To address acute labor shortages across the capital city’s key infrastructure projects, Hanoi will host a specialized job fair focusing on the construction, mechanical engineering, and transportation sectors on October 31, 2026.
The event is expected to gather 32 major enterprises and reputable contractors offering more than 8,000 competitive vacancies, providing immediate employment and on-site interview opportunities for job seekers.
The program will run in a hybrid format, combining in-person sessions with virtual connectivity across the Hanoi Employment Service Center network (including the main exchange floor and eight satellite exchanges). It will also establish labor-market information bridges with neighboring localities such as Phu Tho and Thai Nguyen.
The event aims to conduct in-depth interviews, screen applications, or directly recruit between 300 and 500 job seekers on-site.
Additionally, 13 universities, colleges, and vocational education institutions will take part to deliver career counseling and skills retraining programs designed to meet the technical demands of digital transformation and modern urban infrastructure development.
Earlier, the Hanoi Department of Home Affairs held a specialized conference to survey recruitment demand and facilitate labor supply-demand matching, evaluating current operational constraints and identifying solutions to hiring bottlenecks across the city's key construction investment projects.
Representatives from Project Management Boards and contractors shared current staffing realities along with several pressing challenges.
First, an acute shortage spanning both skilled technical personnel and manual labor. Representatives of the participating entities reported an acute shortage of engineers, technicians, and particularly operators for specialized construction machinery (such as excavators, bulldozers, and cranes). The ongoing reality of "having machinery but lacking operators" is directly impeding project timeline.
Second, cost-of-living and accommodation barriers. Multiple enterprises noted that high living expenses in Hanoi, combined with challenges in securing housing for migrant workers from other provinces, severely hinder their ability to attract and retain talent.
Third, barriers in accessing formal recruitment channels. Many contractors admitted to relying primarily on traditional hiring routes in the past—such as personal networks, word-of-mouth, or labor subcontractors—rather than engaging comprehensively with institutional employment exchange floors and the city's official employment portal, which constrained their candidate pools.
According to Mr. Nguyen Tay Nam, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Home Affairs, the second specialized job fair of 2026 for the construction, mechanical engineering, and transportation sectors reaffirms Hanoi’s strong commitment to building a modern, flexible, inclusive, and sustainable labor market.
The job fair will take place at the Hanoi Public Transport Vocational College (No. 186 Cau Dien Street, Tay Tuu Ward, Hanoi).
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