MANILA, Philippines–Caloocan City government’s 9th Mega Job Fair saw over 350 job seekers find immediate employment, yielding a success rate of 45.6 percent for the event.
The job fair was held at the Bulwagang Katipunan on Wednesday, July 26, and was attended by 779 registered applicants. Of these, 57 participating partner companies hired 355 on the spot.
City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan thanked the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) for its continued efforts to organize the job fair and called on more residents to continue attending the next career expos that will be provided by the city.
“We extend our thanks to PESO for another successful job fair this month. We will continue programs that offer livelihood opportunities to our fellow citizens, so we hope more of you would attend the next one,” Along said.
Along also pointed out that the city government will continue improving to improve on the success rate of each job fair. He also encouraged more business owners to participate in the fair to have more available opportunities for Caloocan residents while also improving the economic status of the city.
“The city government’s actions continue in order to increase the number of Caloocan youth getting jobs,” said Along.
“We hope the number of our partner companies in the upcoming job fairs increases. More companies mean more jobs for our fellow citizens and continuous improvement of our city’s economy,” the local chief executive added.
(This article was generated with the assistance of artificial intelligence and reviewed by an editor.)
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