News Release

Department of Labor and Employment

January 16, 2017

BPO tops active job vacancies at PhilJobNet

Employment opportunities in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry remains

at the leading spot in the Top 20 Job Vacancies available at the PhilJobNet, the internet-
based job and applicant matching portal of the labor department.

With 6,120 active job vacancies posted for the week, a total of 1,029 of the available
positions are for call center agents, as reported by the Bureau of Local Employment
(BLE), which maintains the centralized database of PhilJobNet.

The other available vacancies in the online portal include Cashier with 560; Service
Crew with 525; Janitor with 380; Salesman with 358; Customer Service Assistant with
354; Heavy Equipment Operator with 303; Food Service Dispatcher with 297; Market
Salesperson with 218; and Staff Nurse with 214.

Other posted vacancies are Cook with 201; Credit/Collection Officer with 201; Mason
with 200; Cash Collector with 200; Electromechanical Technician with 198; Fishing
Carpenter with 189; Sales Clerk with 178; Administrative Assistant with 168; and
Supervising Management Specialist with 160.

Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III encouraged the public to make full use of the
PhilJobNet’s enhanced services as it fast tracks the jobseekers' search for jobs and the
employer’s search for work.

As of January 12, a total of 2,331 accredited employers had posted job vacancies at the
PhilJobNet, while a total of 16,218 are the registered and active jobseekers.

PhilJobNet service is free of charge for both job applicants and establishments. Its
facilities can also be accessed at the Job Search Kiosks, an ATM-type stand-alone
equipment, at DOLE attached agencies and regional offices, Public Employment
Service Offices (PESOs), and selected schools throughout the country.

For more job vacancies and other employment facilitation services, job seekers and
employers may log on at http://philjobnet.gov.ph/ END/Abegail De Vega