By Emmanuel D. Taghoy
IPIL, Zamboanga Sibugay – Some 180
jobseekers turned up on Saturday, January 25, for the jobs fair held at Sibugay
Technical Institute Incorporated (STII) in this municipality.
Graduating students, new graduates and other jobseekers
joined the said event, hoping to find employment from prospective employers.
The Jobs Fair, which is the first for the year 2014
before the graduation in March, was initiated by STII in collaboration with the
Public Employment Service Office (PESO) of the municipal government and the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Office.
Around 13 establishments took part of the activity with
over 3,000 job vacancies both here in the province and abroad.
The participating establishments for local employment
are the DES Appliance Center, Tres Alaz, Rural Bank of Liloy, Taytay sa
Kauswagan, Katipunan Bank Incorporated, Surequick Marketing Incorporated and
Saint Peter with a total of 66 job vacancies.
For overseas employment, the participating
establishments are Joseline International Manpower Corporation (former PARAS),
Workgroup international Manpower Services Incorporated, Speed Continental
Employment Agency Incorporated, Alkhaleej International Manpower Services,
Nonstop Overseas Employment Corporation and Jenerick International Manpower
Incorporated with a total of 3,877 job vacancies.
Twenty female applicants were hired on the spot for
overseas employment after thorough evaluation of their documents,
qualification, experience, and education background.
Some of the jobs abroad include caregivers, drivers,
salesladies, service crews, private tutors, cleaners, waiters and waitresses,
automotive technicians, cashiers and many others.
Labor and Employment Officer III Hector L. Yap of
DOLE-Sibugay said in an interview with the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) that
the event was only the beginning of the many other jobs fair that would be
conducted all over the province.
“Preparations were already made and dates were
scheduled for the series of Jobs Fair that will be conducted for the month of
February,” he disclosed.
Yap also said the conduct
of the jobs fair was a success. (PIA9)