The City of Mati LGU thru its Public Employment Services Office held a one-day virtual job fair on April 30.
Mati PESO head Pauline Olita said their one-day virtual job fair is in partnership with the Region 11 Department of Labor and Employment.
Five companies participated in the job fair held a day before Labor Day namely Alfalink Total Solution Corp., Mars Agri Ventures and Commodities, Pryce Gases Inc., Taytay sa Kauswagan Inc., and VXI Global Holdings B.V.
PESO conducted a pre-registration days before the job fair wherein about 28,000 applied. However, out of the 28,000 only 400 applicants were catered and invited for online interview by the five companies.
The online interviews were held at the Executive Conference Room of Mati City Hall from 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon of March 30.
Olita said that they aim to hire 10% of the applicants on the spot.
Olita added that due to the new normal mode of working, employers are prioritizing computer literate applicants to satisfy the qualifications of the offered positions.
For more updates on job openings and opportunities, follow and visit the Facebook page of PESO MATI.
PESO’s virtual jobs fair is separate from the Labor Day jobs fair offered by the Department of Labor and Employment Region 11 on May 1. (CIO MATI)
