Job Opportunities in the Changing World
Finding a job was challenging even before the Covid-19 pandemic. In the digital age, the job market has moved in a new direction.
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Job seekers packed the Sultan Suriansyah Building after the opening of the 2020 job fair in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Wednesday (26/2/2020). 57 companies participated in the job fair and provided 2,744 job vacancies.
Finding a job was challenging even before the Covid-19 pandemic. In the digital age, the job market has moved in a new direction. However, history has taught us that even in the most devastating times of change, there are always opportunities.
In the past year, the labor market has experienced a severe shock due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Companies affected by the pandemic have had lay off workers to survive the crisis. According the Manpower Ministry, the number of workers who lost their jobs reached more than 3.5 million people as of July 31, 2020.