2,000 hired during Labor Day job fairs
In this city alone, 1,588 applicants were hired during the two job fairs here held at the KCC Mall of GenSan’s Events and Convention Center and SM City General Santos.
The job fairs were held simultaneously at the South Seas Mall in Cotabato City, Kidapawan City Gymnasium and Tacurong City Gymnasium.
Region 12 comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and North Cotabato as well as the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.
“Our assessment showed that the strategic location of the job fairs mainly contributed to the high turn-out of the placement rate,” Domingo said.
Some 10,596 job vacancies were opened during the job fairs, which drew around 200 local companies and recruitment agencies.
The vacant positions comprised 3,003 jobs in the construction industry; 1,495 in manufacturing; 2,431 in health and social work; 1,142 in in hotels and restaurants; 879 in other community, social and personal service activities; 730 in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motorcycles and other household goods; 303 in fishing and agriculture; 244 in transport, storage, and communication; 33 in education; and, 27 in financial intermediation.
Domingo said that majority of the job hiring recorded during the job fairs were made “on-the-spot” by the participating companies and recruiters.
“The HOTS (hired on-the-spot) dramatically increased (compared to last year),” she said.
During the Labor Day job fairs in 2012, only 557 applicants were hired on-the-spot out of the 6,193 that registered for the event.
During the fairs, Domingo said they acknowledged the job seekers who were hired on-the-spot and presented tokens to employers for the placements.
