information of job vacancies provided by the employers. When applying for jobs and attending job interviews, you should get detailed information from the employer concerned on the scope of responsibilities, entry requirements, terms of employment (including method of calculating wages, wage period, rest day arrangements, etc.) and other fringe benefits of the applied posts so as to make the best decision. You should pay attention to the employment terms and conditions when considering whether to accept the employment offer. You are also advised to consult your family members, friends or the Labour Department if there are any terms unclear or considered unfavourable to you.

Yes. We actively follow up with employers on the vacancy status and keep the vacancy information up-to-date. However, some employers cannot promptly inform us of changes on vacancy information because of different reasons. As a result, information of individual vacancies may not be kept updated. If you find that a displayed vacancy has already been filled or there has been change(s) in information, please inform the staff of our Job Centres. We will follow up accordingly.

If you get a job successfully through our website, please choose "Report Found Work" to fill in the details of the job for our reference.

Registration

"General Employers" can enjoy the following services after registration:

  1. View posted vacancy and select candidates;
  2. Save incomplete vacancy information to draft;
  3. Auto-fill profile information when posting vacancy;
  4. Copy previously posted vacancy for posting new vacancy order; and
  5. Amend or cancel vacancy.

All services provided by our website are free of charge.

You can click "User Registration" at the right upper side of the main page, and choose "Employer". You may complete the registration form by following the instructions. For details, please click here.

You can select "Login Name" and "Password" of your own choice. "Login Name" should include English alphabet and numbers only. No space is allowed.
"Password" must fulfil all of the following requirements

  1. 10-20 characters
  2. Contains at least one uppercase letter (A-Z)
  3. Contains at least one lowercase letter (a-z)
  4. Contains at least one number (0-9)
  5. Contains NO special characters

"Login Name" cannot be changed after confirmation.

Yes. You can change your "Password" by choosing "Change Password" at right upper side after login.

Please click "Employer" at upper left side of any pages. You may choose "Forget Password" under "User Area". After you input the information required, our system will send the password to you by email upon verification of your details.

Registered employers can login and go to "My Profile" to amend the email address, size of employment and information of contact person by clicking "Update". If you wish to amend other information, please contact the Job Vacancy Processing Centre at 2503 3377.

Recruitment

Both registered employers and employers not yet registered can post vacancy through our website. For registered employers after login, the company information, including company name and address, will be loaded to the Vacancy Order Form automatically. Registered employers can also post new vacancy through copying the information of previously posted vacancy to save time in filling the entire form once again. You can select the relevant posted vacancy at "My Home" and click "Copy and Post". Employers not yet registered can click "Employer" at top left corner on any pages and choose "Post Vacancy" to fill in and submit the Vacancy Order Form.

After submitting the form, the screen displays an 8-digit reference number (e.g. 20000123). After your job vacancy is processed and posted, Job Vacancy Processing Centre will inform you of the Job Order number (e.g. 11-10-0099999) by fax (if fax number is provided). If you have any questions, please contact Job Vacancy Processing Centre at 2503 3377.

To facilitate job seekers to search target jobs and employers to recruit suitable employees, the employer's trade of the job orders displayed in this website is classified according to the following :

List of Industry Classification of the Employer

Registered employers can use "Vacancy Linkup" to link up their active vacancies with their registration record. Once vacancy is linked up, they can view the vacancy details or select candidates.

Please choose "Vacancy Linkup" after login. Enter the Job Order Number (e.g. 11-10-0099999) and Business Registration Certificate Number (BRN, e.g. 12345678). Click "Link" and then click "Back" after successful link up. If you do not have BRN, please enter Job Order Number and click "Link". We will contact you after verification.

Registered employers can go to "My Home" and click "Amend Vacancy Order" or "Cancel Vacancy Order" to amend or cancel live vacancies. You can choose the suitable Job Order Number and amend the details or choose to cancel the vacancy. The Job Vacancy Processing Centre will then follow up your request.

If you have not yet registered or you want to amend/cancel vacancy immediately, please contact Job Vacancy Processing Centre at 2503 3377.

(Note: "Select Candidates" function is available to registered "General Employers" only)

Employers not yet registered have to first register before selecting candidates. Registered employers can go to "My Home" and click "Select Candidates" to search suitable job seekers after the vacancy is posted.

If you have posted the vacancy and got the Job Order Number, please click "Vacancy Linkup" to link it with your registration. Then you can search for candidates' information.

You can enter your Candidate Selection Criteria, like relevant experience, education level and skills, etc. and then press "Search" in the search form. Candidates matching your search criteria will be displayed. After the employer has selected desired candidates, we will inform the selected candidates about the vacancy information. Interested candidates will reach you directly through the contact means shown on the vacancy information (if any) or contact the placement officers of the Labour Department for application.

You can click "Back to Selected Criteria" on the result page to tighten the search criteria.

You can click "Back to Selected Criteria" on the result page to relax the search criteria.

Yes. You may sort the search result by salary, relevant experience or education level. You can define the sorting criteria when you fill in the search form or at the "Search Result" page.