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DOLE readies employment guide for first-time jobseekers
With many graduates about to seek work for the first time, the Department of Labor and Employment has prepared an updated pocket-sized employment guide to help them find the jobs suited to them. DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the “Minute Guide for Young Jobseekers” is a “one-stop-shop” or “one-glance” employment guidance manual for job hunters. “Job search is a process. It may be tiring, frustrating, and disappointing. But it need not be traumatic. For those who are ready, it can be a fulfilling and life-changing experience, particularly if one approaches the task with adequate knowledge and confidence that springs from self-worth and skills to position the jobseeker in a fiercely competitive marketplace,” Baldoz said. She said copies the guide are available from the DOLE's Bureau of Local Employment on the sixth floor of the First Intramuros BF Condominium Corp., along Solana Street corner Andres Soriano Avenue in Intramuros. Interested parties may call 528-0084; 528-0184; or fax an inquiry at 527-2421. First published in 2007, the “Minute Guide for Young Jobseekers” is a collaborative project between the BLE and the International Labor Organization (ILO). It is a self-help manual intended to assist young jobseekers, especially new graduates, school leavers, and out-of-school, and unemployed youth in getting a job that fits their skills and qualifications. Four parts The guide has four parts, organized to help a first-time job seeker to examine himself or herself and understand how their personal characteristics relate to personal choices. Among the built-in self-discovery processes included in the manual are:
