CLOSE to 1,000 applicants trooped to the Iloilo Provincial Capitol on Friday, June 2, for the one-day job and tourism fair facilitated by the Provincial Government through its Public Employment Services Office (Peso).
“We have local companies. There are companies for overseas employment. For local employment we have Robinson’s, SM, and BPO’s. For overseas, we have from Manila, Cebu, and Negros,” Francisco Heler, department head and Peso manager said.
Teletech-Iloilo was one of the participating companies.
“We’ve been supporting this kind of activity ever since. It’s really a good way to represent the company and also to show them what we have and also a good way to personally connect to jobseekers and to talk to them any concerns that they have. It’s also to correct some misconceptions about the call center industry,” said Anne Gail Apostol, Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition from Teletech Iloilo.
Aside from local employment, the job fair also gives opportunity to those who want to work abroad.
“We are hiring nurses at least those with experience and willing to work abroad. We know that there are many capable nurses here in Iloilo City.” said Eliseo Duero, recruitment officer of GBMLT Manpower that sends nurses abroad.
The job fair was held in partnership with other agencies of the government like Department of Labor and Employment (Dole), Tesda, Owwa, POEA as major partners were Red cross, SSS, Philhealth, Pag-Ibig, PRC, NBI, DFA, and Philippine Statistic Authority.
“The very purpose of this is to facilitate employment as an intervention of the government. This is what we call simultaneous employment intervention where applicants can simultaneously apply to several companies in just one venue at the same time,” Heler said.
Heler also added that it would be difficult to get hired on-the-spot because the Dole had been strict about the contracting and subcontracting of companies upon the implementation of Order 174. This order prohibits the recruitment and placement activities whether local or overseas employment. (PNA)