Mindanaotoday.com | Buko vendor, laborer, now prod’n workers during 5th Nipa Festival Job Fair
EL SALVADOR CITY – A first timer to apply for work in a Job Fair and Buko vendor of Barangay Taytay, Gerry Andam and laborer Rengie Labawan were among the 12 of the Hired-On-The-Spot (HOTS) during the Fifth Nipa Festival Job Fair at El Salvador city’s gymnasium.
Spearheaded by El Salvador’s City’s Job Placement Bureau in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-10 the Fifth Nipa Festival Job Fair serves as a stepping stone for interested applicants in having accessible opportunities for job vacancies.
“We highly appreciate the efforts of the local government of the city, participating placement services, and the local and overseas employers/agencies. We at DOLE-10, continuously encourage our partners to initiate Job Fairs to address the demand for those who need employment, as this not only opens venues for opportunity but also helps in creating a work-friendly environment,” said Errol Natividad, DOLE-10 Misamis Oriental provincial field office (MisOr PFO) chief.
Thirty-four local and overseas employers participated with more than 300 job vacancies; the one-day event interviewed some 570 job applicants.
For HOTS educational qualifications, a high school diploma is at least required for applicants seeking to be hired in the Job Fair.
Gerry Andam was able to qualify as a HOTS for his high school educational attainment after he was able to find a job through the Kauswagan Micro Solution Incorporated KMSI, a DOLE accredited partner.
“Karun pa ko kasulay aning Job Fair, wala ko magdahum madawat dayun ko diretso, ug nalipay kaayo ko kay dako ni nga tabang sa akong pamilya nga naka trabaho nako,” Andam said.
(It is my first time to apply a job thru Job Fair. I did not expect that I will be hired on the spot, and I am very happy because this job will be of great help to me and my family.)
Meanwhile, Labawan, a laborer from Alubijid who applied through the Job Fair was also qualified as HOTS as a Production Worker which will help him provide more financial support for his family and the school expenses of his four children.
The Job Fair was anchored on the theme, “Tagnipan-on: Lig-on nga Napadayun alang sa Hapsay nga Kaugmaon.”
It served as a venue where applicants select vacancies suited to their qualifications.
This is a mechanism to fast-tract the meeting of the jobseekers and employers/overseas recruitment agencies to reduce cost, time and effort particularly on the part of the applicants.
This is open to all unemployed, skilled and unskilled workers, fresh graduates and displaced workers who lost their job when the pandemic hit. (DOLE MisOr | PIA-10 | Misamis Oriental)
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