DoLE job fair offers 22,000 posts

A JOB caravan around the country, starting on Nov. 28 with the first stop at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City, will have 22,000 local and foreign employment opportunities on offer, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) announced on Wednesday. DoLE said the job fairs, in line with the agency’s 86th anniversary, will be participated in by 200 employers. There will be 14,500 local jobs and 7,700 abroad. “The local jobs with the most number of vacancies are for the positions of production operator, customer service representative, technical support representative, counter support services, sewer, warehouse custodian, loan officers, retail service assistant, and receiving admin specialist. For those seeking overseas employment, the top vacancies are for production worker, nurse, laboratory technician, and respiratory technician,” DoLE said. Other venues for the fair are: Ayala Malls, Legazpi, Albay (Dec. 4); Bacnotan, La Union and Robinson’s Galleria South, San Pedro City, Laguna (Dec. 5); Robinson’s Place San Nicolas, Illocos Norte (Dec. 9); Don Leopoldo Sison Convention Center, Alaminos City, Pangasinan (Dec. 11); and Dagupan City Astrodome in Pangasinan (Dec. 16). — Gillian M. Cortez