Thursday, October 26, 2006 Saudi needs 2,000 Filipino nurses By Bong Garcia
DEPARTMENT of Labor and Employment (Dole) Regional Director Chita Cilindro announces that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is recruiting 2,000 Filipino nurses to work in KSA.
Cilindro said the recruitment was coursed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), an attached agency of Dole, by KSA's ministry of health, through the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, office of the Employment Attaché.
She said the applicants must be graduates of Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and with or without work experience.
PRC license is required if applicants are Christians, while it is optional for Muslim applicants, according to Cilindro.
She said interested parties should mail or personally submit their papers in a long folder with typewritten bio-data, detailed job description (if any) six pieces 2 x 2 pictures, photocopies of school records and employment certificates (past and present).
She said there will be no placement fees and that the salary range will be 2,250 to 4,000 Saudi Riyals.
Among the benefits are 45 days annual paid vacation, free round trip economy ticket, free housing, yearly renewal contract and free transportation.
Cilindro said interested parties may obtain application forms at the Saudi Recruitment Office (SRO) 18 Floor, Banco de Oro Plaza, 8737 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City.
For applicants from this city, they can obtain application forms at the POEA office located near DOLE along Veterans Avenue.
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