DOLE lines up over 100 job fairs in NCR for 2013

Published January 12, 2013 11:30am

Filipinos in Metro Manila looking for jobs this year need look no further than some 106 job fairs for 2013 organized by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz urged jobseekers to give the job fairs a try, even as she hinted at possible additional job fairs later this year. “The DOLE-NCR has already firmed up an initial 106 job fairs this year ... This is only an initial schedule. There will be many more job fairs, especially in the regions, for our job seekers this 2013,” she said in a news release. She also said the DOLE plans to double the number of job fairs this year from the 1,553 job fairs it conducted nationwide last year. The job fairs were held starting Jan. 5. Baldoz also instructed DOLE regional directors to make their job fair schedules available early so these can be announced to the public. “One of the advantages of visiting a DOLE job fair is that a job seeker spends less money and less timer and minimal effort to find a job because DOLE gathers as many employers as possible—whether local or overseas—under one roof," she said. She also said the DOLE ensures its government partners bring in to the job fair their services, such as:

birth certificate issuance services of the National Statistics Office
clearance certificate issuance services of the National Bureau of Investigation and the Philippine National Police
social security benefits programs of the Social Security System, and
passport issuance services of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The DOLE-Metro Manila's schedule of job fairs is as follows:

January 12, 19, and 26: PESO Mandaluyong
January 7, 14-18, 21, 23, 25, 28, and 30: PESO Taguig
January 8: SM Supermarket Mandaluyong
January 9: PESO Taguig and SM Homeworld Mandaluyong
January 11: E-performax Mandaluyong, PESO Makati-Pasay, and PESO Taguig
January 22: SM Supermarket and PESO Mandaluyong
January 25: PESO Makati

February 4, 5, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, and 27: PESO Taguig
February 8, 11, and 15: PESO Pasay
February 16 and 23: PESO Mandaluyong

March 1: PESO Muntinlupa
March 22: PESO Quezon City and Pasay

April 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12: PESO Taguig
April 12 and 26: Special Job Fair in PESO Makati and Pasay
April 15, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, and 29: PESO Taguig

May 1: SM Super Center Mega Job Fair Muntinlupa
May 6, 8, 22, 24, 29 and 31: PESO Taguig
May 10: Mega Job Fair PESO Makati and Pasay

June 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, and 28: PESO Taguig
June 21: Mega Job Fair PESO Quezon City and PESO Pasay

July 6, 26, and 27: PESO Mandaluyong
July 12 and 26: PESO Pasay

August 3, 10, 16, 17, 21, and 31: PESO Mandaluyong
August 16: Mega Job Fair PESO Pasay

September 6: Mega Job Fair PESO Quezon City
September 7, 14, and 28: PESO Mandaluyong
September 13 and 27: PESO Pasay

October 5, 12, 19, 25, and 26: PESO Mandaluyong
October 11 and 25: Special Job Fair PESO Makati and Pasay

November 8: Special Job Fair PESO Makati and Pasay
November 15: Mega Job Fair PESO Quezon City

December 2: Mega Job fair PESO Makati and Pasay.

* 12 job fairs for overseas employment Baldoz said that of the 106 job fairs, only 12 are for overseas employment. "There are plenty of available jobs locally and that job seekers only need to qualify to avail themselves of these employment opportunities,” she said. She also said the job fairs this year include mega job fairs, city and municipal fairs, in-house job fairs, mini-job fairs, and even barangay job fairs. These will be held in accessible venues, including city and municipal halls, Public Employment Service Offices, schools, sports gyms, and malls. Meanwhile, Baldoz urged employers in need of workers to signify their intention to join the job fairs by visiting the DOLE’s nearest field offices in Metro Manila as well as the DOLE’s regional offices. She also urged job seekers to prepare themselves for the job fairs. The DOLE posts the schedules online via the government’s job and skills matching portal, PhilJobNet, at www.phil-job.net, and on the websites of the DOLE’s regional offices. - VVP, GMA News

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