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Thank you for making the Career and Entrepreneurship Fair 2008 an overwhelming success!

The Career and Entrepreneurship Fair held last 21 and 22 at the World Trade Center is considered as the biggest job fair yet this 2008 with an estimated 14,000 jobseekers and around 100 companies. Aside from the thousands of job openings, CEF also boasts of an estimated 50 people who were hired by several companies on the spot during the duration of the fair through the Career Card, a faster application system, that’s easy, fast and job-hunter friendly.

Gracing the event were our Special Guests of Honor: The Honorable Vice President Noli de Castro, Secretary Cerge Remonde of the Presidential Management Staff, Mr Peter Musngi, Head, Manila Radio and Sports Division, ABS-CBN, and Mr. Victor Fernandez, President, Philippine Association of Service Exporters, Inc.

As part of our promise to bring job opportunities to the people, the CEF will extend its reach to other parts of the country. On July 10 and 11 at the SM City Cebu Trade Hall, join us as we open doors of opportunities to the people of Cebu. Be part of the Career and Entrepreneurship Fair 2008 in Cebu! Kahigayunan nga Makatrabaho Alang sa Tanan!

CEF Seminars

Through the fair, we made it easier not just for the jobseekers but also for the participating companies to search for the right candidates that will fit their qualifications. Through our free career development and entrepreneurship seminars, industry leaders provided vital information to jobseekers on fundamental topics such as:

Assessing How Close You are to Your Dream Job Ms. Marybeth Nave Employer Relations Manager, JOB1 Global
The Need for Continuing Education from Certificate Courses to Overseas Studies Mr. Roger Bartholomew Founder, International Education Specialists
Work-Life Balance Mr. Herald Cruz Counselor, Center for Family Ministries (CEFAM)
Managing your Career Iano Israel Ramos Channel Officer, John Clements Consultants, Inc.
How to Market Yourself Atty. Dwight Ramos Partner, iCareer Academy
Fake Passports Can Cause You Problems International Organization for Migration
How to Spot an Illegal Recruiter Philippine Overseas Employment Authority
Online Entrepreneurship Ms. Aileen Apolo Country Consultant, Google Philippines
Negosyo 2 Go: Different Business Ventures You Can Get Into Ms. Rosalinda Lacsamana Group Manager, Technology and Livelihood Information Dissemination Services Technology Resource Center

JobsDB.com, Asia Pacific’s No.1 job board and John Clements Consultants, Inc. recently forged a partnership that will benefit human resource professionals, and employees. As part of the agreement, John Clements will provide career-related content based on strategies crafted by the Harvard Business School which will be made available in the JobsDB website (www.jobsdb.com.ph) and through JobsDB-organized fora and seminars.

John Clements will also hold a seminar on “Managing Your Career” on May 21, 2008 at the Career and Entrepreneurship Fair 2008 organized by JobsDB Philippines, Inc. at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. In photo are (from left): Jayjay Viray, General Manager of JobsDB Philippines and Carol Dominguez, President and CEO of John Clements Consultants, Inc.

About 150 heads of companies attended JobsDB’s last Business Forum, “Producing Power People in a High-Tech Era,” last February 28 at the New World Renaissance Hotel Makatl.  The guest speakers were Dean Conchita Umali of Assumption College (“Human Potentials and High Performance),”  Cesar Baltazar, President of I-Career Academy, Inc. (“The Pinoy Worker in the Global Setting”), Jamea Garcia, Executive Director for Talent Development of The Business Processing Association of the Philippines (“Opportunities in the O&O Industry”), and Carol Dominguez, President and CEO of John Clements Consultants, Inc. (“Developing the Next Generation of Leaders Using the Case Method”).

JobsDB sponsored the Career Development Association of the Philippines’ (CDAP) induction of the new Board of Directos last January 24, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila Formerly known as the Philippine Association for Career Guidance and Development (PHICGUIDE), CDAP is an organization committed to the development of career professionals and specialists in the field of education, government and corporate industry.

The members of the 2007-2009 CDAP Board are the following: Mrs. Chit J. Concepcion, President; Dr. Joyce Dy, Vice President; Sr. Kate Zamayla, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. France Sumang, Recording Secretary, Mrs. Helen Bartholomew, Treasurer; Mrs. Christine Vicencio, Asst. Treasurer; Ms. Susan Mondano, Auditor; Mrs. Mari Jose, PRO; Mrs. Ces Regaya, Ex-Officio; Mrs. Racquel Olpoc, Assistant to the President.

The Board of Directors includes Ms. Tina Garcia, Dr. Elvira Irene Ramos, Ms. Babes Regullano and JobsDB General Manager, Ms. Jayjay Viray.

JobsDB and 88DB tie up with the Technology Resource Center (TRC) to provide livelihood assistance for its members and graduates. TRC acts as a facilitator in the active exchange of ideas, information and technology to help create new jobs and livelihood opportunities and develop small and medium enterprises.

Present during the contract signing were: (Seated from L-R) Atty. Francisco B. Figura, Group Manager, Corporate Support Services Group, TRC; Ma. Rosalinda “Alo” Lacsamana, Group Manager, Technology & Livelihood Information Dissemination Services, TRC; Antonio Ortiz, Director General, TRC; Jayjay Viray, General Manager, JobsDB.com; and Edmund Zialcita, Business Development Manager,88DB.com
(Standing, from L-R)  Lauren Teena “Bonnie” Velasquez, Group Manager, Technology Utilization & Commercial Services Group, TRC; and Cora Llamas, Communications Manager, JobsDB.com

Organized by the European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (ECCP) – Cebu and JobsDB Philippines, Inc (www.jobsdb.com.ph), the Cebu Employment Fair (CEF 2007), held on October 12 -13, 2007, at the SM City Trade Hall, Cebu City, raised the bar higher by launching the paperless job fair through the use of the Career Card to Cebuanos. Tagged as the most significant job fair in the South of the country, CEF 2007 provided a venue for hundreds of jobseekers and thousands of job opportunities.

Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama was the Special Guest of Honor.  Also present during the event were: Ms. Rose Paloma, Manager of ECCP Cebu; Mr. Allan Suarez, Treasurer of the ECCP Cebu Business Council; Mr. Patrick Ledonio, Placement Manager, JobsDB; Mr. Philip Pogiongko, Sales Manager, JobsDB and Ms. Genny Gragasin, IT Manager.

For more articles regarding the CEF 2007, click on the links below:
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/65071/Online-recruitment-firm-eyes-Cebu
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/enterprise/view_article.php?article_id=94548
http://sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/10/13/bus/online.agency.launches.job.card..html http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2007/10/19/bus/online.recruiter.eyes.cebu.html

JobsDB.com ties up with Caritas Manila in providing online job and livelihood assistance program for the urban poor. JobWalk, which summarizes the idea of a job within your reach –you walk to find a job, will be beneficial to 45 vicariates within Metro Manila wherein each vicariate will set-up their own placement office with two computers with high speed internet connection which will allow jobseekers to log on to Caritas Career Site with different job opportunities which will be provided by JobsDB.

Present during the launching were Fr. Anton C.T. Pascual, Executive Director, Caritas Manila; Ms. Genevieve Gragasin, Product, Support and IT Manager, JobsDB; Mr. Allan Cuevas, Head of External Affairs, Globe Telecommunications; Ms. Dang Tabares, Lay Coordinator, Diocese of Paranaque.

JobsDB Finance Manager Sheryll Flores-Tiburcio discusses the importance of managerial economics in business decisions with the senior business management students of the St. Scholastica’s College in Manila. Managerial Economics deals in how to apply microeconomics to important business decisions in order to strengthen the company’s position in the industry.

Greetings from the Pasig City Science High School Family!

We are very much happy to let you know that we won top awards in the recently concluded Division-sponsored IT competition held last September 19, 2007 at the Rizal High School.

The winners are:

PRINCESS ASPURIA (III-Avogradro), 2nd place, Spreadhseet competition
ACHILLES AQUINO (III-Kelvin), 2nd place, Desktop Publishing
MIGUEL FERNANDO (II-Brown), 2nd place, ICT Project Proposal
PAOLO ANTHONY BALADAD (III-Avogadro), 2nd place, Powerpoint contest
JAN MARVI ATIENZA (III-Mendeleev), CHAMPION, Web page design

We are truly grateful for your generosity in donating internet connection to our school. In the weeks leading to the contest, we were really able to maximize the use of the internet as we were downloading the needed graphics and information for these competitions.  Your donation couldn't have come at a better time than this.  Without the internet connection, we would have been thrown in panic trying to look for the pictures and information necessary.

The exciting news is that JAN MARVI ATIENZA, the CHAMPION in Web-page design, will be representing the Division of Pasig City and San Juan in the REGIONAL Web-page design contest.  Should he win, he will be the NCR Region's representative in the NATIONAL Web page design contest.

Thank you once again.  We promise to keep you updated, and to properly use these facilities to give better instruction to our students.

Respectfully yours,

Isabelle B. Sanchez
Head, Computer Department

JobsDB.com General Manager Jayjay Viray joined the other officers of the Philippine Internet Commerce Society (PICS) for the induction of 2007-2008 officers held last August 28 at the Manila Peninsula Hotel. The PICS, a non-stock and non-profit organization, promotes the  growth of e-commerce in the Philippines. It collaborates with international organizations with the intent of promoting the Philippines as a major e-business player to the world.

JobsDB GM Jayjay Viray was chosen as VP for the 6th Philippine E-congress and exhibits. Also shown in the picture are Ms. Maan Tolentino, Chairperson, PICS and Sen. Loren Legarda, Guest of Honor during the PICS general assembly.

As part of JobsDB.com’s commitment to serve the public and foster corporate social responsibility, JobsDB.com partners with Gearing up Internet Literacy and Access for Students (GILAS) and Globe Innove to provide internet access to the 600 scholars of the Pasig Science High School.

Present during the launch of the project were: Racquel Reyes Cagurangan, Globe Innove; Ms. Jayjay Viray, General Manager, JobsDB.com; Mario A. Deriquito, Director, GILAS; Mr. Noel A. Salalima, School Principal, Pasig City Science High School; Dr. Norma Dogelio, Pasig City District Supervisor, Department of Education.

To update CEOs about the necessary tools that might be useful in formulating strategies and implementing systems that will make their companies globally competitive, JobsDB.com held a Special CEO Forum entitled “International Trade:  Tools for Transformation into a Global Giant” last July 6 at the New World Renaissance Hotel, Makati City.

The forum discussed he global economic map, emerging international laws and trends, and opportunities that companies can take hold of to secure a larger place in the international arena.

The four speakers and forum moderator Atty. Joel Nunez are shown in the first photo. Shown in the photographs on the right (clockwise): Mr. Raphael Madarang, Research Director, Trade Advisory Services; Dr. Ed Rodriguez, Senior Consultant, World Bank; Atty. Tony Abad, Managing Director, Trade Advisory Services; and Dr. Cielito Habito, Director of the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development.

JobsDB Philippines, Inc. signs a partnership agreement with leading call center eTelecare to provide for their manpower needs. In left photo are eTelecare Director Eric Concepcion and JobsDB Phils, Inc. Country Manager JJ Viray. JobsDB Phils, Inc. also signed an ongoing agreement with the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) , the country's premiere association for human resource practitioners. In the photo on the right, JobsDB Country Manager JJ Viray and PMAP President Mark Go shake on the agreement while JobsDB and PMAP managers stand as witnesses.

From l-r: JobsDB CEO Sam Sung, Chairman Bayani Fernando, Sec. Arthur Brion, and PMAP President Marc Go

Applicants lining up for the Speed Hiring activity

The People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP), a professional organization of executives and practitioners engaged in human resource management (HRM) and industrial relations (IR) work, in partnership with JobsDB.com, Asia-Pacific’s no.1 online recruitment network, introduced the newest innovation, the Career Card which encodes resume in a stored job database and enables the holder to apply in similar job fairs in the future without having to reprint their resumes. 

The eJob Expo 2007 created a benchmark in all future job fairs as it featured almost a hundred participating companies, well-attended career seminars, and the first-ever speed hiring process in the Philippines.

Top government officials who graced the event were Sec. Arthur Brion from the Department of Labor and Employment and Chairman Bayani Fernando from the Metro Manila Development Authority.

JobsDB Philippines, Inc. celebrated the May 1 Labor Day by bringing more opportunities to people through the Shoptalk Job Fair, in partnership with the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC). The day-long job fair was held at the ABS-CBN Concert Hall. Shoptalk is a one-hour daily afternoon program show at the ANC which discusses different issues in employment, livelihood and entrepreneurship.

JobsDB Philippines, Inc. joined thousands of runners during the Takbo Para Sa Kalikasan organized by DZMM and ABS-CBN Foundation last February 18, 2007 to fulfill its advocacy to help save the environment. This project is our way of promoting environmental awareness and social responsibility.

JOBSDB SUPPORTS TESDA’S COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM

Education has transcended blackboards, white boards, libraries and has made the next great leap by establishing a beachhead in computers. To further enhance and promote the emergence of technology as a learning tool, over a thousand administrators, coordinators and recruitment professionals gathered for the National TVET Conference last January 10 at the Manila Hotel for the launch of the e-TESDA Program.

The Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) program is geared to address the job mismatch and other employment problems in the country.

To further address the unemployment rate of the country, TESDA launched the e-TESDA program, a computer-based learning tool which can be accessed through the internet. The program intends to help the country’s human resources by equipping them with the right skills appropriate for the available job.

“Employment depends greatly on the ability of the person to a specific job. Without the training for skills, one cannot actually do the [work] that the industries are looking for,” says Dir. Gen. Syjuco.

During her presentation on skills and job matching, JobsDB Philippines, Inc.’s General Manager Jayjay Viray points out that today’s employers are looking for candidates suitable for the job based on their skills.

“From an employer’s point of view, about 80 percent of employees are hired because of their skills,” says Viray. “There is a growing demand for technical vocational workers locally and internationally, and one way to ensure that we can address this demand is to provide them with the proper training.”

JobsDB Philippines has been helping and supporting TESDA’s Enrollment to Employment program. This program aims to help TESDA students acquire work through JobsDB’s online application which they register for, after completing their technical vocational course in TESDA accredited schools. The foundation set by this program aims to assist  the 200,000 TESDA graduates this March in their job-hunting efforts.

TESDA AND MORE UNIVERSITIES SIGN UP AS JOBSDB’S PARTNERS

Entering the last quarter, JobsDB Phils, Inc. partners with more institutions to fulfill its mission of bringing companies qualified manpower at the same time empowering new graduates and professionals to gain employment.

In their struggle to address the concerns brought by the employment scenario of the country, JobsDB helps in bridging the gap in the academe and the corporate world to reinforce the skills of the workforce, especially the fresh graduates, and update them of the latest developments in the industry.

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will utilize JobsDB’s  state-of-the-art Dimension software for the online organization and management of  its roster of members.  TESDA’s highly skilled technical-vocational workers and its 4,000-strong school association will soon be able to access job opportunities online.  

Present during the contract signing last Oct. 19 at the TESDA main office were:  Jayjay Viray, JobsDB Phils, Inc. Country Manager; Santiago M. Yabut Jr., Deputy Director General, TESDA; and Brenda B. Furagganan, Director III, TESDA.

The Consortium of Women’s Colleges in the Philippines (CWC) will hold its Career and Admissions Fair 2007 with JobsDB as the event partner on January 25 and 26 at the Mega Trade Hall, SM Megamall.

The CWC aims to recognize the triumphs of the women, while at the same time educate them as to the present and future challenges that they will have to face to be able to make a bigger contribution for national progress

The CWC consists of exclusive schools for women such as Assumption College, Inc., College of the Holy Spirit, Miriam College and St. Scholastica’s College.

Present during the contract signing last October 19 were the following (from R-L): Sr. Gertude Borres, R.A, President, Assumption College, Inc; Sr. Ancille Elvena, S.Sp.S, President, College of the Holy Spirit Manila; Ms. Jayjay Viray, General Manager, JobsDB Philippines, Inc; Ms. Rosa Paragas, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, (for Dr. Patricia B. Licuanan, Ph.D., President) Miriam College; and Ms. France Jopillo-Sumang, Career and Placement Officer, (for Sr. M. Angelica Leviste, OSB, President) St. Scholastica’s College.

The Cebu Normal University, one of the most premier institutions in the South, has taken a big leap to help realize their vision of becoming a world-class values-driven institution for human development and societal transformation. CNU ties up with JobsDB to assist their students in finding quality work. JobsDB has given CNU the JobsDB Career Site which serves a dual function as a students and alumni database, and a page where web visitors can search for the most in-demand jobs.

The Career Site, which is given to the partners, is the most up-to-date tool that specializes in screening, filtering and streamlining the registration database. It also serves as a management tool where school administrators can post job openings and browse the student’s name database of the institution.

JobsDB Phils, Inc. ties up with Infotech Institute of Arts and Sciences, an institution that provides quality social education enabling graduates to face the unending technological challenges of the fast-paced corporate world. Infotech’s research and development (R&D) team develops and studies various methods, learning systems, curriculum upgrades and implementing techniques that will set the trend for future academic endeavors. This R&D team has become the think-tank behind the successful institution of new courses like Caregiver and Nursing Assistant Training, Hotel and Restaurant Management, Cellular Repair and other Information Technology courses. 

The contract signing for the partnership between the representatives of Infotech Institute of Arts and Sciences and JobsDB Philippines was held last October 20, 2006 at the Infotech Makati Campus. Present during the event were the following: Ms. Jayjay Viray, General Manager, JobsDB Philippines, Inc; Mr. Kaypee Pingol, President, Infotech Institute of Arts and Sciences; Mr. Aries Magmanlac, Director for Curriculum Development, Infotech; and Mr. Carlos Flores, Director, TESDA-NCR.

JobsDB Phils, Inc. Country Manager Jayjay Viray speaks on the impact of the IT revolution on the education and employment sectors to the participants of the Education Summit which was held at the Westin Philippine Plaza Hotel last October 26-27.  Attending the Summit were educators from all levels, from the primary to the tertiary, from government educational institutions and private universities alike.