Hired on the Spot

May 1, 2013.

The Department of Labor and Employment Regional Office 6 conducted the Labor Day Job Fair with the total of 5,697 registered applicants.

3,983 were reported qualified by the employers and 9.19% or 366 applicants emerged as Hired on the Spot (HOTS).

Clerical positions comprised 55.46% which is the highest percentage of HOTS. These composed of Account Executives (14), Customer Service Representatives (12), Cashiers (30), Human Resource Staffs/Clerks (3), Office Clerks (2), Office Staffs (12), Accounting Clerks/Staffs (12), Checkers (5), Treasury Assistant (1), Customer Assistants/Clerks (5), Marketing Assistants/Staffs (83), Promodisers (16), Tutor (1), and Warehousemen (6).

Service Workers and Shop and Market Sales Workers ranked 2^nd with 25.68% and have placed 94 applicants. A total of 20 applicants were hired for Sales Clerks, 19 for Waiters/Waitresses position, 17 for Sales Representatives, 10 for Bus Boy, 7 for Housekeepers, 6 for Merchandisers, 4 each for Baggers and Production Crews, 2 each for Bartenders and Staffs, and 1 each for Cook, Medical Representative and Sales Utility Clerk positions.

6.28% went to Technicians and Associate Professionals positions. Marketing Officers Position placed 7 applicants, followed by IT assistants that placed 5 applicants, Management Trainees had 4, Human Resource Officers had 3, Operations Officers had 2, and Finance Officers and Technical Staff/Assistant had placed 1 each.

5.74% of HOTS came from Laborers and unskilled workers. These were represented by Janitors Position (10), Helpers (6), Gardeners (3) and Kitchen Helpers (2).

Professional skills shared 3.28% on the HOTS. 6 were hired for Nurses Position, 4 for Information Technologists, and 2 for Engineers.

Skills in Driving contributed 1.37%.

And those who have Special skills like those of Lay-out Artists comprised the 1.09% of HOTS.

Supervisory skill put in only 0.27%.