UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                                (AMENDMENT NO. 3)


                                   51job, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)


                                  Common Shares
         including American Depositary Shares representing Common Shares
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    316827104
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                    Rick Yan
                                   Building 3
                            No. 1387, Zhang Dong Road
                                 Shanghai 201203
                           People's Republic of China
                             Tel: +(86-21) 6160-1888
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           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
                       Receive Notices and Communications)


                                 April 14, 2008
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check
the following box. [ ]

                       (Continued on the following pages)

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CUSIP No. 316827104                                            Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1.  Names of Reporting Persons

          Rick Yan
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2.  Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
                                                                         (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [ ]

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3.  SEC Use Only


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4.  Source of Funds (See Instructions)

          PF
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5.  Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to
    Items 2(d) or 2(e)                                                       [ ]

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6.  Citizenship or Place of Organization

          Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China
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                                      7.    Sole Voting Power

             Number of                              15,302,778
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              Shares                  8.    Shared Voting Power

           Beneficially                             N/A
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           Owned by Each              9.    Sole Dispositive Power

             Reporting                              15,302,778
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            Person With               10.   Shared Dispositive Power

                                                    N/A
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11. Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

          15,302,778
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12. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
    Instructions)                                                            [ ]

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13. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

          27.0%
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14. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

          IN
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CUSIP No. 316827104............................................Page 3 of 4 Pages


     This Amendment No. 3 ("Amendment No. 3") amends and supplements the
statement on Schedule 13D dated September 15, 2006 and amended by Amendment No.
1 on November 22, 2006 and Amendment No. 2 on April 11, 2007 (the "Schedule
13D") of Rick Yan (the "Reporting Person") with respect to common shares, par
value $0.0001 per share ("Common Shares"), of 51job, Inc. (the "Issuer"),
including Common Shares represented by American depositary shares ("ADSs"), each
ADS representing two Common Shares. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment
and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Schedule 13D


ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

     Item 5 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

(a)  The Reporting Person beneficially owns 15,302,778 Common Shares,
     constituting 27.0% of the issued and outstanding share capital of the
     Issuer based on information reported by the Issuer on its Form 6-K filed
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2008.

(b)  The Reporting Person has sole power to vote or to direct the vote, and sole
     power to dispose or to direct the disposition, of all 15,302,778 Common
     Shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.

(c)  On April 14, 2008, 1,000,000 Common Shares were sold by the Reporting
     Person in a private sale to Recruit Co., Ltd. ("Recruit") for an aggregate
     consideration of $13,000,000, or $13.00 per Common Share (the equivalent of
     $26.00 per ADS), pursuant to an option granted by Recruit to the Reporting
     Person under a stock purchase agreement with Recruit, dated April 5, 2006
     and described in further detail in Item 6 to the Schedule 13D.


CUSIP No. 316827104............................................Page 4 of 4 Pages


Signature

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


April 14, 2008
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Date


/s/ Rick Yan
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Signature


Rick Yan
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Name/Title