The Covid-19 pandemic is creating a huge impact on the country’s job market. Due to the ongoing lockdown (which as of this writing has lasted more than two months), numerous employers are closing shops, streamlining operations, or letting go of some staff.
“The pandemic has greatly impacted businesses and the workforce on a global scale,” said Ramesh Rajandran, Chief Marketing Officer of SEEK Asia, the parent company of job portal JobStreet.com. “More than ever, JobStreet strengthens its commitment to rebuild businesses, careers, and people’s lives.”
This is logically a very challenging time for fresh graduates, who are aiming to look for and land their first jobs. Surprisingly, many companies are still actively recruiting personnel, including fresh grads, to join their teams.
JobStreet Philippines has listed the Top 10 jobs for fresh graduates, based on the postings available on its website during the quarantine period.
|
Jobs |
Available posts |
Salary Median |
|
1. Call Center Agents |
4,989 |
P22,000 |
|
2. Teachers |
3,343 |
P22,316 |
|
3. Customer Service Representatives |
2,090 |
P20,500 |
|
4. Admin Assistants |
1,072 |
P13,019 |
|
5. Nurses |
931 |
P20,754 |
|
6. Technical Support Representatives |
735 |
P23,000 |
|
7. Sales Agents/ Sales Executives/ Sales Associates |
664 |
P19,500 |
|
8. Engineers (Network, Electrical, Data, Industrial) |
482 |
P21,700 |
|
9. Medical Officers |
478 |
P59,353 |
|
10. Data Analysts |
387 |
P16,500 |
To look for jobs specifically for fresh graduates, log in to your JobStreet account. Click the upper tab ‘More’ and select ‘Fresh Grad Jobs.’
Under JobStreet PH’s #TogetherAhead program, job hunters—including fresh graduates—may take advantage of two new initiatives of the job-hunting site. #WorkNow is a new feature aimed at helping job seekers to easily get noticed by prospective employers. To activate this feature on your JobStreet account, click the ‘Edit’ icon on the Additional Info tab, then type ‘#WorkNow’ and click ‘Save.’
#SanaOL is a special campaign launched by JobStreet PH in April 2020 in an effort to help fresh grads, senior highschool and college students, and even freelancers to find and get home-based jobs, perfect for the quarantine period. The campaign is supported by YesPinoy Foundation, which helped launch it through the organization’s ambassador, celebrity Dingdong Dantes. To search for those jobs, click this link.