Mindanaotoday.com | Oro job fair gives new opportunities to fresh grads
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — For every individual, education has always been regarded as a key to a brighter future and a way to break the cycle of unemployment and poverty.
Being educated, one is equipped with competencies in order to get a decent employment.
A one-day job fair was conducted by the Department of Labor and Employment-10 (DOLE-10) Cagayan de Oro City Field Office (CDOFO) led by Provincial Director Emmanuel Toledo at the PHINMA COC auditorium, this city, on March 21.
With a vision in mind, PHINMA-COC collaborated with the Job Placement Bureau – Public Employment Service Office (JPB-PESO) and the DOLE-10 CDOFO to provide its new graduates and alumni an opportunity to be accommodated by various employers as first -time job seekers.
There were 1,123 job vacancies from thirty-six participating local companies and firms were made available to 203 applicants.
Eighteen job seekers were considered hired on the spot (HOTS) while seventy-nine were considered near-hires who were scheduled for final interview and completion of requirements.
Twenty-two-year-old Alyssa Jane Galon who is a working student from the Municipality of Binuangan, Misamis Oriental went her way to the city in search of making her dreams a reality to support her family.
For six years, she worked for an employer who has been supportive in her education so long as she is able to balance her responsibilities as a house help.
Galon is now on her 4th year as a Management Accounting student and she believes that opportunities are within reach especially now that she is hired to be part of the accounting staff under Savemore Incorporated.
She is very grateful for the chance to get employed, and hopes that this will open more doors for her in the future.
Nikki Jane Balat, 22 years old and a beneficiary of Special Program for the Employment of Students (SPES) was assigned in financial and marketing work under the LGU.
Currently, she is a Hawak Kamay Scholar under PHINMA COC. She was positively overwhelmed that she was hired and hopes that her prior experiences will help her as one of the audit staff for Oro Gadgets Incorporated.
PHINMA-COC Alumnus Rammel Abarquez, 25, is a BSBA Marketing Management graduate who has passion for excellent customer service.
Now that he was hired by the Triple E Manpower Services as Customer and Product Consultant for WILCON, he looks forward to doing his best to serve the customers and clients with quality customer service.
As agencies and partners in curbing unemployment and underemployment, DOLE-10 CDOFO under the leadership of Chief Toledo believes that progress best starts from the young minds of the Kagay-anon students — giving them not only the knowledge and skills through education to equip them, but also the best chances and environment to practice what they know and reap the benefits of meaningful employment.
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