Cebu Jobs:
The Industries They’re In and the Skills They Need
According to the JobsDB Cebu database, the industries that offer the most number of jobs in Cebu are (from first to last):
Sales, customer service, and business development will always be in-demand, regardless of the economic situation. This is because they are the drivers that ensure the survival of the company in bad times, and fuel its growth during the hard times. Sales jobs in Cebu (as in any other region) would require applicants to be people-persons who like dealing with all sorts of personalities, can cope with pressure, are ambitious, and are driven to earn more. They have persuasion and presentation skills that can convince a client to sign up a deal or buy a product.
Customer service is the glue that keeps the client happy and connected to the company once a deal has been made. Hence, customer service jobs in Cebu need (again) warm and people-oriented folks who can walk the extra mile with the client, and are resourceful enough to find solutions in case something does not work out in a project. Customer service people are also results-oriented and yet at the same time have a heart for a client. Business development personnel, in the meantime, are the ones that look at the long term – they study the product and develop it continually to make sure that it always responds to the needs of the client. They are also in charge of projecting revenues and creating strategies that the sales and customer service people implement.
IT jobs in Cebu are booming in a region that has been declared as the number one emerging BPO city in the world. Thus, employees who have the upgraded technical skills –f rom programmers, system administrator, web developers, etc. – will always be sought after.
The marketing and public relations industries are enjoying a resurgence and their jobs in Cebu are increasing because of the tourism and BPO sectors. Companies enjoying growth want to make their products known – and thus are in need of professionals who can communicate information and ‘sell’ them to the general public via various advertising and public relations media, and at the same time remaining sensitive to the market and what it needs.
Accounting comes fourth among the most in-demand jobs in Cebu. An upbeat economy and universities versed in the financial and accounting industries churn out quality graduates who can handle the financial and business-related requirements of the industry. Preferred applicants must be good with numbers and financial analysis, and must have an eye for the bottomline.
Finally, Administrative and HR jobs in Cebu make the cut because these are the essential support systems that hold up a company at all times, whether in recession or growth. Administrative staff must be detail-oriented, organized, and systematic. The same holds true for HR professionals – but they must have the ability to read people, size up their skills, and make the necessary selection of professionals that can contribute towards making the company a winning organization.
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