Thousands turn out for hotel jobs

Some 5,000 job applicants on Sunday turn up at the Miracle Grand Convention Hotel in Lak Si district to apply for jobs. They were competing for 300 positions to work at another newly opened hotel of the the Miracle Group. (Miracle Grand Convention Hotel photo)
Some 5,000 job applicants on Sunday turn up at the Miracle Grand Convention Hotel in Lak Si district to apply for jobs. They were competing for 300 positions to work at another newly opened hotel of the the Miracle Group. (Miracle Grand Convention Hotel photo)

Thousands of job applicants on Sunday turned up at a hotel to apply for 300 new jobs.

At least 5,000 people were reported to have arrived at the Miracle Grand Convention Hotel in Lak Si district by 4am to apply for the jobs.



Some were reported to have slept at the hotel gate as they waited to apply at 8am.



The high turnout surprised executives of the hotel.

  
Miracle Group chairman Aswin Ingkakul ordered drinking water, snacks and food for them and arranged for the job application process to start one hour earlier to accommodate the crowds.

"We understand they are having hard times. So our staff members were ordered to treat them with respect," Mr Aswin said.



He said the mass turnout reflects the still slumbering economy.

The group has seen a 90% decline in visits from foreign tourists and other local clients during the Covid-19 lockdown.

"But things will get better," he said.


Salaries at the hotel start from 20,000 baht for low-level staff with possible 7,000-9,000 baht extra payments from service charges.

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Vocabulary

  • accommodate: to prepare what is needed for something - ปรับให้เข้ากับ, เปลี่ยนให้เหมาะกับ, จัดให้เหมาะ
  • economy: the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money in a particular country or region - เศรษฐกิจ
  • respect: a feeling of admiration that you have for someone/something because of their personal qualities, their achievements, or their status, and that you show by treating them in a polite and kind way - ความเคารพ, ความนับถือ
  • slumbering: sleeping - งีบหลับ
  • turnout: the number of people who come to an event or take part in an activity - ผู้ที่เข้าร่วม

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