00:00Close to 200 work applicants, or 4 out of 10, who signed up for work in Butuan City
00:06received the thumbs-up sign from the company's employers, who liked what they read and saw
00:11from their resumes and job applications, and took them in on the spot, thanks in part to
00:16the efforts of the Regional Department of Labor and Employment, who hooked these newly
00:19hired with their employers, as we hear more from PIA Caracas' Jennifer Pena-Gaetano.
00:27Of the 493 registered applicants at the Department of Labor and Employment's job fair in Butuan
00:32City, 191 were hired on the spot by various companies.
00:36According to Dole Caraga, these resulted in a 38.7% placement rate, with 3,639 job vacancies
00:44for 42 local employers and 3 overseas employers.
00:47Many of them have been hired as merchandise samplers, teachers, supervisors, service or
00:52dining crews, cashiers, accountant staff, HR assistants, and many others.
00:56I would like to express my gratitude to Dole Caraga for this opportunity.
01:02I am very happy and overwhelmed for this experience because this opportunity paved the way for
01:07me to achieve my dreams.
01:09Dole Caraga Regional Director Jason Balais urged job seekers not to get tired in looking
01:14for jobs to help them reach their dreams and contribute to nation-building.
01:18The job fair also provided applicants with various services from government agencies
01:22such as SSS, Pag-ibig, PSA, PhilHealth, and others.
01:26Mandated to shape the labor and employment sector, the Department of Labor and Employment,
01:31through its sustainable conduct of job fair, has inspired job seekers to patiently look
01:36for decent jobs here and abroad.
01:38From the Philippine Information Agency, Caraga, Jennifer Pena-Gaetano for the Balitang Pabansa.
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