After releasing the list of successful examinees in the recently concluded 7th Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK), the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) released an advisory to remind the 4,744 who pass the Korean Language Test to immediately submit to POEA their fit to work medical certification from any DOH-accredited clinic for their names to be included in the List of Jobseekers for EPSKorea.

The POEA announcement congratulates those who got a passing mark and informed that the 4,744 figure represents 46% of the total 10,262 examinees. Two of the examinees got a perfect score of 200 points. They are Melanie M. Maninang and Charito V. Caballero, which both took the examination in Bacolor, Pampanga.

The 7th KLT was conducted last November 14 at the following cities: Manila, Baguio City, Cebu City and Davao City.

This year, South Korea announced that they are in need of 10,000 foreign workers to fill up vacant positions for the following industries: textile, food, electronics, chemical and metal. Since they prefer Filipino workers, they said that they will be accepting even applicants without work experience and those who were only able to finished secondary education. The news report cites that jobs in Souh Korea offer a higher salary than other countries that offer same jobs.

Read full article about job opportunities for OFWs in South Korea.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) just released the list of successful examinees in the 7th Employment Permit System – Test of Proficiency (EPS-TOPIK) in Korean that was held last November 14.

If you or someone you know had taken the test, you may want to see the list of passers provided in the link below.

Click here to check out the complete list of passers of the 7th EPS-TOPIK.

http://www.poea.gov.ph/eps/7thKLT_passers.pdf

Jobseekers who want to work abroad minus the burden of paying a placement fee should apply to a recruitment agency with a 100% no-placement fee policy. One of that is the Staffhouse International Inc. The no-placement fee policy of Staffhouse applies to all their applicants. This is regardless of job position or work destination.

An agency that truly helps Filipino jobseekers achieve a better life by providing them better job opportunities overseas, Staffhouse International Resources first opened its doors back in 1999 amid a still developing local recruitment industry which had yet to establish firm business practices and processes.

Click here to read full article about the agency with 100% no-placement fee policy.

A company in Qatar named DOPET urgently needs 40 machinists. DOPET was established in 1981 to cater the Oilfield Maintenance activity in the State of Qatar.

Candidates must not be more than 35 years old, familiar with all the shop floor machines and be able to individually operate all the common machines like Lathe, Milling and Drilling machines, etc.

With at least 3-5 years experience, good knowledge on cutting tool selection, tool grinding, tool angles, etc.

Familiar with pipe end preparation for fabrication and welding, operation of both ID mounted and OD mounted flange facing machines, portable milling machines, onsite drilling, hot tapping machine

Job Remuneration and Benefits:
* Salary will be based on the candidate’s experience
* Housing, food, transportation, medical insurance will provided
* 2 years renewable
* Tickets provided
* No placement fee, no processing fee, no salary deduction

Interview Schedule: November 17-19, 2010

To view the process on how can apply as machinist in Qatar, please click here.

You may also want to watch a video on how one can work abroad as a lathe machinist here.