by Penny Angeles-Tan | Mar 2, 2018 | Stories
2018 is poised to be a good year in the Philippine job market, with both employers and talents expressing an optimistic view in relation to their hiring and job search activities, according to this year’s JobStreet.com Job Outlook Report.
The report, now on its second year, asked companies of their job market outlook in 2018. On a 7-point scale, employers averaged a 5.01 showing an increase in outlook optimism versus 2017, while candidates maintain their optimism at 4.68.
This positive sentiment among employers and candidates is backed by indications of increased hiring and job-hunting activity, as 95% of Philippine companies claim to be expanding, hiring more personnel, and maintaining their hiring rate, while 88% of talents will be either monitoring the job market or applying for jobs in 2018.
Confidence among employers is also seen in the increase in job postings, which experienced a 14% increase year-on year and is driven by growth in the top three hiring industries – call center/IT-enabled services, retail, and manufacturing.
While candidates also managed to display a more positive outlook, they expressed concerns about their job-hunting journey, saying that increased competition in their fields and diversification of skills and jobs are most likely to happen, signifying that searching and applying for good job opportunities may be more challenging to them this year.
The study also revealed another cause for candidates to be more active in searching for better opportunities this year – the benefits they most prefer are not necessarily offered to them by their present employers.
Close to 80% of candidates pointed to health and medical insurance for themselves and their dependents, but only 52% claim to enjoy it. On the other hand, 86% listed family care leave as their most desired form of time-off, but only 13% enjoy this type of leave benefit. “While more candidates see themselves to be more participative in the job market this year, companies are also foreseeing robust hiring activity, which means the competition to attract and retain top talent will be more vigorous. What will make or break employers this year is how attentive and primed they are to address the emerging needs of employees,” said JobStreet.com Philippines Country Manager Philip Gioca.
About JobStreet.com
JobStreet.com is a leading online job board presently covering the employment markets in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. JobStreet.com currently services over 230,000 corporate hirers and over 15 million jobseekers in its database.
About SEEK Asia JobStreet.com is part of SEEK Asia, which is the leading online employment market place in Asia. SEEK Asia covers 7 countries namely Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
SEEK Asia is the extension of the Australian Securities Exchange listed company called SEEK. The company’s purpose is to help improve people’s lives through a better career. SEEK Asia’s database consist of over 500,000 corporate hirers and over 24 million candidates.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Mar 2, 2018 | Stories
JobStreet.com, the largest job site in the country, will be holding the 3rd Philippine Engineering Students Congress on March 9, 2018. As with the two previous editions, the congress will be held in the Quezon City campus of co-host, the Technological Institute of the Philippines.
This one-day affair highlights a Congress plenary that aims to help participating engineering students to prepare and successfully apply for jobs after graduation. The program will present topics such as the job market landscape for engineering students, insights on increasing employability and tips on successfully passing the board exam.
Heading these panel discussions are leading figures in the field of engineering. The event will also feature presentation of award-winning engineering incubation projects and an inter-school quiz bee.
The congress will also feature a day-long career fair which will be participated in by 20 top companies that have the opportunity to showcase their employer brand during the event.
Participating companies include:
- Hitachi Elevator Philippines Corp.
- Asian Institute of Management Inc.
- Sunfish Asia Energy Solutions Inc.
- Schneider Electric Logistics Asia Pte. Ltd. – Philippine Br.
- Living Space
- Global Elite Lingua Franca
- Kalinisan Chemicals Corp.
- ADP (Philippines) Inc.
- Global Payments Process Inc., and
- AMMEX I-Support Corporation
Philip Gioca, Country Manager, JobStreet.com Philippines
“Engineering has been among the top 10 most advertised and most in-demand specializations on JobStreet.com year-on-year. In the overseas front, the Engineering specialization is also highly in-demand.” Said Philip Gioca, Country Manager, JobStreet.com Philippines.
Gioca also cites WorkAbroad.ph’s 2017 Overseas Salary Report. “Engineering-related jobs make up 22% of the total number of overseas jobs posted between January and October 2017. It is also among the highest paid specializations abroad,” he said.
“We hold this congress every year to equip and inspire future engineers as they embark on their career journey,” Gioca concluded
The congress is open to all graduating engineering students across the country. Interested students who want to attend the congress may coordinate with their college deans or office of the president as invites have been sent to their office.
They may also pre-register at www.jobstreet.com.ph/en/cms/campus, where they can sign up for an account and choose the event. Meanwhile, interested companies that want to be featured in the various activities or participate in the career fair may contact their respective JobStreet account managers.
by Penny Angeles-Tan | Mar 1, 2018 | Awards and Competitions
Are you fond of doing DIY projects? For the last few years many men and women have jumped on the DIY trend – from fixing things around the house to making new things from old things that you would normally discard.
Take for example the story of Elmer Padilla, a young man who found a creative way to turn rubber slippers into action figures. His primary tools – rubber slippers and Pioneer Adhesives.
Pioneer Products
Growing up I’ve heard of Pioneer Epoxy and I have memories of my dad mixing the contents of 2 tubes to make a putty which he used to fix things around the house. I, for one, commonly purchase Mighty Bond. I keep it handy for fixing things like broken handles, fix shoes, bags, and leather straps, etc.
Pioneer Products
Pioneer has different adhesive products for different kinds of materials and uses and most people are not aware of this. There is a specific product to be used for glass, steel, rubber, pipes, etc. One of their latest products is the Mighty Insta Glue Remover – use this for removing the adhesive that may get left behind on your fingers as you work.
Aside from fixing things, Pioneer Adhesives can also be used for creative projects, some of which as featured in the new DIY Planner from Pioneer Adhesives.
The Pioneer DIY 2018 Planner
Flip through the pages and discover something new things you can make using ordinary materials and Pioneer Adhesives. Maybe some you’ve already done and some you would like to try.
For the March DIY, for example, this planner gives instructions on how to make snow globe using a mason jar, old plastic toys, glitter, blue food coloring, and Pioneer Mighty Seal.
Pioneer Giveaway!
Here’s your chance to win your own Pioneer DIY 2018 Planner! I will be giving away planners to three lucky followers who can share their best DIY tips and tricks. What do you need to do?
- Follow me on Instagram @slvrdlphn
- Share one of your best DIY tips and tricks on Instagram
- Tag the post with the following: #MyPioneerDIY #PioneerAdhesivesDIY #SLVRDLPHNgiveaways
- Invite your friends to like your post!
- Invite your friends to join. 🙂
- Winners will be announced on March 28, 2018. You will be contacted via DM when your entry has been selected.
Note: This contest/giveaway is open to Metro Manila residents only.
This contest will run from March 1 to March 27, 2018 so hurry! Send in your entries now!
JobStreet.com is a leading online job board presently covering the employment markets in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam. JobStreet.com currently services over 230,000 corporate hirers and over 15 million jobseekers in its database.
This one-day affair highlights a Congress plenary that aims to help participating engineering students to prepare and successfully apply for jobs after graduation. The program will present topics such as the job market landscape for engineering students, insights on increasing employability and tips on successfully passing the board exam.
The congress will also feature a day-long career fair which will be participated in by 20 top companies that have the opportunity to showcase their employer brand during the event.
The congress is open to all graduating engineering students across the country. Interested students who want to attend the congress may coordinate with their college deans or office of the president as invites have been sent to their office.
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