More than 22,000 local and overseas job opportunities will be offered to jobseekers at the seven job fair sites across the country in celebration of the Labor department’s 86th founding anniversary.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced that a total of 184 participating employers, 132 local and 52 overseas, will be offering 22,280 local and overseas jobs in the National Capital Region, Ilocos Region, CALABARZON, and Bicol Region.
The job fairs will be held on the following dates and venues: Nov. 28: Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay City (NCR) ; Dec. 4: Ayala Malls, Legazpi City, Albay (Region 5); Dec. 5: Bacnotan, La Union (Region 1) and Robinson’s Galleria South, San Pedro City, Laguna (Region 4A); Dec. 9: Robinson’s Place, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte (Region 1); Dec. 11: Don Leopoldo Sison Convention Center, Alaminos City, Pangasinan (Region 1); Dec. 16: Dagupan City Astrodome, Dagupan City, Pangasinan (Region 1).
The local jobs with the most number of vacancies are for the positions of production operator, customer service representative, technical support representative, counter support services, sewer, warehouse custodian, loan officers, retail service assistant, and receiving admin specialist.
For those seeking overseas employment, the top vacancies are for production worker, nurse, laboratory technician, and respiratory technician.
Bello advised jobseekers to be ready with the following application requirements: resume or curriculum vitae (bring extra copies for multiple job applications); 2 x 2 ID pictures; certificate of employment for those formerly employed; diploma and/or transcript of records; and authenticated birth certificate.
The 86th DOLE founding anniversary is observed with the theme, “Patuloy sa Mahusay, Mabilis at Malinis na Serbisyo.”