2,000 jobs up for grabs on Bulacan Labor Day job fair

CITY OF MALOLOS – Some 2,000 Bulakenyos will get the chance to be hired on the spot on a one day job fair with the theme “Matatag na Kabuhayan at Trabaho Tungo sa Progresibong Pagbabago” to be held at the Event Center of SM City Baliwag on May 1, 2017.

According to Elizabeth Alonzo, head of the Provincial Youth, Sports, Employment and Development Office (PYSEDO), a total of 66 companies and agencies, both local and abroad, will be accepting job applications and interview prospect employees from 8 am until 4 pm.
The job fair is organized by the Provincial Government of Bulacan (PGB) in partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Public Employment Service Office.

Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino M. Sy Alvarado said that Bulakenyos should grab this opportunity for a chance to have a better future and in effect lessen the unemployment in the province.

He added that in relation to the job fair, there will be Pre-Employment Orientation Seminar on Friday, April 28, 2017 at 1 pm in the same venue.
Pre-registration is also ongoing since Tuesday until Sunday April 30, 2017 for applicants who want to register early.

Based on the records of the PYSEDO, the annual target or average hired-on-the-spot is 15% but Bulacan usually records 25 to 30% hired-on-the-spot from qualified applicants.