A thousand folks attend Benguet holds jobs fair

By Susan C. Aro

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- More than a thousand individuals flocked to the provincial capitol for a jobs fair Nov. 6 – 7 as part of the 2013 Adivay Festival and the province’s 113th founding anniversary this November.

Labor and Employment officer Gina Yog-a said of the 1,564 applicants,    57  were hired on-the-spot for local employment while 67 for overseas.

For local, most of those hired qualified under sales while overseas were mostly domestic helpers and some skilled workers.

Those hired on-the-spot for overseas work will not pay any placement fee but chargeable to the employers abroad, Yog-a informed.

According to  Yog-a,  majority of the applicants  are qualified but subject for final interview, submission of documentary requirements, and medical certificate.

Ten local groups and companies participated in the Jobs Fair while 12 recruiting manpower agencies for jobs abroad.

The local companies offered jobs for sales such as merchandisers, cashiers and baggers, utilities such as janitors, call center staff and agents, hotel workers, teachers, bank tellers, construction workers, and integrated circuit assemblers.

Available jobs abroad  are  skilled workers for Middle East, New Zealand and Singapore and domestic helpers for Middle East, Hongkong, Mayanmar, and Singapore, according to Yog-a.

            

Yog-a said recruiting agencies noticed applicants   lacked experience, were fresh graduates or did not meet age requirement of being at least  23 years old, for  jobs abroad.

There were some urgent vacancies abroad but applicants lacked requirements such as passports and medical certificates, she added.

Yog-a said in   future job fairs,they will ensure early dissemination of the event including announcement of  documents to bring such as resume, certificate of employment, passport, and 2 x 2 ID picture such  so that job applicants will  be prepared especially for hiring.