SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — In keeping with safety protocols in these times of a pandemic, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) will be conducting for the first time a virtual job fair wherein jobseekers would meet potential employers via videoconferencing.
SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the virtual job fair will be held on Monday until Wednesday (Sept. 21 – 23), 8 am to 5 pm, by means of Google Meet.
She said that 16 Subic Bay Freeport locators, as well as 18 other companies, and two government agencies—the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority in Zambales—have joined the event to roll out a total of 695 jobs.
Among the firms that will open up positions are: Tokiwa Subic Corp.; Subic Xin Hong Corp.; Sam’s Group of Companies; Juan Fong Industrial Corp.; PA Support Subic Ltd. Inc./Play-Asia; Pactec Subic Bay Inc.; Materion Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Philippine Branch); Toyota Subic Inc.; Strategic Channel for Career Development (SCCD) Corporation; Subic Asia Pacific Marine Resources Inc.; Subic Bay Freeport Grain Terminal Services, Inc.; Uptimised Corporation; SBDMC, Inc.; Philippines Easepal Tech. Ltd Corp.; and FFP Concept Planning Solutions Corp.
On the other hand, a total of 3,670 job applicants have already pre-registered for the virtual job fair as of Saturday.
“This is something new for everybody, but we are encouraged by the huge number of participants who have stepped up either to fill or avail of a need—jobs that are necessary to sustain our economy ,” Eisma said.
“Like in face-to-face job fairs, applicants must also prepare copies of their resume, recent 2”x2” pictures, PSA birth certificate, diploma or transcript of records, NBI and police clearances, and other certificates—only this time, these documents must be in digital form,” she added.
The SBMA Labor Department said that applicants must first register online at https://forms.gle/nWZ3Myy13vL63vgW9 in order to receive the link for the virtual job fair platform.
The links will only be accessible at 8 am to 5 pm during the three days of the virtual job fair.
“We have resorted to this novel job-hunting scheme to do away with mass gathering and face-to-face interaction, while allowing prospective employees to meet up with recruiters, fill up forms, and file application letters,” Eisma said.
According to the SBMA Tourism Department, the virtual job fair is part of the National Tourism Week celebration that was organized to promote Subic Bay in partnership with the Department of Tourism (DOT), NLEX Corporation, and 89.5 FM Subic Bay Radio.
Other online activities during the weeklong program are a free web seminar on the “Filipino Brand of Excellence” to be conducted by DOT Region 3 office on Sept. 21-23, 9:30 am to 11:30 am. This will be open to frontline workers among stakeholders in Subic Bay, said SBMA tourism head Jem Camba.
On Sept. 25, meanwhile, the “Subic Bay Got Talent” online singing competition will be launched at 2 pm, with elimination rounds on Sept. 22 and 23 at 2 pm to 5 pm.
Camba said the contest will take in contestants in two categories: employees of the SBMA or Subic locator-company, and students. Winners will get prizes that include P15,000 for first prize; P10,000 for first runner-up; and P5,000 for second runner-up