The SM Jobs Fair Update
The Third SM Jobs Fair doe Marikeños just concluded last Friday. The organizers, CENTEX and PESO of the City Government of Marikina, were pleased with the very high acceptance rate. For those who were not able to make it to the jobs fair, do not despair. SM Save More is still accepting applicants for various positions although they have special and immediate needs for Accounting Assistants, Treasury Assistants, and Supervisors. This time, even non-Marikeños may apply. Call their HR Department at 941-2575 or bring your resume to SM Save More located at the Riverbanks Mall in Barangka, Marikina. Special thanks to the kind and patient Ms. Amelie Binayas, HR Officer of SM Save More, for these information.
During the jobs fair also, SM Home World have announced their need for Drivers and the good news is that there’s no age limit for this position. Home World is an affiliate company of SM which sells home furniture. I’m sorry but I do not have the number of SM Home World at this time, you may try calling SM Save More to get more information.
Here are snapshots of the event:
In Building Confidence for a Job Interview. Notes for SM Marikina Jobs Fair Applicants.
The other night, my husband was preparing for a major job interview overseas. I can tell he was excited and wanting to make a good impression. He was also trying to counter his anxiety for oral interviews by writing what he thinks would be asked by the employer and his answers to those questions. He would then repeatedly read what he’s written which eventually lead to memorization but it would sound more spontaneous and natural than when you actually memorize it. It’s his way of building his confidence and improving his communication skills.
While for some, building confidence is focused on improving his/her physical appearance like going to the gym or taking the best diet pill, for job hunters, it should be more than that. I totally believe that this strategy of my husband is effective. Many applicants fail to make it to the next level by passing the basic job interview. In our experience in handling jobs fair, even college graduates fail miserably in expressing themselves in oral interviews, especially if the interview is conducted in English.
The best approach to building your confidence interviews is simple but most of the time, taken for granted: practicing, practicing more, and practicing again and again. In my next article, I would be discussing in length the steps in practicing for a job interview.
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Wear it Right on Job Interviews. Part of the Series for Resources on SM Marikina Jobs Fair.
Here is the second round of tips and guides for applicants for the SM Jobs Fair to be held next month.
Make a Good Impression During Job Interviews
Most companies, especially those in the area of Sales and Merchandising like SM, wanted employees with “pleasing personality.” If you’re not readily gifted with beauty or body, the more you should make an effort to look “pleasing” by wearing the right clothing and accesorising correctly.
Let us focus on what SM requires for their applicants. Remember these guides when coming for an SM Job Interview:
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Choosing the Right Job. Part of the Series for Resources on SM Marikina Jobs Fair.
Marikina will be holding the 3rd (third) SM Marikina Jobs Fair this June. In anticipation of this jobs fair,you will find in Marikenya site tips and guides on how to win “that” SM job.
Every one dream of getting the perfect job, receiving good salary with nice benefits, and having own savings or even a checking account. First things first, you must find that job. In finding the right job, it is important that we have a clear picture of the kind of job that we wanted to get, and if that job matches our qualifications. More than that, there are other factors to consider in finding the right job for you.
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Going Places and Crash Course on Property Management
Yesterday, one of my very good friends who migrated with her family in Dubai went to our office for a surprise visit. She came back to the Philippines for two reasons: she misses our country and she wanted to undergo a short training on property management. She predicts that soon, the Dubai’s booming real estate sales industry would come to a halt after everything are sold, and there would be an immense need for property management specialists.
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The Third SM Jobs Fair for Marikeños
Good news to Marikina Job Hunters, the City Government is holding for the third time a week long SM Jobs Fair for Marikeños. The last jobs fair for SM Marikina was held in February where 600 applicants came. Since SM Marikina is hoping to open in September or October this year, the company is still filling the vacant positions and of course, prioritizing Marikina residents for employment.
Once again, the offices in-charge for the jobs fair are the Public Employment and Services Office and Center for Excellence. Like in the past jobs fairs, the prospective applicants need to register with PESO and undergo the four-hour career orientation prior the actual jobs fair dates.
Registration is open from now until first week of June.
Schedule of Career Orientations is from June 9 to 13 but applicant’s schedule would depend on PESO. Venue and time for orientation would also be given by PESO.
Jobs Fair Dates: June 16 to 20
Venue: Marikina City Hall Quadrangle, Sta. Elena, Marikina City
What to bring: Any valid I.D. and Resumes
For Inquiries, call PESO at 646-1621 or CENTEX at 682-9280
For available positions, please check this previous post, SM is hiring for the same positions.
For questions and clarifications, contact PESO or CENTEX or leave a comment below or use Marikenya’s contact form in the sidebar. For tips on how to get a job, see my next articles.
Anti-Poverty Tool Revealed!
Last week, I attended an International Symposium for PovertyAlleviation held at the DepEd Complex in Pasig City. It was hosted by an international technician education college (CPSC) and in collaboration with different international and regional organizations including Asian Development Bank, European Training Foundation, ILO, FAO-UN, SEAMEO, InWent, IBM and others. I was lucky to attend this symposium which gave me a deeper insight on poverty at a larger scale.
Among the many reasons for poverty, not only in the Philippines, is the rapid urbanization and migration of rural people to urban centers. These migrants’ motivation for leaving their rural life to endure urbanity are: poverty, poor health, unemployment, air and water pollution, poor sewerage system, lack of basic education, lack of vocational skills, and unemployment.
I highlighted the last three reasons because the symposium targeted these areas for poverty alleviation. To quote:
Rapid progress in poverty reduction is crucial for achieving the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger. International experts around the world agree that one of the ways to achieve this is by providing relevant modular and employable skills leading to gainful employment or self-employment.
Poverty and unemployment is not a problem unique to the Philippines. In fact, many countries in Asia-Pacific, including China and India, have deep pockets of poverty in rural and urban areas. And althought poverty incidence has quickened recently due to educational reforms and skills development programme, there’s still so much to be done.
The UN and all other international organizations believe that the master key to poverty and unemployment is Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
What is TVET? It is the branch of education directly linked to the preparation of learners for the world of work. TVET is concerned with with the acquisition of occupation specific skills, knowledge, and attitudes. Dr. Chiranjib Kumar Basu, Director Emeritus, CPSC
It is not surprising that TVET is indeed the answer. In Marikina alone, the program on redirecting the youth towards learning short and employable skills versus aspiring for college degrees, has along ago started. Need for highly-specialized technical workers are high not only in the country, opportunities are far-reaching and abundant overseas.
However, there are challenges facing the development of TVET in our country and in the whole of Asia-Pacific Region. A Manila Declaration was promulgated at the end of the syposium as an attempt to address the worldwide issue on poverty.
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Overseas Jobs For Medical Career Professionals
Just this morning, my husband asked me to check the POEA website for possible job opportunities abroad. Apparently, he was watching television last night when he saw the news on the need for a lot of overseas workers by POEA. There were also gossips among his friends that indeed a lot of pinoys are needed to fill in overseas jobs.
When we opened the website though, we were disappointed to see that there were only job announcements abroad for those in the medical field.
I was not surprised with this considering that a lot of Filipinos are shifting careers now from other fields to medical related. The most popular medical profession today for Filipinos is Nursing but it takes too long to finish the course and you must pass the board too which is critical. If you’ll look at the screenshot from POEA, there are actually a lot of other opportunities in the medical arena that’s easier and shorter to study and inexpensive.
Among the courses are ultrasound tech or sonographer. My husband’s friend is an ultrasound technician and has never had any problem applying for a job locally, much more, abroad. If you’re interested in becoming a sonographer, enroll in an ultrasound technician school which links to actual ultrasound tech school websites which may be found in the internet. For instance, for those who are interested in enrolling to any medical career training, online schools like www.medical-career-training.com would help you find the right schools in popular medical careers in your area.
SM Marikina Jobs Fair for Marikeños
Last month, the Public Employment and Services Office and Center for Excellence of Marikina held a 5-day Jobs Fair for SM (Shoe Mart) for Marikeños. The hiring particularly focused on providing manpower for the soon to be opened SM Marikina.
Fortunately for those who were not able to make it last time, there will be another SM Jobs Fair this coming February for Marikeños.
Venue: Marikina City Hall Quadrangle, Sta. Elena, Marikina City
What to bring: Any valid I.D. and Resume
For Inquiries, call PESO at 646-1621 or CENTEX at 682-9280Important:
All applicants need to REGISTER first with PESO and attend the Career Orientation Seminar which will conducted prior the actual hiring dates. You may register until FEBRUARY 5, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
This time, there will be different hiring for SM Department Store and SM Affiliates. See the schedule below:
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Professionalizing Work and Skills
In my years as a trainor, I have met a lot of people who possess technical or vocational skills and very good at what they do and they mastered their skills through experience. They can be tagged as “street smarts.” No proper training or academic background and no theoretical context of their craft but they are indeed very good in what they do.
An example of this kind of worker was my father. He was a very good carpenter. He was called the “foreman” and “maestro” (master) by colleagues and everyone who knows his skill in designing and actually making a house. My father was not even a high school graduate and does not speak English but he can converse very well with any engineer or architect when it comes to the rudiments of constructing a building.
If my father was still alive today, I would convince him to undergo training programs on construction provided by CSkills. Among the benefits of undergoing such trainings are: professionalizing your skills and experience via their On-Site Assessment and Training (OSAT) or Experience Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA) trade testing; arming yourself with knowledge on health and safety which is very important to avoid accidents in the workplace; and opportunity for career development in industry.
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