60 applicants hired on the spot during the Kalayaan Job Fair ‘23

OVER 60 jobseekers were hired on the spot (HOTS) as of 3 p.m. during the Kalayaan Job Fair 2023 held at SM City Annex Event Center on June 12.

A short program was hosted at the fair, giv -

HOTS applicants: John Ryan Tomado, Jonah Arsenio, Charlyn Advana, and Anna Mae Ladera. It was then followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony, to the public.

With the theme, “Kalayaan, Kinabukasan, Kasaysayan,” the event celebrates the 125th Independence Day by providing job opportunities to individuals in search of employment.

Ten local and eight international companies participated at the Kalayaan Job fair, receiving more than 100 applications hours before the mall opening

Annex.

The lower annex, where the event center is located, contained the pre-registration assisted by the employees from the Department of Labor and

Employment (DOLE). Applicants’ interviews, meanwhile, were conducted in another section.

Out of 800 total applicants, near hires count to 34 male and 22 female applicants, while the total qualified applicants were 45 males and 61 females. Meanwhile, a total of 18 male and 27 female applicants were mismatched.

In an interview with Atty. Randolf C. Pensoy, DOLE XI regional director, presented the data for Davao City’s employment rate.

“ Ang latest nato sa employment rate is 96 to 97% or 96.5%. Ang atong unemployment naa sa 3% something (our latest employment rate is 96 to 97 percent or estimated of

96.5%, and our unemployment is something on 3%.)

Naa ta’y 30 local employers og nag hatag sila’g job vacancies na ilahang pagasudlan mao ni ang 2,865 jobs locally. Naa ta’y 9 ka overseas employers og atong job vacancies is 2,707. Bisan walay formal sectors na employment naa ta’y informal sectors na i-