Apr 022013
 
DOLE to new grads looking for jobs: Prepare docs, beware of scams

Keep updated on job fair schedules, have your job application documents ready, and be on guard against illegal recruiters. These in a nutshell were the tips the Department of Labor and Employment gave this year’s graduates, many of whom will be hunting for their first jobs. “Being prepared will give our jobseekers higher chances of finding a job suited to their qualifications as employers can already prescreen their documents and interview those qualified,” DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said. She advised jobseekers to know the schedule of DOLE job fairs, training, and career counseling. She said DOLE job fairs can help match skills with job opportunities. The DOLE’s year-round job fair schedules and venues are posted online at www.phil-job.net, she said. However, she also said they should have their application documents ready. The documents include: – resume or curriculum vitae – 2 x 2 ID pictures (bring extra copies for multiple job applications) – certificate of employment, for those who had previous jobs – diploma and/or transcript of records – NBI/police clearance – authenticated birth certificate – other pertinent documents such as TIN and SSS. “This will increase the chances of applicants to be hired on the spot (HOTS),” Baldoz said. Warning vs scammers But Baldoz also warned jobseekers against illegal recruiters and placement agencies that may offer bogus job offers even in job fair venues. “At this time of the year when recruitment scams proliferate, jobseekers, particularly new graduates, should be watchful and should guard themselves against too-good-to-be-true offers that Read More …