Over 216K jobs up for grabs on May 1

LABOR DAY JOB FAIR. Job seekers troop to the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila to try their luck at the Labor Day Job Fair on Wednesday (May 1, 2024). About 65 local employers offered almost 9,000 jobs during the job fair, which was organized by the Manila City government. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)

By Ferdinand Patinio, Philippine News Agency

MANILA – Over 216,000 local and overseas job vacancies in some of the country’s top companies will be featured on the 123rd Labor Day Nationwide Job Fairs to be held on May 1, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Monday.

In a statement, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said some 216,144 employment opportunities, including 181,933 local vacancies and 34,211 overseas jobs, are up for grabs from 2,281 participating employers in the 69 job fair sites all over the country.

He said the initiative with the private sector to bring thousands of local and overseas opportunities to Filipino job seekers reaffirms DOLE’s “dedication to connecting available talent with opportunities in the labor market.”

Job seekers joining the main job fair venue at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City can apply for positions offered by big companies such as Union Bank of the Philippines, Meralco, DMCI Construction Company, 2Go Group, McDonald’s, SM, Robinsons, San Miguel Foods, Aboitiz, Toyota, Honda, Accenture, Epson, and Banco De Oro (BDO), among others.

The top five regions with the most job offers are the National Capital Region with over 63,000; Central Luzon with around 32,000; Calabarzon with over 18,000; Western Visayas with nearly 18,000; and the Zamboanga Peninsula with more than 13,000.

Among the vacancies to be offered are from the manufacturing, retail, business process outsourcing (BPO), accommodation/food service activities, and financial/insurance industries.

Top vacancies include production operators, sales clerks, call center representatives, service crews, and microfinance officers, according to DOLE.

Interested applicants may reach their nearest Public Employment Services Office (PESO) or DOLE regional or field offices to access the full list of venues, participating employers, and available job roles.

For more details on the celebration, the public may visit the DOLE website and Facebook page.

The job fairs will be mounted as a special activity across all regions dedicated to the Filipino workers and job seekers, which is in line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to make job fairs a regular nationwide initiative.