Mandaluyong to hold job fair

To improve the employment rate in the city, the local government of Mandaluyong City, in partnership with Touch Mobile (TM), would hold a mega job fair tomorrow and on Saturday at the city gymnasium.

"The continuous conduct of job fair in the city is a manifestation of the city government’s sincere effort to help jobseekers find better and fitting jobs for them," said Mayor Neptali Gonzales II.

Gonzales said the event is another priority project of his administration, which also aims to help the national government’s job-generating programs. The activity is the sixth joint undertaking of the city government and TM.

Dubbed as "TM Trabaho Expo 2006," the primary goal is to trim down the number of unemployed in Mandaluyong, pegged at 37,872 as of February 2005, still one of the lowest in Metro Manila.

Emma Javier, chief of the city’s Public Employment Service Office (PESO), said they are targeting more than 3,000 job hunters to register for the three-day affair. She said 10 percent of applicants are expected to be hired "on-the-spot."

Javier said there are 50 participating companies which signified their intention to hire workers, including French Baker Inc., Let’s Face It, Going Straight Salon, Cherry Foodarama, Abenson Group Co., North Park Noodle House, Automatic Appliances Inc., SM chain of department stores, and Rustan’s Super Center Inc.

She said 10 recruitment agencies, offering thousands of job vacancies abroad, have vowed to participate in the job fair.

They are A&C International Resources Inc., Active Works Inc., RRJM Int’l. Manpower Services Inc., G&P Manpower Services Corp., Lucky Zoe Int’l. Manpower Agency, MAB Int’l. Services Inc., Pisces Int’l. Placement, Real Med Int’l, Recruitment Agency, Unity Worldwide Resources Inc., and Venture Management System Int’l. Corp.

Among the positions available are service crew, administrative jobs and call center agents, she said. – Non Alquitran