Campus Tour
by Dawnie Ray J. Maputi

Establishing partnerships with various colleges and universities within and outside Metro Manila is one of the objectives of the recently launched JCCI Campus Tour. Aside from the usual job fairs in malls and different municipalities around the archipelago, John Clements Consultants has decided to focus on the academe. Initiated during the first week of January 2005, the campus tour consists of job fairs and career seminars for graduating college students.

The main feature of the Campus Tour is the One-Stop-Shop recruitment process, which brings the jobs to the students in their very own colleges and universities. Another feature is the Career Seminar, in which topics like Resume Writing, Job Interview Tips, Career Management, and 1001 Jobs are discussed.

Vice President/Managing Director of the Professional Staffers Division Grace C. Sorongon and Coordinator for School Activities Lea Santos started planning the Campus Tour in December of last year. “We want to identify good talents and to have a good relationship with the schools,” says Ms. Sorongon.

“This is our way of helping graduating students become aware of the different job openings that John Clements can offer to them,” adds Lea Santos.

Among the schools that have been visited since the tour’s kick-start are: Asia Pacific College, University of the East Manila; University of Makati; Philippine School of Business and Arts; Far Eastern University; East Asia College; St. Paul University Manila; La Consolacion College; College of the Holy Spirit; University of the East Caloocan; San Sebastian College; Emilio Aguinaldo College; De La Salle University; Polytechnic University of the Philippines; Silliman University; Negros Oriental State University; Arellano University; Lyceum of Batangas and Technological Institute of the Philippines, STI branches in Makati, Cubao and Cavite..

John Clements is looking forward to visiting even more schools by the end of 2005. “We want to forge alliances and sustain relationships by becoming actively involved in various student activities,” says Ms. Sorongon. So expect to hear more from the Campus Tour section!