Jobs in education remain the most in demand for fresh graduates, according to Jobstreet.com.
The online job portal in its June 2021 report said these jobs are mainly for English as a Second Language (ESL). Education cornered 21 percent of the job listings for new graduates in the portal.
The other top jobs are in business process outsourcing /customer service (14 percent), followed by clerical/administrative support (9 percent).
Other jobs available are general work (7 percent), including housekeeper, driver, dispatch, and more. Jobstreet said fresh graduates may also explore healthcare (7 percent), security/armed forces (5 percent), general/cost accounting (3 percent), sales (2 percent), banking and finance (2 percent), and agriculture (2 percent).
Among all the specializations open for new graduates, 3 percent offer work from home arrangements, while 97 percent are on-site.
“In 2021, we observed from the monthly average total of job vacancies in JobStreet that 29 percent are for positions that require less than a year of experience. New graduates must submit job applications to as many companies as possible for more chances of landing their first job,” said JobStreet Philippines country nanager Philip Gioca.
