Saturday, May 03, 2008 Jobseekers flood SM job fair By Raymond C. Garcia
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- SM Supermalls on Thursday sponsored a job fair that was participated in by several companies in the province.
SM Pampanga assistant mall manager Joan Castelo said the Labor Day job fair was attended by almost 3,000 applicants from Pampanga and nearby provinces like Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and Bulacan.
"This job fair is actually done in all SM Supermalls all over the country," said Castelo.
The job fair, Castelo added, was conducted in coordination with the city's Public Employment Services Office headed by Director Luningning Vergara.
"Nakikiisa tayo sa sa mga manggagawang Pilipino at ginagawa natin ito bilang tulong na rin natin sa mga kababayan natin sa kanilang paghahanap ng trabaho (We are one with the Filipino workers and we are doing this as help for our countrymen in their search for work)," Vergara said.
The job fair was attended by several companies in the province including the laus Group of Companies, Toyota, Pepsi, Coca Cola, Honda, and SM Supermalls, among others.
"Malaking pagkakataon na po ito sa aming mga naghahanap ng trabaho lalo na sa aming mga fresh gradutes dahil nararamdaman na rin po namin na kailangan na naming tumulong sa aming kani- kaniyang mga pamilya. (It is a big opportunity for us who are looking for jobs especially for us fresh graduates as we feel the need to be helping our families)," one of the applicants said.
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