Hiring & Building Your Team
·
15 min
Hiring Vietnamese Staff — Where to Find Them
The best channels to find talent in Vietnam for different roles and salary levels.
Hiring Vietnamese Staff
Vietnam has a young, educated, motivated workforce — but finding the right people requires using the right channels. Here is what works by role type.
Recruitment Channels by Role
| Role Type | Best Channels |
|---|---|
| Professional / office roles | VietnamWorks, TopCV, LinkedIn, CareerViet |
| F&B staff (servers, baristas) | Facebook groups ("Tuyển dụng HCM"), ViecLam.vn, referrals |
| Tech / developers | ITviec.com, TopDev, LinkedIn, HackerRank Vietnam |
| Interns / fresh graduates | University job boards (FTU, RMIT, UEH), Facebook groups |
| Bilingual / expat roles | Expat Facebook groups, Craigslist, LinkedIn, word of mouth |
Salary Benchmarks 2024 (HCMC)
| Role | Monthly salary range |
|---|---|
| Entry-level office (fresh grad) | $300–500 |
| Experienced professional (3–5 yrs) | $700–1,500 |
| Senior manager (8+ yrs, bilingual) | $1,500–4,000 |
| F&B server / barista | $200–350 + tips |
| Software developer (mid-level) | $1,000–2,500 |
| English-Vietnamese interpreter | $500–900 |
What Vietnamese Candidates Value
- Career development — more important than salary for younger candidates; they want to learn
- Stability — a well-structured company with clear processes signals long-term security
- Working environment — clean, air-conditioned, pleasant workplace matters greatly
- Bonus structure — the Tết (Lunar New Year) bonus (1–3 months salary) is an expectation, not a surprise
The best hires in Vietnam come through referrals. Ask your first 2–3 employees to refer people from their network. Vietnamese professionals trust their social circle — who they recommend reflects on them, so the quality of referrals is typically high.