Jobs@D’Mall 2: More Jobs the Second Time Around
By Paul Catiang

From May 29 to 31, 2006, Jobs@D’Mall 2 opened at the Glorietta Activity Center, where the job-seeking public flocked to avail of the many employment opportunities being offered there. A landmark event in the history of job fairs, Jobs@D’Mall 2 received approximately 15,000 résumés.

The event was graced by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as part of her commitment to job creation, and other government luminaries such as Department of Labor and Employment Secretary Patricia Sto. Tomas, Secretary and Presidential Advisor on Job Creation Arthur Yap, and spokesman Mike Defensor, among others.

The president of the republic even took the time to make the rounds of the job fair with Carol Dominguez, president and CEO of John Clements. The Philippine president asked some of the job seekers about the jobs they were looking for, and asked the potential employers how many they wanted to hire. The answer was, invariably, “As many as we can find.”

The exhibitors at Jobs@D’Mall 2 included companies like Siemens Inc., Ambergris Solutions, Accenture, Convergys, eTelecare Global Solutions, Sykes Asia, IBM Business Services, Chevron Holdings, and Citibank. EDI-Staffbuilders, a fully-owned international recruitment subsidiary of John Clements, was there to receive the applications of those looking for a job overseas.

Co-organized by Studio 23 and ABS-CBN Regional Network Group, leading newspaper the Manila Bulletin, top human resources firm John Clements Consultants, and veteran trade fair organizer Island Exhibit Link, Jobs@D’Mall 2 was a much-awaited job fair since the outstanding success of its predecessor, Jobs@D’Mall 1, a year and a half ago.