The Department of Labor and Employment-Cordillera Administrative Region exceeded its target of placing 15% of job applicants during a Labor Day job fair, hiring 879 applicants on the spot out of 2,683 qualified applicants. A total of 7,156 registrants attended the fair applying for over 10,000 jobs. The job fair included 62 local employers and 12 overseas recruitment agencies. The director expressed satisfaction with the results and recognized the efforts of partner agencies.
The Department of Labor and Employment-Cordillera Administrative Region exceeded its target of placing 15% of job applicants during a Labor Day job fair, hiring 879 applicants on the spot out of 2,683 qualified applicants. A total of 7,156 registrants attended the fair applying for over 10,000 jobs. The job fair included 62 local employers and 12 overseas recruitment agencies. The director expressed satisfaction with the results and recognized the efforts of partner agencies.
The Department of Labor and Employment-Cordillera Administrative Region exceeded its target of placing 15% of job applicants during a Labor Day job fair, hiring 879 applicants on the spot out of 2,683 qualified applicants. A total of 7,156 registrants attended the fair applying for over 10,000 jobs. The job fair included 62 local employers and 12 overseas recruitment agencies. The director expressed satisfaction with the results and recognized the efforts of partner agencies.
The Department of Labor and Employment-Cordillera Administrative Region did not only surpass the 15% Office Performance Commitment Review target but exceeds and achieve twice of the target on placement rate during the Labor Day Jobs Fair at the Baguio Convention Center and SM Baguio City. A total of 879 out of 2,683 qualified applicants were Hired-on-the-Spot and is equivalent to 32.76 percent placement rate in various positions for local and overseas employment in one day Jobs Fair last May 1. The DOLE reported a total of 827 jobseekers for local employment and 52 applicants for overseas employment were hired on the spot. A total of 7,156 registrants attended the activity, applying for some 10,714 job vacancies for both and local and overseas employments. DOLE-CAR also monitored some 6,713 interviewed applicants; 3,699 were sent for further interview and 2,838 were first referred to the Technical Education and Skills Development Administration for further training. Director Jalbuena also expressed his satisfaction over the result of the jobs fair. He said that the success of the Labor Day Jobs fair activity is through the efforts of the various agencies. He also recognized the active participation of their partners especially the city government of Baguio through PESO and HRMO and their partner agencies, TESDA, POEA, OWWA, ECC, DPWH, PEZA, SM City of Baguio, ABS-CBN, PLDT and SMART Communications. The job fair was participated by 62 local employers and 12 recruitment agencies for overseas. Ang tema ng Araw ng Paggawa sa taong ito, sa Sipag, Tiyaga at Talino, Buong Mundo Saludo sa Manggagawang Pilipino! ay malinaw na nagpapahayag ng damdaming Pilipino at maging nang saloobin ng ibang bansa para sa ating manggagawa, a message from DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz through the Regional Director Jalbuena. END/ Julienne Fortunato