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The job fair, held at the SM City Cebu, was organized by the Coalition for Better Education (CBE) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) 7. Unlike ordinary job fairs, the “Jobs Bridging Fair” gave applicants the chance to attend sessions on entrepreneurship and personality development.

At the job fair, applicants were also able to process their membership in PhilHealth, Pag-ibig and Social Security Service. The National Statistics Office also participated in the job fair.

Tesda chairs CBE’s academe-industries linkage committee. CBE and Tesda organized the activity with the help of Globe Telecommunications, Microsoft, Visayan Electric Company and City Savings Bank.

Among the companies that joined the fair were Sykes, Parklane, Golden Cowrie, Metaphil, Tsuneishi Heavy Industries Inc., Qualfon, E-Performax and JP Morgan Chase. Then, applicants chose from various job openings for customer service representatives, field engineers, office staff, graphic artists, computer programmers, financial analysts and crane operators.

Cebu, Philippines - As a thriving city, Cebu has always been the core of everything in the Central Visayas region. Staying true to that, Cebu became the fitting choice for the first ever Career Hub, staged by the country's number one job site, Jobstreet.com.

Quoting employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapiliz-Baldoz of the Department of Labor and Employment Central Visayas Region, "invest in our country's resource, our human resource, to make us more competitive and employable", Jobstreet.com aims to be the Cebuanos' ally to promote their enhanced employability to some of the country's roster leading companies that are willing to tap Cebu as the next employment abode in the country.

During the opening day of the Jobstreet.com Career hub, an on-the-spot hiring was facilitated and many cebuano jobseekers, as well as employers, found the right match. Thanks to Jobstreet.com's career enhancement aids such as tips on winning resumes and acing interviews, there is not doubt that this 3-month long campaign will fuel the employment in the Queen City of the South.

Mary Grace R. Colet, the Country Manager of Jobstreet.com led the company to become the market leader of online recruitment industry in the Philippines, and is also the one who spearheads the Cebu career hub. "Our country is full of potential, and we are bent on utilizing each potential to the maximum, starting with the people. Cebu is the right place to start this campaign." Believing that the best way to improve the lives of the people is through better career, Colet, along with her dedicated team, built the Jobstreet.com Career Hub.

Showing his support, Honorable Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama led the ribbon cutting to officially open this momentous event last February 25, 2011, along with Cebu's top employers and the media. Mayor Rama, a known firm supporter of the President's 22-point Agenda on Labor and Employment, fully extends his gratitude as his became the choice of Jobstreet.com for the campaign. He sees the Career Hub as the bond for his vision of Cebu as the flourishing city that he and the rest of cebuanos aspires to have.

"As we usher in 2011, there is growing confidence in all of us that we may yet see the brighter light of the day. And with that, we know we are slowly advancing our way toward the sustainable city that we all dream about, " Mayor Rama said.

Surely, the Cebu Career Hub will cement the fact that Cebu City is the newest employment abode for both employees and employers as it targets to help not only present jobbers, but also th future of the corporate workforce in the form new graduates and competent undergraduates.

Lexmark (R&D) Research and Development is again holding its Resume Fair 2010 starting on July 30 to August 30, 2010. Visit Lexmark Plaza 3, Cebu Business Park and hand-in your updated resume at the Reception Area. See you there as I am also submitting mine. :) This is a great opportunity to be part in one of Cebu's Leading Companies.

Lexmark R & D Job Vacancies:

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
IT Area Manager
Software Development Engineers
Mechanical Design Engineers
Senior Development Engineers (Software, Firmware, Mechanical Design)
Electrical Hardware Engineers
Electronics Hardware Engineers
OEM Project Manager
Test Engineers
Technical Service Writers
IT Professionals
Build and Library Engineer
HR Officer/Business Partner
HR Info Systems Team Lead
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Lab Technician


SHARED SERVICES
Business Support Manager
Marketing Communications Manager
Customer Service Manager
Order Management Manager
Finance Staff
Technical Support Representatives
Customer Service Representatives
Sales and Marketing Specialists
Business Analysts
Supply Chain Specialists
Data Research & Training Quality Analysts
Graphics & Production Designers

For more info. about Lexmark Resume Fair 2010, you can visit http://careers.lexmark.com.ph/ or call (032) 234-8973