Employment for Filipinos: February 2009

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

SM Cebu is hiring STOCK CLERKS MEN AND SALES CLERKS WOMEN

for more details email hr_smdepartment@yahoo.com published in Sunstar ad 2/22/09

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Jobstreet.com to hold online job fair for Vismin

FROM March 16 to 29, JobStreet.com will hold its second online job fair targeting professionals in the Visayas and Mindanao in Cebu.

The event will feature job opportunities from top companies in these regions and overseas. In the first VisMin online job fair held last October 2008, over 9,000 jobseekers applied to featured vacancies from 37 participating companies.

To inquire about participating in the second Jobstreet VisMin Online Job Fair, e-mail salesph@jobstreet.com.

PGMA-Training for Work Scholarship Program

If you are a fresh high school graduate or if you are employed but ready for a career change, underemployed, or unemployed with or without experience, and willing to undergo training, here is your chance to build a promising career.

THE PROJECT HAS TWO OBJECTIVES:
To provide skills and competencies to job seekers through appropriate training programs that are directly connected to existing jobs for immediate employment and
To empower private education and training institutions to offer relevant training programs that meet job requirements.

TESDA Pangulo Gloria Scholarship (PGS) program.

Application here http://www.scribd.com/doc/12233944/PGS-FORM

This is a nationwide program and just call up your local TESDA office to inquire more on procedures but dont delay this is free

Jobs… New Jobs…. More Jobs! PGMA TRAINING FOR WORK SCHOLARSHIPS, can be availed either full or partial scholarships, in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry: call center, medical and legal transcription, animation, software development and other industries with critical skills requirements.

To avail of the PGS program, one has to apply at the Tesda provincial office and undergo a career profiling assessment test. The result of the test will help Tesda determine what job category is suitable for the applicant. Fidellaga said, though, it is not compulsory for the applicant to pursue the course suggested by the exam results.

At present, Tesda has more than 500 accredited training centers in Cebu offering various training courses like automotive manufacturing, construction, electronics and health care services. Finishing courses on becoming a call center agent and medical transcriptionist are also available. Language courses in Mandarin, Nihonggo, Korean and English are also offered.

Under this program, a daily training support fund of P60 a day, will also be given to the qualified beneficiaries, so as to avoid or minimize training beneficiary drop-outs. The scholarship is open to unemployed, underemployed or employed individual, from 15-55 years old - who want to have a job or an additional income, increase productivity or for a career shift.

Friday, February 20, 2009

Cebu to host tourism jobs fair at the SM City Cebu on March 13 to 14, 2009

The 3rd TJF, which will be at the SM City Cebu on March 13 to 14, comes on the heels of the 3.09 million foreign arrivals and $4.885 billion foreign exchange receipts that the DOT has posted for 2007. Participating in the Cebu leg of TST 2009 are DOT-accredited local and foreign-based employers, such as airlines, shipping/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 companies, banks, schools, government agencies, and entertainment outfits, among others.

Philippine Department of Tourism aims to create 3,000 new Tourism jobs in 2009

100,000 Green’ jobs await

100,000 Pinoys The Department of Environment and Natural Resources, (DENR) on Thursday announced that it would hire more than 100,000 workers for “green-collar” jobs in upland areas.

Around 52,425 upland farmers would be hired as workers for the Upland Development Program (UDP) to plant forest and fruit tree seedlings, including high-value commercial crops, Atienza added.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Pinoy workers still needed in Middle East

In January alone, a total of 8,000 Filipino construction workers were deployed to Qatar and they expect it to double in the next few months. She said Qatar would be in need of welders, engineers, pipe fitters and other killed workers. Aside from Qatar, Manalili said Libya is another market for OFWs due also to its booming construction works

Canada has 30,000 jobs for Pinoys

About 30,000 jobs are awaiting skilled Filipino workers in Canada, the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported

Monday, February 16, 2009

Crisis Idles Filipino Workers in Dubai Philippine Inquirer February 16, 2009

Low-paid Asian workers who toil long days to build the skyscrapers of Dubai have become the latest victims of the global financial crisis as companies run short of business and money.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Why not consider employment in the military with good retirement benefits too?

New height requirement for soldiers bared Cebu Sunstar

In an effort to accommodate soldier-applicants who are not blessed enough with height but are skilled and qualified, a new height standard of 5' for male and female was directed from a minimum height standard of 5'2" for female and 5'4" for male applicants.

Other mandatory requirements for soldier-applicants will remain as follows: natural born Filipino citizen; at least high school graduate with technical or special skills needed in the AFP; at least 18 years old on the actual start of training; they must not reach 23 years old by April 1, 2009; unmarried and without child; With good moral character; among others.

Army chief Lieutenant General Victor Ibrado is yet to approve the candidate soldier quota distribution for 2009.

Thousands swamp job fair Sunstar Cebu February 13, 2009

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- An unprecedented and surprising number of fresh graduates and displaced workers on Thursday swamped this city’s Plaza de Arrozal Atrium in their attempt to get jobs.

Bahrain looking to hire more Filipino workers Manila Times

Bahrain needs more foreign workers and would hire Filipino workers to support its booming economy, according to a Macalañang press release on Wednesday that quoted the prime minister of the Middle Eastern kingdom.

“We have no problem with Filipinos. We should have moreof them,” Bahrain Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Salman Al Khalifa said before the arrival of President Gloria Arroyo in the Arab country Wednesday night.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Skilled workers in short supply

Skilled workers in short supply Manila Times February 13, 2009

Expansion plans of most local privately held businesses are held back by the shortage of skilled workers, according to an international business report. “This is true particularly in the business process outsourcing industry, where the hiring rate is still around 4 percent to 6 percent of applicants, and in the construction industry, which is always in demand for highly skilled welders and electro-mechanical workers.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Tesda to set up help-desk for jobless

Tesda to set up help-desk for jobless click the link to read the whole articleAt present, Tesda has more than 500 accredited training centers in Cebu offering various training courses like automotive manufacturing, construction, electronics and health care services. Finishing courses on becoming a call center agent and medical transcriptionist are also available. Language courses in Mandarin, Nihonggo, Korean and English are also offered.

President Gloria Arroyo attends training program at the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) office on Monday, with Augusto Syjuco

Technical Education and Skills Development Authority click this link to learn more about the TESDA Govt programs