A NATIONWIDE job fair is set to be held early next month in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
In a statement, DOLE said 21 nationwide job fairs will be held starting December 1.
“We invite job seekers across the regions to visit any of the job fair sites, where an initial 28,136 vacancies will be offered by 340 participating employers,” said DOLE.
“The number of vacancies is expected to increase in the succeeding days,” it added.
Among the top industries set to participate are the business process outsourcing, manufacturing, retail and sales, construction, and hospitality businesses.
Top vacancies are for customer service representatives, production workers/operators, cashiers, baggers, laborers, carpenters, painters, casino dealers, and service crew.
Identified as job fair sites are:
National Capital Region — Manila Science High School Auditorium, Taft Avenue, Manila (December 1); Barangay Hall, Barangay Poblacion, Pateros (December 7); Robinsons Metro East, Pasig City (December 5).
Cordillera Administrative Region — Sky Zone, Porta Vaga Mall, Baguio City (December 1)
Ilocos Region — Robinsons Place Pangasinan, Calasiao, Pangasinan (December 1);
Pangasinan Provincial Capitol, Lingayen, Pangasinan (December 7)
Cagayan Valley — SM City Tuguegarao, Bagay Road, Tuguegarao City (December 2)
Central Luzon — Bataan Provincial Capitol, Balanga City, Bataan (December 1);
Waltermart, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija (December 1)
Calabarzon — Lipa Academy for Sports, Culture and Arts (LASCA), Sto. Tomas-Lipa Road, Lipa City, Batangas (December 2)
Bicol Region — SM City Legazpi, Legazpi City, Albay (December 1)
Western Visayas — SM City Iloilo, Iloilo City (December 7)
Central Visayas — Taloto Covered Court, Barangay Taloto, Tagbilaran City (December 2);
Poblacion, Madridejos, Cebu (December 6); SM Seaside, Cebu City (December 8)
Eastern Visayas — Tacloban City Convention Center, Tacloban City, Leyte (December 1)
Zamboanga Peninsula — KCC Mall de Zamboanga, Gov. Camins Road, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur (December 4)
Northern Mindanao — SM Uptown Cagayan de Oro, Mastersons Avenue, Cagayan de Oro City (December 1 and 2)
Davao Region — People’s Park Davao, Palma Gil St, Davao City (December 2)
Soccsksargen — Notre Dame of Marbel University (December 14)
Caraga — Robinsons Place Butuan, Jose C. Aquino Ave., Butuan City (December 1)
DOLE encouraged all job seekers to prepare their application requirements ahead of the nationwide job fair.
These include their resume or curriculum vitae, certificate of employment for those formerly employed, diploma, transcript of records, and training certificates, among others.
