Do you plan to attend the nationwide job and livelihood fair that will be the main centerpiece of the events that the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has prepared for this year’s celebration of Labor Day on May 1?

Pre-registration is said to be a must for this event as it will allow participating companies and employers to pre-screen applicants. The deadline for the pre-registration is on April 30.

The said job and livelihood fair promise to offer over 30,000 local and overseas employment opportunities as it will be participated by more than 150 local employers and 50 private agencies. The said job fair will be held at Rizal Park in Manila on May 1.

Aside from Rizal Park, this job fair will be held simultaneously in 16 different locations all over the country. Click here to check out the regional venues for the Labor Day Job Fair.

Pre-register now and increase your chance of getting hired !

A company in Taiwan urgently needs 30 Machine Operators:

Interview Schedule: May 9, 2011 – May 9, 2011
Proposed Salary:NTD 17,880

Qualifications
Female, 20-31 years old
Height: at least 155 cm.
Right- handed
At least Vocational Diploma / Short Course Certificate
With experience in photonic or machine operator

Agency Information
Agency Name: Network management Resources, Corp.
POEA License No.: POEA-182-LB-062408-R
Address: 5th Floor Manila East 21 Manila Bldg. #1724 A. Mabini St. Malate Manila, Metro Manila
Tel. No.: 450-8290 to 92

You can view more details or send an online application to this job opening in Taiwan by clicking here.

Note: Please direct all inquiries regrading this job opening to the concerned POEA-licensed agency.

The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia issued an advisory to warn overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to be wary of a new email scam that is set to victimize them. The email may appear to be authentic and valid because it claims to be from the Philippine Embassy in Muscat, Oman.

The email message is informing the OFW recipients that they had won a bonanza of 500,000 pounds (Php 35.596 million). To claim this prize, the letter sender is requesting for the personal information of the OFW recipients.

Click here to read more about the new email scam.

Are you looking for a sea-based job? Do you wish to work in a US-based cruise ship company? Holland America Line, a leading passenger cruise line since 1872 and known for its seagoing heritage around the world, and United Philippine Lines, the pioneer in passenger manning and recipient of numerous awards from the Philippine Overseas Employments Administration (POEA), have urgent job openings for various sea-based positions.

To screen and interview applicants, United Philippine Lines will be conducting a job fair at Montebello Hotel, Banilad Cebu on April 28-29, 2011. The job fair will be from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

They are specifically looking for applicants with related and adequate work experience and valid C1/D Visa for immediate employment. Also, applicants with valid passport and Seaman’s book will be given priority.

Click here to know more about the available seabased job positions and job fair details.

The search is on for the “2011 Bagong Bayani Awards” for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Brunei. Officials of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Brunei said they are now accepting nominations.

According to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the said awards aims to honor exemplary OFWs.

The Philippine Embassy in Brunei is now accepting nominations for the following awards categories:
# Bagong Bayani Award for Outstanding Employee
# Bagong Bayani Award for Community and Social Service
# Bagong Bayani Award for Culture and Arts
# Capt. Gregorio S. Oca Award
# Blas F. Ople Award para sa Natatanging Bagong Bayani

General pre-qualifying criteria for any Filipino nominee:
Must be or have been an OFW for at least two years;
Has no past or present criminal or derogatory record;
Must be of good moral standing or has received recognition from past or present employer for exemplary behavior or outstanding service; and
Must have his/her employment contract processed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

The details of the required documents and official nomination forms may be obtained from POLO at the Embassy or may be downloaded from the POEA/BBFI website at www.poea.gov.ph. Submission of nominations is until May 31, 2011.

Can be submitted at BBFI Secretariat, Ground Floor, POEA Bldg. Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA Mandaluyong City. Or sent through e-mail to bagong_bayani_awards@yahoo.com .

Interested parties may also inquire with the Embassy’s POLO through office telephone numbers 673-2236981 and 673-2237052, fax number 673-2236980 or e-mail address polobrunei_2007@yahoo.com.