DOT Offered Trabaho sa Turismo in Cebu

Hundreds of jobseekers in Cebu marched to SM City Cebu for the 4^th Trabaho sa Turismo fair held last March 13 to 14, 2009.

Organized by the Department of Tourism (DOT), the event provided job opportunities ranging from rank-and-file, junior associates to senior executive levels. Trabaho sa Turismo Expo is the only tourism-focused jobs fair in the country and it involves DOT-accredited local and foreign-based employers such as airlines, shipping and cruise companies, hotels, resorts, restaurants, travel agencies, tour operators, convention and exhibition centers, spa and wellness establishments, recruitment firms, golf clubs, malls and department stores, call centers and business process outsourcing firms, banks, schools, government agencies and entertainment outfits, among others.

For this year, 131 companies participated in the event where their total job vacancy amounted to almost 8,600.

During the event, DOT Secretary Joseph ‘Ace’ Durano said that the growth of Philippine tourism will pave the way to the creation of more jobs. Sec. Durano added that tourism can offer varied job levels to multitude of jobseekers ranging from professional, fresh graduates, and undergraduates.

The Manila leg of Trabaho sa Turismo will be held on May 22 – 23, 2009 at the SMX Convention Center, SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

The 4th Trabaho sa Turismo is in partnership with JobsDB.com., NGenius IT Hub, ABS-CBN Regional Network Group, and Manila Bulletin.

EVENTS Medical and Pharma Career Fair by Neotrade Enterprises WHEN: April 28-29, 2009 WHERE: Robinsons Manila 2nd National Career Fair by AdExhibit WHEN: April 29-30, 2009 WHERE: Glorietta Activity Center

JOB ADS Sybase Mobile Services - Network Operations Centre Engineer - VAS Engineer - Intelligent Network Engineer Paramount Life and General Insurance Corporation - Policy Service Assistant - Internal Auditor - Collection Assistant - Analyst/Programmer - Accounting Staff - Underwriting Clerk - Claims Clerk - Roving Cashier - Senior Trainer - Policy Accounting Assistant - Underwriting/Policy Issuance Staff - Accounting Assistant - Financial Accounting Manager - Purchasing Assistant Redbox/Banana Leaf Cury House - Restaurant Manager - Restaurant Supervisor - Front Desk Associate - Sales & Marketing Officer - Dining Staff - Kitchen Staff - Bartender - Cashier Alara Software, Inc. - Programmer Analyst Prestige Criuses, Inc. - Tour Guide - Sales Coordinators Philippine College of Criminology - Personnel Officer - Maintenance Supervisor (Foreman) - IT Staff (Database Administrator) - IT Staff (Technical Support) - Researcher JustFlowers.com - Human Resources Manager - Operations Manager NERA Philippines, Inc. - Network Engineer - HR/Admin Manager - Sales Executive EventWorx - Sales and Marketing Associates - Creative Writing Interns/OJT - Multimedia/Graphic Design Interns/OJT Justino Corporation - Sales Coordinator

Franchising Can Create Jobs and Income for OFWs

Instead of job hunting, overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who were affected by the global financial downturn can engage in franchising and create more jobs in the process.

According to Mr. Samie Lim, chairman of the Philippine Franchise Association, (PFA) in an interview with ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau during the World Franchise Council (WFC) meeting and Franchise Expo Paris in Paris last March 12, there are three specific businesses that Filipinos can engage in, which would not require huge capital. These are ood, fashion, and service sectors such as health and beauty salons. Furthermore, Mr. Lim said that expanded franchising businesses in the Philippines can create an estimate of 100,000 jobs this year.

Aside from OFWs, displaced workers who have enough savings and good network with potential business partners may also consider venturing in the franchising business.

Meanwhile, a week before the WFC, OFWs in Paris attended the Financial Literacy and Wise Investment Seminar organized by the Philippine Embassy, in cooperation with PFA and sponsored by the Philippine Trade and Investment Center, the representative of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in France. The event taught the participants on how to start their business and basic information on franchising.

As a way to further teach Filipinos on the benefits of franchising and as an alternative for OFW, he PFA will spearhead the 17th Philippine International Franchise Conference & Expo slated on July 1 – 5, 2009. For more information, visit the PFA website at http://www.pfa.org.ph/

Trabaho.com thanks its following sources:

Buenafe, Danny, ABS-CBN Europe News Bureau. Franchising business to generate 100,000 jobs (Posted March 17, 2009) Retrieved March 18, 2009
http://news.abs-cbn.com/pinoy-migration/03/17/09/franchising-business-generate-100000-jobs

Philippine Franchise Association Press Release. PFA Sends Trade Mission to Europe (Posted March 11, 2009 Retrieved March 18, 2009 from
http://www.pfa.org.ph/?page=home

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EVENTS Job World Job Fair Roadshow by Neotrade Enterprises WHEN: April 24-25, 2009 WHERE: Victory Central Mall, Monumento, Caloocan City Skilled Jobs Fair and Training Expo by EventWorx Company WHEN: April 25-26, 2009 WHERE: RiverBanks Center, Marikina City Medical and Pharma Career Fair by Neotrade Enterprises WHEN: April 28-29, 2009 WHERE: Robinsons Manila 2nd National Career Fair by AdExhibit WHEN: April 29-30, 2009 WHERE: Glorietta Activity Center

JOB ADS Sybase Mobile Services - Network Operations Centre Engineer - VAS Engineer - Intelligent Network Engineer Paramount Life and General Insurance Corporation - Policy Service Assistant - Internal Auditor - Collection Assistant - Analyst/Programmer - Accounting Staff - Underwriting Clerk - Claims Clerk - Roving Cashier - Senior Trainer - Policy Accounting Assistant - Underwriting/Policy Issuance Staff - Accounting Assistant - Financial Accounting Manager - Purchasing Assistant Redbox/Banana Leaf Cury House - Restaurant Manager - Restaurant Supervisor - Front Desk Associate - Sales & Marketing Officer - Dining Staff - Kitchen Staff - Bartender - Cashier Alara Software, Inc. - Programmer Analyst Prestige Criuses, Inc. - Tour Guide - Sales Coordinators Philippine College of Criminology - Personnel Officer - Maintenance Supervisor (Foreman) - IT Staff (Database Administrator) - IT Staff (Technical Support) - Researcher JustFlowers.com - Human Resources Manager - Operations Manager NERA Philippines, Inc. - Network Engineer - HR/Admin Manager - Sales Executive EventWorx - Sales and Marketing Associates - Creative Writing Interns/OJT - Multimedia/Graphic Design Interns/OJT Justino Corporation - Sales Coordinator

Job Fairs are Effective – DOLE

Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Marianito Roque defended the conduct of job fairs held in several parts of the country and stated that these are not mere gimmicks.

Secretary Roque said, in a statement released at DOLE website, that job fairs are crucial measures in helping employers find appropriate skills they need, at the same time, facilitating the placement of workers in need of jobs. He further claimed that a total of 1,032 job fairs were conducted nationwide between January and November last year which offered 1.34 million job vacancies.

Sec. Roque cleared that not all job vacancies are filled up immediately after job fairs since companies still undergo rigid selection of short listed applicants met through job fairs. “Selection may start with an initial interview of applicants as the fair is going on…the recruitment of selected applicants who troop to job fairs usually takes place at the company level, where management makes the final choice out of initial interviews and résumés of jobseekers it had gathered during a job fair,” the Secretary adds.

Moreover, skill mismatch is still a perennial problem among applicants given that most jobseekers do not have the necessary qualifications or skills required by the employers. This entails the company to continuously participate in other job fairs to be able to find the applicant they are looking for.

Sec. Roque adds, “job fair also offers services whereby workers are given opportunities to embark on livelihood projects or to undergo skills training and upgrading to enable them meet the skills requirements of industry."

Please visit the Trabaho.com Events and Seminar page for a list of job fairs in the Metro.

Trabaho.com thanks its following sources:

DOLE Information and Publication Service. Job fairs help solicit 1.34 million jobs in 2008 – DOLE (Posted March 16, 2009) Retrieved March 18, 2009 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/news/details.asp?id=N000002305

Jaymalin, Mayen, Philstar.com. Over 50,000 local jobs available – DOLE (Posted March 17, 2009) Retrieved March 18, 2009 from
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=449325&publicationSubCategoryId=130

Wakefield, Francis T., Manila Bulletin. DOLE says job fairs help solicit 1.34 million jobs in 2008 (Posted March 16, 2009) Retrieved March 18, 2009 from
http://www.mb.com.ph/node/199112

Marsigan, Fernan and Sara Fabunan, Business Mirror. Revised SSS law to help unemployed; DOLE defends job fairs as effective. 2008 (Posted March 16, 2009) Retrieved March 18, 2009 from
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/economy/7557-revised-sss-law-to-help-unemployed-dole-defends-job-fairs-as-effective.html

Gov't encourages new graduates to avail of local, global opportunities in nationwide job fair (Posted March 13, 2009) Retrieved March 18, 2009 from
http://www.dole.gov.ph/news/details.asp?id=N000002304

EVENTS Skilled Jobs Fair and Training Expo by EventWorx Company WHEN: April 25-26, 2009 WHERE: RiverBanks Center, Marikina City Medical and Pharma Career Fair by Neotrade Enterprises WHEN: April 28-29, 2009 WHERE: Robinsons Manila 2nd National Career Fair by AdExhibit WHEN: April 29-30, 2009 WHERE: Glorietta Activity Center

JOB ADS Sybase Mobile Services - Network Operations Centre Engineer - VAS Engineer - Intelligent Network Engineer Paramount Life and General Insurance Corporation - Policy Service Assistant - Internal Auditor - Collection Assistant - Analyst/Programmer - Accounting Staff - Underwriting Clerk - Claims Clerk - Roving Cashier - Senior Trainer - Policy Accounting Assistant - Underwriting/Policy Issuance Staff - Accounting Assistant - Financial Accounting Manager - Purchasing Assistant Redbox/Banana Leaf Cury House - Restaurant Manager - Restaurant Supervisor - Front Desk Associate - Sales & Marketing Officer - Dining Staff - Kitchen Staff - Bartender - Cashier Alara Software, Inc. - Programmer Analyst Prestige Criuses, Inc. - Tour Guide - Sales Coordinators Philippine College of Criminology - Personnel Officer - Maintenance Supervisor (Foreman) - IT Staff (Database Administrator) - IT Staff (Technical Support) - Researcher JustFlowers.com - Human Resources Manager - Operations Manager NERA Philippines, Inc. - Network Engineer - HR/Admin Manager - Sales Executive EventWorx - Sales and Marketing Associates - Creative Writing Interns/OJT - Multimedia/Graphic Design Interns/OJT Justino Corporation - Sales Coordinator

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PNP to Hire 7,000 Cops

Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Jesus A. Verzosa ordered the recruitment of more than 7,000 new police officers nationwide to augment the police force until 2010.

In a press release by the PNP, the hiring of new Police Officers 1 (PO1) is part of the regular recruitment program of the PNP that aims to increase the required number of 3,000 new PO1s for 2009 and replace the more than 4,000 uniformed personnel who were removed from the service for reasons of retirement, death, dismissal, and resignation for the first semester of 2009 and second semester of 2008.

“We are trying to strengthen our police forces with the employment of new police recruits and this is the initial recruitment for the first semester of 2009,” Dir. Gen. Verzosa added.

In an interview with Philstar.com, Gen. Verzosa said that the decision to increase the number of policemen in the country is also in response to the possible rise of petty crimes since more people are losing jobs.

Exactly 7, 245 new policemen are needed by the PNP. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has the highest quota with 1,000 new recruits. Next in line are Police Regional Office (PRO) 5 (Bicol Regional Police) with 550 slots, and PRO 7 (Central Visayas) and 12 (Central Mindanao) with 430 slots.

The applicants will undergo a series of examinations and rigorous training. They are expected to take oath on July 2009 and shall be turned over to the Police National Training Institute (PNTI) for the regular PNP Field Training Program (FTP) for the next twelve months.

For more information, contact the PNP Directorate for Personnel and Records Management at (632) 721-9685 / (632) 723-0401 to 20 local 4511, 4501 or email dprm@pnp.gov.ph.

Trabaho.com thanks its following sources:
Philippine National Police. Pnp Needs 7,000 New Cops (PNP News Release No. 09-0301) (Posted March 2, 2009) Retrieved March 2, 2009 from
http://pnp.gov.ph/

Merueñas, Mark, GMANews.TV. PNP needs over 7,000 more cops (Posted March 2, 2009) Retrieved March 2, 2009 from
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Felipe, Cecille Suerte , Philstar.com. Wanted: More cops. Retrieved March 2, 2009 from
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Felipe, Cecille Suerte and James Mananghaya , Philstar.com. PNP, AFP recruiting new blood (Posted March 3, 2009) Retrieved March 3, 2009 from
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EVENTS Skilled Jobs Fair and Training Expo by EventWorx Company WHEN: April 25-26, 2009 WHERE: RiverBanks Center, Marikina City

JOB ADS Sybase Mobile Services - Network Operations Centre Engineer - VAS Engineer - Intelligent Network Engineer