[Contact: Rebecca Liu 51job, Inc. Announces Board Change SHANGHAI, China, October 9, 2012 51job, Inc. (Nasdaq: JOBS) Kazumasa Watanabe is a senior executive in the global headquarters of Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd., an affiliate of one of the Company’s principal shareholders. Since joining Recruit in 1991, Mr. Watanabe has been primarily involved in the growth and expansion of Recruit’s HR] [FORM 6-K 51job, Inc. ——————————————————————————————————— Cayman Islands ——————————————————————————————————— (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) Building 3 ——————————————————————————————————— x x n/a 51job, Inc. is furnishing under the cover of Form 6-K: 99.1 Press release regarding director appointment and board change dated October 9, 2012 51job, Inc. Rick Yan President and Chief Executive Officer Description 99.1 Press release regarding director appointment and board]