BPO tops active job vacancies at PhilJobNet: DOLE

FILE: Of the 6,120 active job vacancies posted for the week, a total of 1,029 available positions are for call center agents as reported by the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), the agency that maintains the centralized database of PhilJobNet. (ShutterStock)

MANILA — The business process outsourcing (BPO) industry remains at the top spot in terms of number of employment opportunities.

This was according to the PhilJobNet, the internet-based job and applicant matching portal of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

Of the 6,120 active job vacancies posted for the week, a total of 1,029 available positions are for call center agents as reported by the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), the agency that maintains the centralized database of PhilJobNet.

Other available jobs in the online portal include Cashier with 560; Service Crew with 525; Janitor with 380; Salesman with 358; Customer Service Assistant with 354; Heavy Equipment Operator with 303; Food Service Dispatcher with 297; Market Salesperson with 218; and Staff Nurse with 214.

Also, they are looking for Cook with 201; Credit/Collection Officer with 201; Mason with 200; Cash Collector with 200; Electromechanical Technician with 198; Finishing Carpenter with 189; Sales Clerk with 178; Administrative Assistant with 168; and Supervising Management Specialist with 160.

With this, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III encouraged the public to make full use of the PhilJobNet’s enhanced services as it fast tracks the jobseekers’ search for jobs and the employer’s search for workers.

 (PNA)