DOLE: Over 200,000 work openings up for grabs in May 1 job fair
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MANILA, Philippines — Labor Day on Thursday will see a massive job fair held in malls nationwide where over 200,000 jobs are up for grabs.
The Department of Labor and Employment will be holding the job fair with 2,281 participating employers offering 216,144 job opportunities in the industries of manufacturing, retail, BPO, accommodation and food service activities, and financial and insurance industries.
A total of 181,933 jobs are local vacancies while 34,211 are overseas jobs.
“Top vacancies include production operators, sales clerks, call center representatives, service crews, and microfinance officers,” Dole said in a statement.
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Major companies who are offering jobs including SM, Robinsons, San Miguel Foods, Aboitiz, Toyota, Honda, Accenture, Epson, and Banco De Oro (BDO), will be offering various vacancies to job seekers nationwide.
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 the Union Bank of the Philippines, Meralco, DMCI Construction Company, 2Go Group, and McDonald’s, among others.
There are also 69 other sites, mostly malls, where the job fair will be held.
