Hiring behind profiles: Why social media is an ineffective platform in recruiting talents for employers

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Social media has broken barriers and opened the world of seamless communication by allowing users to share life updates and socialize on the platform. With its astronomical growth, it eventually offered many opportunities for businesses not only to promote their service but outsource potential employees.

However, social media can be a double-edged tool when used for business processes, particularly for recruitment. While social media can be a seemingly convenient tool to announce job vacancies, it doesn’t necessarily translate to quality applications.       

In line with their latest campaign “Hire Real Talent” dedicated to educating companies in seeking the right talents post-pandemic, the leading online job portal JobStreet Philippines advises companies to reconsider the use of social media in their recruitment processes.

Difficulty in finding skilled and quality candidates

On social media, recruiters may encounter various applicants but finding qualified candidates can be a challenge. Although social media accounts can be helpful in doing background checks, it can result in prejudice, and recruiters may be unable to find relevant information such as credentials, job experiences, and skillset as compared to an actual professional job platform.

Social media profiles exhibit more personal and non-professional activities or information about an individual—ergo, filtering of qualified applicants can be taxing for hirers.

Social media job ads may NOT be targeting active jobseekers

Targeted social media ads get promoted to a specific category of people and are also shown to the general audience. While ads can be specific, social media users who fall under the selected categories are not automatically active jobseekers because the platforms are mainly used for socializing or content streaming. Hence, the costs of boosting job ads on social media may not be as effective in targeting the right candidates and, therefore, could potentially be a waste of company resources.

Filipino workforce prefers online job platforms

According to a recent study by JobStreet, “What Jobseekers Wish Employers Knew: Unlocking the Future of Recruitment” when looking for a job, 28% of Filipinos prefer online recruitment platforms, corporate pages, and websites. This means many job seekers, from entry-level to skilled ones, go straight to the source of job postings when they are actively looking for opportunities.

Legitimate job platforms like JobStreet have specialized filtering capacities for hirers and recruiters to use when looking for a candidate that requires certain skills and experience. Through this, not only is it convenient for hirers but also reliable when looking for a legitimate candidate. Before applicants can post their resume, it is scanned and scored by an Artificial Intelligence tool built upon millions of data points from the JobStreet platform. The AI tool has been vetted by real HR professionals, employers, and corporate leaders.

Additionally, JobStreet offers a consumable budget-based model that allows hirers to set a budget for a certain period of time. With the candidates engaging on the platform specifically for job-hunting purposes, hirers are assured that their boosted job posts are shown to the relevant target audience and converted to legitimate applications.  

“As shown in our recent study, it is now a jobseekers’ market. With the changes in preferences and behaviors of our young workforce, we aim for our hirers to be fully equipped and future-ready when it comes to their recruitment practices, and that includes optimizing their resources and utilizing effective platforms that help them get quality talents,” said Kim Viray, JobStreet Philippines Head of Marketing.

JobStreet offers numerous benefits for employers to aid them through their recruitment process and lead them to make great hires. For newly registered hirers, JobStreet offers 30-day free job posting on their platform with access to over 14 million candidates, useful features on multiple channels (e.g. website and mobile app), easy-to-use job advertisement composer, powerful candidate management tools, and many more.

Under the campaign “Hire Real Talent”, the job platform also recently released a fun take on the use of social media in hiring candidates. Watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/JobStreetPhilippines/videos/1139168213385418/

To learn more on how you can maximize JobStreet for your hiring needs, visit https://www.jobstreet.com.ph/en/cms/employer/.

 

Coca-Cola PH continues to empower micro-entrepreneurs, celebrates 500 graduates of training program with TESDA

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(MANILA, Philippines, 28 March 2023) – 500 micro-entrepreneurs were awarded Certificates of Completion for finishing the iSTAR Program in a graduation ceremony held at the TESDA Complex in Taguig City last March 22, 2023.

Launched in 2021, the iSTAR Program is the digital adaptation of the Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources (STAR) Program, an enduring partnership between Coca-Cola Philippines and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), which provides free access to training, resources, and peer mentoring to micro and small business owners to help them grow their businesses. The iSTAR Program has removed the limitations of in-classroom training and diversified its trainees by opening it to existing and start-up micro-retailers of all genders.

TESDA Director General Danilo P. Cruz (left) and Coca-Cola Philippines President Tony del Rosario (right) also met during the iSTAR graduation ceremony to discuss plans to further expand and strengthen the training program.

Aimed at providing entrepreneurial training, sari-sari store owners and micro-entrepreneurs will be able to enhance their business knowledge such as online selling, inventory control, and planning; and gain access to microloans that will enable them to build their businesses further.

The iSTAR Program is one of the efforts of Coca-Cola Philippines in sustaining the economic empowerment of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. For over a decade, Coca-Cola's initiatives in this area have reached more than 270,000 women entrepreneurs in the retail sector across 17 regions and 81 provinces of the Philippines.

Teleperformance promotes work-at-home solution in Luzon with Cloud Campus Jeepney roadshow

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Teleperformance (TP) Philippines, the global leader in outsourced customer and citizen experience management and advanced related services, is bringing the TP Cloud Campus Jeepney on a roadshow across Luzon to promote work-at-home career opportunities through its Cloud Campus solution.

Cloud Campus Jeepney is Teleperformance’s innovative approach to job recruitment where TP brings work-at-home jobs to the provinces, tapping the Philippines’ vast countryside talent pool.

The Cloud Campus Jeepney has been touring key locations in Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan. The Jeepney will continue its roadshow in Urdaneta, Pangasinan from June 18 to 20. Its next stop is Tarlac from June 24 to 25 before heading to its last stop in the north in Pampanga from June 28 to 30. It will be making its last Luzon stop in Batangas from July 6 to 8.

Recently, the TP Cloud Campus Jeepney motorcade was also held around Laoag and San Nicolas, where TP launched their first Cloud Campus hub in Ilocos Norte. As the company’s 23rd business site, TP Cloud Campus Ilocos Norte will open more jobs for residents of the Ilocos region that will allow them to “work wherever they live and live wherever they love”. This site also hopes to contribute to the capability building and economic growth of the province.

The Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 1 (DOLE RO1) Regional Director Atty. Evelyn Ramos shared during the event, “What Teleperformance is doing here in the Philippines is valuable. We gladly welcome here in Ilocos region the launching of Teleperformance Cloud Campus site, which is expected to pave the way for the employment of thousands of Ilocanos. Further, we also laud the virtual workforce platform for enabling a work at home business.”

Launched in the Philippines in early 2021, the Cloud Campus solution is the revolutionary and innovative new global operating model of Teleperformance, specifically designed to enable a socially enriched work-at-home environment, allowing brands to easily expand their business and deliver superior customer experiences through Teleperformance’s unique, cloud-centric solution.

Home-based interaction experts can work from anywhere and remain connected to their Teleperformance team through the Cloud Campus hubs, which come with innovative features to help employees stay engaged and connected, while maintaining operational efficiency. Currently, there are two main Teleperformance Cloud Campus hubs located at TP Fairview, Quezon City and at TP Aura, Taguig City and multiple smaller kiosks which serve as the operational command center of virtual teams.

“During the pandemic, Teleperformance Philippines was one with the industry in shifting to work-at-home and we’ve seen how this arrangement has benefited some of our workforce. As Teleperformance continues to grow and invest in the Philippines, we want to be able to give more people the option to work from wherever they live. Geography and location will no longer be a barrier when it comes to job opportunities; with TP Cloud Campus, they can pursue their career in the IT-BPM industry from wherever they are,” shared Teleperformance Philippines Chief Operations Officer Joey Marquez.

The new Teleperformance “Campus Culture” supports the employee’s physical and mental well-being, assisted by bespoke Technology, Analytics, and Process Excellence (T.A.P.TM) solutions that harness human insights, fun, teamwork, friendly competition, and continuous learning.

The Teleperformance Cloud Campus model also provides a comprehensive solution to companies looking at remote work as part of their growth plans in the new digital economy. It thoughtfully addresses the main concerns of companies for processes that are to be handled from a home environment, such as security, performance and control, and engagement of remote teams

“It’s a win-win solution as Teleperformance Cloud Campus allows companies to ensure the health and wellness of employees without compromising business continuity, which is a must in today’s digital economy,” Marquez noted.

To learn more about TP Cloud Campus, visit the Teleperformance website at www.teleperformance.com.

­JobStreet, Tech in Asia holds Asia’s biggest virtual career fair, offers digital and tech jobs across the region

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The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally transformed the way we work, live, and play, with many activities shifting online. This accelerated the need for digital and tech-savvy workers, driving up the demand for quality talents in IT and tech on the end of employers.

Understanding and addressing these changes in the digital age, leading online job portal JobStreet partners with technology news website Tech in Asia (TIA) to bring in the biggest career fair in the region, “Hire the Future” happening on March 9 to 11 with thousands of digital and tech-related job opportunities across the region.

About 900 hirers from Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines will participate in the simultaneous career fair. Meanwhile, Filipino jobseekers can access more than 80,000 opportunities within the platform—with over 2,000 tech jobs. These jobs are being offered by more than 200 various notable local companies such as Globe, ePLDT, BDO Unibank, Cognizant, ING Bank, and more.

Additionally, Filipino candidates can explore more than a thousand jobs in the country with some positions available like IT Helpdesk, IT Developer, IP Network Engineer, Java Developer among others.

This digital shift has birthed more career opportunities in IT Development, JAVA, Cloud, and SQL to name a few. This region-wide initiative is in line with SEEK Asia’s evolving Let’s Get To Work campaign, which is targeted at encouraging participation and empowerment in the workforce. The portal also aims to connect job seekers with Asia’s top companies with an accessible platform to search for jobs that are meaningful to them.

“It has always been at the core of JobStreet to provide jobs that matter. We are grateful to partner with Tech in Asia in launching Asia’s biggest career fair to bring the freshest and most in-demand tech and digital jobs to each country, especially now that job markets are ready for digital transformation,” shared JobStreet Philippines Country Manager Philip Gioca.

“Hire The Future” virtual career fair will have a mobile-first interface to enable employers and candidates to seamlessly participate virtually. Candidates and employers can access the virtual platform for on-the-spot recruitment through real-time connection via chat and online interview schedulers.

Moreover, jobseekers will have the opportunity to interact with some of the participating companies such as Food Panda, Xendit, Carousell, YouTrip, Gcash, Gojek, Grab, The Parent Inc., and Aspire through virtual office tours and masterclasses on career talks and tips that will be available on-demand via the website during the virtual career fair period.

In preparation for the upcoming virtual career fair, JobStreet advised candidates to update their resume upon registration with relevant skills, rehearse virtual interviews, and research on the position and company they are vying for.

Through this initiative, JobStreet also aims to empower the employers from participating countries by giving them access to millions of digital and tech talent and various features in the platform.

Pre-registration is now ongoing. Applicants who will participate will also get a chance to win exciting prizes from JobStreet. 

To learn more about this, visit their official Facebook page or https://www.jobstreet.com.ph/VCF-TIA22/go.

Teleperformance Philippines is certified Great Place to Work® for fourth year in a row

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Celebrating 25 years of growth and leadership in the country, Teleperformance Philippines recently earned a re-certification as Great Place to Work® for the fourth year in a row. It is the first and only company in the country to have accomplished this feat.

The Trust Index® Survey had the highest participation rate ever in Teleperformance Philippines’ 45,000 workforce coming from its 22 business sites located across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Among those programs is the company’s vibrant Diversity and Inclusion program championed by the executive leadership who actively drive a culture of respect and acceptance. Advocacy is promoted through institutionalized policies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy, Diversity and Inclusion Policy, and HIV in the Workplace Policy. Learning and Development is another Teleperformance strength, as it offers its online learning platform called myTP Learning to all employees.

In addition to the comprehensive Great Place to Work® certification process, Teleperformance operations in the Philippines are regularly visited and reviewed by third parties including independent industry analysts. These reviews include in-depth management and client interviews, physical site and facilities tours, operations inspections and employee focus groups among other activities. The findings are frequently cited in industry best practices awards, ratings and studies conducted by business analysts.

The company’s various initiatives are implemented across their business sites nationwide, the most recent being the roll-out of the TPVac vaccination program, in support of the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and aiming to protect Teleperformance employees and the communities where it operates.

Teleperformance Philippines has stood resilient and committed through all the challenges of the global pandemic. The company has provided essential support for both local and global organizations and has kept them connected with their customers through various platforms. One of these is the game-changing Teleperformance Cloud Campus – an innovative solution for enabling the ‘new normal’ work-at-home (WAH) environment. Amidst an unprecedented global crisis, Teleperformance was able to launch Cloud Campus hubs in its sites in Aura, Taguig City and in Fairview, Quezon City to serve as the operational command center of virtual teams. Moreover, Teleperformance opened its 22nd site in Molino, Cavite in October 2020, continuing to generate jobs for more Filipinos.

The Teleperformance Group recently announced the Great Place to Work® certification of subsidiaries in 60 countries, including the Philippines, for 2021. This means that over 90% of Teleperformance employees worldwide now work for a Great Place to Work® company.

The announcement was made by Teleperformance Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Julien who noted that “to have more than 90% of Teleperformance employees, all around the world, working in a subsidiary certified with the Great Place to Work® label is a testimony to Teleperformance’ Passion for People commitment.”

Teleperformance Philippines Chief Operations Officer Joey Marquez underlined the significance of this achievement: “The Teleperformance journey in the Philippines has always been a strong commitment to Filipinos across the nation, for the last 25 years. This certification is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all our team members who work tirelessly to truly create a Great Place to Work® for All”

On its 25th year, Teleperformance Philippines celebrates its four-peat Great Place to Work® certification and looks forward to helping re-energize the industry and country’s growth, being able to advance the position of the country as a safe, secure place for customers, as well as ensuring that they provide a safe place for people to work.

ABOUT TELEPERFORMANCE

Teleperformance (TEP – ISIN: FR0000051807 – Reuters: TEPRF.PA - Bloomberg: TEP FP), a leading global group in digitally integrated business services, serves as a strategic partner to the world’s largest companies in many industries. It offers a One Office support services model combining three wide, high-value solution families: customer experience management, back-office services and business process knowledge services. These end-to-end digital solutions guarantee successful customer interaction and optimized business processes, anchored in a unique, comprehensive high tech, high touch approach.

The Group's 383,000 employees, based in 83 countries, support billions of connections every year in over 265 languages and 170 markets, in a shared commitment to excellence as part of the “Simpler, Faster, Safer” process. This mission is supported by the use of reliable, flexible, intelligent technological solutions and compliance with the industry’s highest security and quality standards, based on Corporate Social Responsibility excellence. In 2020, Teleperformance reported consolidated revenue of €5,732 million (US$ 6.5 billion, based on €1 = $1.14) and net profit of €324 million.

Teleperformance began operations in the Philippines in 1996 and has grown to become a preferred offshore contact center outsourcing option. The company employs over 45,000 people in the country and operates over 30,000 workstations in 22 business sites located across Metro Manila, Antipolo, Cavite, Baguio, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Davao.

From 2012 to 2020, Teleperformance has received the Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Contact Center Outsourcing Service Provider of the Year Award for its significant performance in revenue management, market share, capabilities, and overall contribution to the contact center industry. In addition, Teleperformance Philippines was awarded as Outstanding Employer and Outstanding Community Project of the Year by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), the Top Employer of the Year and Corporate Social Responsibility Circle of Excellence at the Asia CEO Awards, and the Outstanding Volunteer by the National Economic Development Authority.

In 2020, Teleperformance Philippines was again certified as a Great Place to Work® and is the only organization in the country to receive this certification from the Great Place to Work® Institute for three years in a row. This 2021, Teleperformance celebrates its 25th year of continued excellence and leadership in the country. This milestone highlights the company’s commitment to steadily provide the best employment experience for Filipinos, proactively support the nation’s IT-BPM sector, and uphold its socio-civic engagements to create a difference in the lives of the Philippine community.

For further information, visit the Teleperformance website at teleperformance.ph

Things that you should know before entering the finance world

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Beacon resources are a company that has all the top aligned accounting and finance related jobs. These are the professional jobs with middle market organizations. These companies look for something in their clients before finding a job for them. They see nothing but watch for the qualities of persons before giving them a job. The qualities that these companies see for in their clients are as follows:

1. The clients or the candidates applying/searching for jobs should have basic knowledge about the accounting and finance principles. 

2. The person who wants to have finance and accounting related jobs should have a well-proven experience related to their field. 

3. The person should have good communication skills as because the conversation is the most important thing that is needed in these types of companies. 

4. The person should have good and perfect analytical abilities. 

5. The person should be patient and confident. Patience is the thing that is tested all the time in this field.

These are the things that are required in a person while taking help from San Francisco financial recruitment agencies.

How Beacon Resources Company assist the people in getting jobs? 

These companies ask their clients/candidates for their resume and after that; they check the necessary details so that they can get the best type of job. Once a person reaches the demands and needs of the beacon resources companies, then these companies will help their clients in getting the most appropriate job that suits their personality and experiences.

At beacon resources companies, the accounting placement firms use true methodologies so that they can find appropriate jobs for their clients according to their skills and qualifications. The first they will do is to make a proper understating about your skills, qualifications, and qualities. After making the proper understanding they will find a job for their clients.

Therefore, Beacon resources companies are companies that can assist the most appropriate job for people who are in search of accounting and finance jobs. These are one of the best companies that can help people in fulfilling their needs and getting out of stress due to their financial conditions.

What are the types of jobs that are offered by the finance staffing agency to their clients?

There are three kinds of jobs that are offered by the finance recruiting companies to their clients. The three different types of jobs are mentioned below:

Interim: 

Interim is the short-term jobs that are given to the people for fulfilling their needs and demands. These are the jobs that are given to people to the short interval of time.

Interim-to-hire: 

These are an immediate type of jobs that are offered to the people by the financing agencies. These are the type of jobs that are given to people in the case, a person leaves his/her job without notice, and then the person is offered a job at their place.

Direct Hire: 

This is the type of job that is given to people for a long time and is also known as long-time placement jobs. Therefore, these are the type of jobs that are offered to people with good and proper experience about accounting and finance fields.

1st Fil-Global Immigration Expo 2018

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Fil-Global Immigration Services Corporation celebrates its 4th year anniversary with their First Fil-Global Immigration Expo held at the Roberts Hall, 4th floor of the Times Plaza Building in UN Avenue, Manila on July 10 (Tuesday), 2018.

Fil-Global Immigration Services Corporation offers university, immigration and visa travel services. Fil-Global Immigration Services Corporation started in London (August, 2014) and branched out to the Philippines offering immigration and university placement to the UK, New Zeland, Australia, Canada and US.

To give a stepping stone to study.work.live abroad with"most reliable yet affordable university placement processes, Fil-Global Ltd aims to provide and assist people to work and live -  in United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United States of America, Norway , Denmark, Italy, Spain, Germany, Malta, Russia , Singapore, Ireland, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Slovenia and Overseas Nursing Registration Programs.

During the First Fil-Global Immigration Expo,  Bertch Ian Namuag Ranis, Fil Global President and Marketing Director, shared the many services and achievements of the company as well as the many different strengths of participating Fil-Global partner agencies such as:

• ASCENDA School of Management, Vancouver
• ICAE
• Niagara College Canada
• Queensford College
• Pearson
• 9.0 Niner IELTS Review Center
• UCAM
• Regus
• Cornell Institute of Business and Technology
• Pacific Cross Philippines
• EDUCO
• Australian Technical College (Western Australia)
• ACT (WA)

Fil-Global heads and partners shared on the services of Fil-Global:

• FREE Visa Assessment and Immigration Consultation
• FREE IELTS Review
• FREE PTE Review
• FREE Nursing CBT Review Materials
• FREE OET Review
• FREE CV Assessment and Assistance
• FREE HCPC-UK Registration for PT, MT, OT
• FREE 2 Days 1 Night Accommodation at Sea Residences
• BIG savings on Professional Fees
• Family Application Option
• Lifetime Company Support
• Visa Documentation
• Visa Lodging
• Airport Pick-Up, Send Off
• Travel Ticket Discounts
• Hotel Booking Discounts
• Bank Opening Assistance

Fil-Global Ltd. offers the following products and services:

• Immigration and Visa Services
• Student Visa Placement
• University Enrolment Assistance
• Business Development and Marketing Services
• United Kingdom Citizenship And Permanent Residency Visa Services.
• New Zealand Citizenship And Permanent Residency Visa Services.
• Australia Citizenship And Permanent Residency Visa Services.
• Canada Citizenship And Permanent Residency Visa Services.
• Business Visas for start up entrepreneurs wanting to migrate

FOR MORE about Fil-Global, visit their website at www.studyworkliveabroad.com or visit any of their branches:

MANILA OFFICE

12/F Times Plaza Building, UN Avenue cor. Taft Ave., Ermita Manila

0917-1142345 | HQ@fil-global.com

CAGAYAN DE ORO

Wardrobe RCM Building cor. Capistrano and Yacapin Sts., Cagayan De Oro, Misamis Oriental

0926-9236062 | cagayan@fil-global.com

DUMAGUETE

Room 302, Portal West Building, Siliman University, Dumaguete City, Negros Occidental

      0933-8599662 | dumaguete@fil-global.co

Visit: Fil-Global Immigration Services Corporation , visit Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/filglobalhealthcare/ , Website: https://www.fil-global.com for more information and free assessment “VIP FORM”, just click: https://goo.gl/nTJHc7 ‭ (+63 905 367 3293)‬

Fil-Global Immigration Services Corporation in the Philippines is a duly registered Immigration, University Placement Consultancy and Internship provider servicing local and foreign clients for programs in their country of choice. The company is NOT a recruitment agency and will NOT process working visas or employment application. The company merely processes and facilitates student and training visa.

Globe myBusiness, Spring Valley partner to help connect students with right companies for on-the-job training

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Globe myBusiness, the micro, small and medium-enterprise arm of Globe Telecom, has joined forces with Spring Valley, the largest integrated technology and innovation hub in the Philippines, to bridge the academe-industry gap by helping connect college students with the right companies for on-the-job training.

From L-R: Grace Anduiza - Managed Services & Solutions Head, Globe myBusiness; Derrick Heng - Senior Advisor, Globe myBusiness; Cleo Santos - Sales Head, Globe myBusiness; Jonathan de Luzuriaga - President & CEO of Spring Valley; Jorge Cosgayon - Head of Development, Spring Valley

Under the partnership, Globe myBusiness will power up and provide funding for Spring Valley’s online platform OJTPH.com, an on-the-job training matching site that allows students, companies and future employers, schools and other institutions to work together for a more efficient and meaningful student internship.

“Globe myBusiness creates a Globe of Good by providing relevant solutions to local entrepreneurs and assist in the country’s digital transformation. At the same time, we want to prepare the workforce for the demands of the industry so that there will be a perfect match between skills and available jobs,” said Derrick Heng, Globe myBusiness head. 

He added: “We are confident that this partnership with Spring Valley will strengthen and enhance the country’s student internship program as well as on-the-job training -- the best way to equip college students with the necessary tools to ensure that they get the best possible exposure in their chosen field and get a better chance at landing their dream job after graduation.” 

“It is an honor to be working with Globe myBusiness for OJTPH.com. Globe has done a great job of reaching out to the youth, and has a long history of supporting the ICT industry. Through this partnership, we will be able to reach more people and organizations, strategically bringing us closer to our goal of making OJTPH.com the go-to platform for students’ on-the-job immersion. Derrick Heng mentioned wanting to do a “Globe of Good”, which mirrors the Spring Valley mantra, “Tech for Good” - this just makes us more confident that this collaboration will make a positive impact on our talents and their future,” said Jonathan de Luzuriaga, Spring Valley CEO.

As the current Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) President and Director for the IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP), Luzuriaga knows too well the challenges of the academe-industry gap that plagues the Philippines. 

According to him, 70 % of the country’s talents come from the provinces, and only 30% come from Metro Manila. However, most companies are in the capital city, preventing talents in the provinces from getting much-needed relevant experience in their chosen field unless they can afford to move to the big city as a student.

Through OJTPH.COM, students, educational institutions, companies, and other organizations can easily register and get connected to one another. With this platform, students can take control of their on-the-job learning experience by working with and for companies and organizations that best suit their individual areas of expertise. On the other hand, schools can monitor student progress and training while companies and organizations can more easily screen OJT applicants that fit their culture and needs.

Created by the Spring Valley Crew - De Luzuriaga’s team of software developers and creatives composed of local Capiz talents - the OJTPH platform is just one proof of the wealth of talents in the countryside. The same group also creates and maintains several software, internet of things (IOT) projects, games, and other products and services for various companies and organizations in the Philippines.

To sign up and be part of this groundbreaking project, students, schools, companies, and other organizations can go to OJTPH.com to create their own profile.

Elance-oDesk Relaunches as Upwork, Debuts New Freelance Talent Platform

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Upwork ushers in a new chapter of online work, making it easier for businesses to find talent quickly — aims at real-time hiring and collaboration

Elance-oDesk, the world’s largest freelance talent marketplace, today relaunched with a new name, Upwork, and a new freelance talent platform, also called Upwork. Talent, like software before it, is shifting online. As the online work market leader, Upwork is the driving force behind the reimagination of work and represents a new chapter of innovation. As part of the new Upwork platform, the company also debuted new features aimed at connecting businesses with great talent faster than ever (within minutes).

There is a global talent pool for businesses to tap into

In the U.S. alone, 53 million professionals freelanced last year1. Globally, independent professionals are earning more than $1 trillion per year2. “There is literally an earth-sized talent pool of freelance professionals out there, and yet most businesses still limit their thinking to rigid local hiring models,” said Stephane Kasriel, CEO at Upwork. “Upwork’s launch signals a new chapter of work in which people are able to hire quality talent — regardless of where the professional happens to be — in minutes. Freelancers were already earning $1 billion annually via Elance-oDesk — I predict they will earn $10 billion annually via Upwork within six years.”

New Upwork freelance talent platform makes finding quality talent online easier

“Hiring is one of the most important things a business does, and yet it’s also the hardest and most time-consuming. Upwork’s new platform will radically disrupt hiring norms, making it much easier to hire a proven, high-quality freelancer quickly as well as to collaborate with them after the hire,” said Hayden Brown, VP of Product Management at Upwork.

Highlights of the new Upwork platform’s innovation include:

Faster hiring – Traditionally it took around three weeks to hire. Upwork’s innovations will make it possible to hire in minutes or less by factoring in availability and immediacy of response (i.e., is the freelancer available to engage in a chat-like interview instantly?) when finding freelancers. To do this the platform utilizes:

Enhanced matching algorithms developed by Upwork’s team of Stanford PhDs.

A new work status feature allowing freelancers to set their availability (“Right away,” “Later” or “Not looking”).

Upwork’s new mobile app, from which it’s possible to post jobs, submit proposals, review applicants and contract on the fly – enabling hires to be made from devices in minutes.

Real-time group collaboration – Upwork also includes a new real-time group collaboration tool that is similar to Slack but completely free and available to anyone on the web with no limitations (users don’t have to be an Upwork customer otherwise). These new features enable immediate collaboration after a hire, allowing clients to file share and communicate with their new workers instantaneously. Support for video and integrations with popular tools such as GitHub, Google Drive and Jira are also expected later in 2015.

Upwork launch disrupts hiring norms and represents a new chapter of online work

The launch of Upwork comes two weeks after announcing the promotion of Stephane Kasriel, previously the company’s top tech executive, to chief executive officer. Kasriel led a global team of 300+ engineers, designers and programmers — many of whom are freelancers hired from the company’s own marketplace — to create the new Upwork platform.

Businesses are already posting more than 3 million freelance jobs and conducting 100 million searches annually on the Elance and oDesk platforms.

“Though we are already the largest freelance talent marketplace — with $1B in freelancer earnings annually and the first online marketplace large enough to qualify for a ranking of top U.S. staffing and talent engagement firms — enormous market opportunity remains, and we decided it’s time to up the ante. This new platform will make hiring near-instant, which is a radical reimagination of work,” said Kasriel.

“This has implications not only for the way people work, but for the job market itself. Reduce the friction in a job market and you open up more opportunity,” said John Horton, Assistant Professor of Information, Operations and Management Sciences at NYU Stern School of Business and former Staff Economist at oDesk.

There have been three chapters of work’s shift online:

Chapter 1 (2000). Resumes and job classifieds move online

Sites moved job-related content online. Job boards (such as Monster.com and Craigslist) and professional profile sites (such as LinkedIn) made information more readily available, but didn’t provide clear indication of whether professionals were currently motivated to find work. They also focused on traditional hiring of full time, on-premise employees.

Chapter 2 (2005 – 2015). Online workplaces launch

Sites such as Elance.com and oDesk.com launched and — in addition to providing job listings, profiles and other context needed for hiring — enabled the actual work to happen online, thereby reducing dependencies on physical location and opening up a broader talent pool. These sites disrupted traditional hiring models and empowered flexible work by enabling clients to connect with motivated independent professionals actively looking for freelance work.

Chapter 3 (2015 – future). Online work goes real-time 

Upwork represents a new chapter in which real-time hiring will be realistic for businesses. Traditionally it took around three weeks to hire; now, Upwork is at an average of three days to hire, and within the year it will be possible to hire in minutes or less. With a clear indication of the best professional actively available across a global talent pool, the biggest barriers to hiring — bandwidth and availability of specific skills — will disappear.

“This chapter will deliver the increased opportunity that comes with less job market friction to both clients and independent professionals. We are a company that will be around in 100 years. Upwork’s launch up-levels our innovation as we lead the online work industry into a new chapter,” said Kasriel.

About Upwork

Upwork is the world’s largest freelance talent marketplace. As an increasingly connected and independent workforce goes online, knowledge work —like software, shopping and content before it— is shifting online as well. This shift is making it faster and easier for clients to connect and work with talent in near real-time and is freeing professionals everywhere from having to work at a set time and place.

Freelancers are earning more than $1 billion annually via Upwork. Upwork is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in San Francisco, California, and Oslo, Norway.

For more information, visit our website at www.upwork.com, join us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

How to be a Registered Nurse qualified to work and live in Australia Registration now open for Free Manila Seminar

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Australasia, a region of Oceania, comprises Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean.

Australasia is a continent of boundless beauty and opportunity. Many people wishes to take in the highlights and hidden gems of New Zealand’s most beautiful national parks, buzzing cities and picturesque lakes all while learning about its fascinating history and heritage along the way.

Are concerns about understanding the correct process preventing you from fulfilling your dream of building a successful nursing career in Australia?

If you are among nursing professionals who would like to create a brighter future in the Land Down Under, you can have your questions answered during free 2-hour seminars in Manila hosted by Aide Australasia (AA), an assistance immigration diversity employment organization that aims to help Filipino and other professionals within the Southeast Asian region achieve their dream to work and live in Australia.

Aide Australasia will assist overseas professionals access the vast opportunities and possibilities available in Australia.

The free seminars, which are scheduled on Friday, July 24, 2015 at the Binhi ng Kalayaan Building at the Rizal Park (Luneta), will accommodate only PRC –registered nurses and address their questions on how their can start their journey. 

Aide Australasia is led by Filipino-Australian Ms. Joie Lacson, a registered nurse with 26 years of experience in the Australian workforce. Her first-hand experience has made her realize that there is not one organization that can help Filipino nurses go through the whole process smoothly. That is when she decided to establish Aide Australasia, the first organization to offer a full-service delivery program and the support of knowledgeable and experienced experts in helping other professionals achieve their Australian dream. 

“My personal experience in migrating to Australia as a nurse has taught me that the concern is not limited to just knowing about the job requirements. It is also about the difficulty of looking for assistance in getting into the right school, understanding the different visas, securing the professional license, acquiring residency, and even looking for a place to live. 

Being away from your loved ones in the Philippines is also a big factor. This is why our mission in Aide Australasia is to provide service as a one-stop-shop service to assist and provide guidance to eligible professionals all these steps, and much more. Our objective is to help our Filipino nurses every step of the way,” said AA Director Joie Lacson. 

With these in mind, Aide Australasia has aligned and secured accreditation with all the relevant government and private organizations in Australia necessary for a smooth process for qualified Filipino nurses. This list includes key schools and universities in every Australian state, including New South Wales University, Flinders University, University of Adelaide and Melbourne University. 

During the seminars, which Aide Australasia is hosting for free, the AA Australian team of experts will give all the necessary information and conduct spot assessments for the participants. 

Each two hour session- one in the morning, one in the afternoon – will accommodate a limited number of participants. To be able to book a seat to the FREE AA Seminar, you may request for a Pre-registration Form through e-mail at aide.australasiaph@gmail.com or call 998-2790. You can also send an SMS request (text message) to 0917-5324780. 

For more information on how Aide Australasia can help fulfill your goal of living and working in the Land Down Under, please visit www.aideaustralasia.com . 

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HIRED – the jobsDB Recruitment Party !

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HIRED – the first ever recruitment party!

jobsDB with opportunities and possibilities with many great things people can explore!

Online job portal, jobsDB Philippines, pioneers another innovation in the recruitment industry with HIRED – the jobsDB Recruitment Party on August 01, 2014 at the Elbow Room in Metrowalk, Ortigas.

HIRED, the jobsDB Recruitment Party takes the recruitment process to a whole new level. HIRED aims to provide job seekers with job opportunities in the BPO/Call center industry; one of the country’s fastest growing and highest-paying employment sectors.

The BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry has provided thousands of jobs to millions of Filipino job seekers since it first came to the Philippines in 1999. The industry is estimated to hit revenues of up to $25 billion by 2016, and may soon account for approximately 10 percent of the nation's gross domestic product.

The Philippines has long been considered as the location of choice of international companies looking to establish their offshore call center facilities due to its less expensive operational and labor costs, highly skilled workforce, proficiency in American-style English and idioms, and a constant stream of college-educated graduates entering the workforce.

Oliver C. Ramos, Marketing Manager of jobsDB Philippines, adds that HIRED is the first of its kind in Philippines. 

“Our goal is to take the recruitment process in the country to a whole new level and HIRED is but the first of many other events we have in mind to do just that. In the past, job seekers would have to wait until after they receive their first salary to celebrate being hired, now, we want them to celebrate right away!”

Oliver further clarifies that HIRED is not a regular job fair because only those who pass the pre-screening procedure will be invited for an interview with a specific BPO client.

“Unlike regular job fairs, HIRED brings the applicant one-step closer to an actual job offer. The pre-screening process ensures that once they get to the venue, they will be endorsed to a BPO client that matches their skills and job experience. If they do well, they can actually leave with an employment contract in tow.”

“There are so many opportunities waiting for job seekers in the BPO industry. It’s one of the best industries to work with because of the competitive salary, above-industry perks and benefits, and speedy career promotions. With all the trainings and seminars call center companies provide to their employees, their personal and professional development is already guaranteed.”

Top BPO companies such as Hinduja Global Solutions, Teleperformance, and VXI have agreed to partner with jobsDB Philippines for the event. 

The grand party to be hosted by former PBB Celebrity Edition housemate and Monster Radio RX 93.1 DJ Rico Robles as he  bringing his own brand of party to the jobsDB Philippines.

Don't miss an opportunity! Pre-registration and pre-screening is ongoing and interested applicants can go to http://hired.jobsdbevents.com.ph/ to register.

HIRED – the jobsDB Philippines Recruitment Party is made possible with support from the following partners: Unison, Gatsby, Adobo Magazine, Guestlist.ph, wheninmanila.com, Philippine Bloggers Network, Solar Entertainment, ETC and Zalora.

German company develops technology to address job mismatch

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JobMatch.pro, the latest innovation from the German IT provider- ISI Teletrade, was introduced during the press briefing held at the Dohle Haus, Makati City, June 5, 2014.

A new job search engine site created by German and Filipino web developers is offering a cool way to help you land in a job that suits your skills and at the same time, relieves employers from the stress of hunting for the right talents.

JobMatch.pro is launched simultaneously here in Manila and in Germany to address the lingering problems of job mismatch. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) pegged underemployment or those still looking for another job at 7-million while unemployment is at 2.96 million.

JobMatch.pro is the latest innovation from the German IT provider- ISI Teletrade which uses an intelligent software that recognizes suitable talents while blocking those unmatched applications.

ISI Teletrade, a member of the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) has 35 years of experience in marketing and 'sales psychology' and founded in Bochum, Germany. It has 150 competent staff in three offices in the Netherlands, Curacao in the Venezuelan coast and now the Philippines.

Mr. Peter Steinbach, the brains behind JobMatch.pro. His company is one of the first few members of the German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. GPCCI has been encouraging German SMEs to invest in the Philippines and ISI Teletrade, the mother company of JobMatch.pro, is among those who responded.

In a press briefing Thursday morning, ISI Teletrade founder and JobMatch.pro creator Peter Steinbach said the program will practically reduce by 90 per cent the effort and time of both employers looking for the right talents and applicants looking for the right jobs to match their skills.

How it works

First, employers post a job opening advertisement with content-related categories on the skills requirements.

Applicants will only need to click on keywords to fit their skills qualifications with the requirements of the job opening.

The JobMatch.pro software program sends 'bidder flags' or the pink colored star to the employers to indicate that there are qualified applicants who have expressed interest.

The bidder flags will remain invisible to the applicants until the employers decide to contact them for additional documents such as Resume' and other requirements.

Job hunters on the other hand, can create profiles where they can indicate their skills and the job they are looking for. The program can detect if there are job openings that match the job hunter’s skills and the would-be employee will then be flagged about the match.

The JobMatch.pro program is an innovation from the out-dated job search engines where an individualized application letter is sent along with resume, certificates and documents that mostly contain errors from typos, wrong address and incomplete information.

PH as perfect market

The Philippines is a perfect market for JobMatch.pro owing to the hundreds of thousands of job openings by foreign and local investors now taking advantage of the country's emerging economy.

The latest job search innovation by JobMatch.pro also addresses the difficulty of new graduates and those who are still looking for jobs that suit their skills to find the right employment. Getting hired in a profession that suits ones skills allows both employee and the company to grow simultaneously.

Figures from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) show that there are 700,000 new college graduates every year but only 20 per cent of them actually get jobs. The rest remain unemployed or seek jobs abroad.

Job Hunting ? Here's Day Shift Telemarketers

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The company. RSO Corp. is a search and staffing company in the Philippines with decades of experience in recruitment and hiring. It has been tasked by its client to recruit telemarketers and have them hired and on-board by March 20, 2014.

Job requirement. The client of RSO Corp. is looking for ten (10) full-time telemarketing call center agents or reps that will report to work at the client’s Ortigas Center office in the Philippines. This is a full-time, onsite, day-shift schedule, from 10:00 AM till 7:00 PM. Prospective customers or leads being called by telemarketer will originate from English-speaking populations of East Asian countries. Initial projects or campaigns include appointment setting.

Work site. The location of the client’s office is in AIC Burgundy Empire Tower, ADB Avenue Corner Garnet & Sapphire Streets, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines. This is where hired applicants will report for work everyday.

Skills requirement or job qualification.

The applicant must have the following qualification:

Has had at least one (1) year experience as a telemarketer

Good command of conversational English

Good selling skills on the phone

High school diploma with some college units

In good health and good standing as a Filipino citizen

Compensation and benefits. 

The applicant, if hired, will receive a starting basic gross salary of P15,000.00 a month plus employee benefits accorded to by the labor laws of the Philippines. Additional benefits and incentives based on performance and tenure will also be given.

Start of work – March 20, 2014.

Please send your CV or resumes by e-mail with the title of the email’s SUBJECT = RSO TELEMARKETER 1 to any of the following e-mail addresses:

enjoyingwonderfulworld@gmail.com

arb@rsocorp.com

Do not forget to put the title or subject of the e-mail as RSO TELEMARKETER 1.