By Jennifer T. Pambid
PGIN-CMO
Laoag
City—Out of the 630 applicants who
participated in the Marcos Fiesta Job Fair held at Robinsons Activity Area in
San Nicolas town on September 9, 2016, 142 Ilocanos were hired-on-the-spot.
This is equivalent to 23% of
the total applicants, according to Provincial Employment and Services Officer
Lizette Bitancor.
According to Leonabella
Duldulao of the Department of Labor and Employment office in Ilocos Norte, the
activity was considered a success, because it surpassed the 15% requirement of
having hired on the spots out of the total number of applicants.
Ms. Duldulao also said that
more than half of the applicants were qualified for various positions based
from the assessment of employers.
“Through this job fair,
several were already given jobs. They only have to comply with their employer’s
requirements,” she added.
Six overseas and 42 local
companies joined the Marcos Fiesta Job Fair. They offered positions including
store supervisors, sales consultant, finance head, call center agents,
marketing officers, credit investigators, hotel workers, bakery workers
warehouse personnel, construction workers, and pharmacists.
There were also jobs which do
not require work experience and high educational attainment, added Duldulao.
The Department of Education
also participated in the activity, ready to employ junior and senior high
school teachers.
Overseas companies also
offered jobs such as staff nurses, dental technicians as well as skilled
workers.
The annual Marcos Fiesta Job
Fair is in line with the program of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte
to provide and generate more jobs to Ilocanos.
It was the kick-off event of
the 99th birthday celebration of former President
Ferdinand E. Marcos organized by non-government organizations including Sirib
Ilokano Kabataan Association, Rotary Club of Metro Ilocos Norte and Bakers and
Restaurants Association of Ilocos Norte.
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