Jobapalooza attracts Filipino jobseekers

Filipinos in Kidapawan City in Mindanao's North Cotabato province hunt for jobs on Friday, May 01, 2009 during the opening of the "Labor Day Tayo Na! Trabaho Na! Jobapalooza 09", a job fair launched nationwide by the Department of Labor and Employment.

(Mindanao Examiner Photo / Geo Solmerano)

Ateneo de Zamboanga University Job Fair kicks off in Mindanao

Fr Antonio Moreno, president of the Atendeo de Zamboanga University, addresses a crowd during the opening Thursday, February 12, 2009 of the Job Fair 2009 in Zamboanga City in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner Photo / Jung Francisco)

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 11, 2009) - More than 50 Filipino companies and government agencies participated in the Ateneo de Zamboanga University Job Fair 2009 which began Thursday in Zamboanga City.

Among the companies participating in the two-day event were Globe Telecom, TESDA, Phil Health, DOLE, SSS, Commission on Human Rights, Shopper’s Central, San Miguel Brewery, National Statistics Office, Water District, Metro bank, Band of the Philippine Islands and the Mindanao Examiner.

Fr Antonio Moreno, president of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University, led the opening ceremony. He gave “words of wisdom” to graduating students and urged them to prepare for the future and work hard.

Moreno also stressed that potential employers should also give feedback to the university so that Ateneo can work on their students’ strengths and weaknesses.

Pedro Rufo Soliven, alumni president of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University, who was a keynote speaker, encouraged those seeking for jobs to also venture into entrepreneurship, saying, it promises a lot of opportunities to young individuals.

Soliven also said that being an Ateneo graduate plays an advantage in landing a job. Soliven together with Moreno led the ribbon cutting.

Estesa Xaris Legaspi, director of the College Guidance and Counseling Office, expressed optimism about the outcome of the event. She said that with the job fair, students will learn the basics of how to apply for a job, how to go about the interviews, among others. (Amilbahar S. Mawallil)

Ateneo de Zamboanga to hold job fair

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Jan. 30, 2009) - In the midst of the global economic meltdown and massive layoffs of workers all around the world, the College of Guidance and Counseling Office (CGCO) of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University will hold a two-day annual job fair on February 12-13 at the Carlos Dominguez Conference Hall, Ateneo Campus.

The Job Fair 2009, with the theme “Oh, The Places You Will Go!,” aims to provide the university’s graduating college students with a range of job opportunities.

CGCO is inviting government agencies and private companies around the city and the region to join and hold job recruitment procedures such as filing applications, testing for employment and job interviews.

CGCO Director Estesa Xaris C. Que-Legaspi believes that over the years Job Fair has been proven to be helpful and beneficial in preparing graduating students for job searching and placement.

She also added that the event itself gives the students a chance to feel and see the complicated world of employment. (Amilbahar Mawallil and Sheri Gay Catague)