Exhibit 15.1

[Maples and Calder letterhead]

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Direct tel	+852 2971 3008
E-mail	greg.knowles@maplesandcalder.com

51job, Inc.
Building 3, No. 1387, Zhang Dong Road
Shanghai 201203
People’s Republic of China

29 April 2009

Dear Sir

Re: 51job, Inc.

We have acted as legal advisors as to the laws of the Cayman Islands to 51job, Inc., an exempted limited liability company incorporated in the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), in connection with the filing by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of an annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2008.

We hereby consent to the reference of our name under the heading “Additional Information — Taxation” in the Form 20-F.

Yours faithfully

/s/ Maples and Calder

Maples and Calder