Work from Home & Online Teaching Jobs at Jobstreet #TogetherAhead
By Miong - Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Unemployment is expected to increase as local companies lay off their
employees, not to mention the repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and
job-hunting fresh graduates. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted businesses in
many aspects, including their workforce. Online job portal JobStreet.com
launched its #TogetherAhead initiative with its commitment to be at the
forefront in rebuilding businesses and careers.
About JobStreet #TogetherAhead Initiative
#TogetherAhead initiative is JobStreet’s COVID-19 Jobs and Resources Hub which
provides job opportunities fit for the condition nowadays such as home-based
or freelance. It houses the current job report, available roles, assistance
for candidates to get jobs more conveniently, and special aid for hirers.
JobStreet's parent company - SEEK Asia Chief Marketing Officer Ramesh
Rajandran shares that the pandemic has greatly impacted businesses and the
workforce on a global scale. More than ever, JobStreet strengthens its
commitment to rebuild businesses, careers, and people’s lives.
Livelihood for Filipino displaced workers
More than 2M Filipino workers were reportedly displaced by the Enhanced
Community Quarantine (ECQ), according by DOLE, with Metro Manila as the region
with the highest displacement figure. The quarantine measures also caused
companies to halt their recruitment processes.
JobStreet Philippines Country Head Philip Gioca shares that some companies
have paused accepting applications, but many of them remain actively
recruiting, Gioca encourages jobseekers that there’s a way for them to signal
hirers that they are up for urgent hiring.
Industries that are still hiring during this time are Call Center
/ IT-Enabled Services / BPO (41%), Government Jobs (15%), Education (9%),
Banking / Financial Services (4%), Computer / IT (Software) (4%) among others
based on JobStreet Internal Data.
The following job roles remain widely available on JobStreet: Call Center
Agent (10%), Teacher (7%), Nurse (5%), Engineer (4%) and many more. Fresh
graduates who would like to work and earn this time can grab opportunities as
Call Center Agent (Php 22,000), Teacher (Php 22,316), Customer Representative
(Php 20,500), Admin Assistant (Php 13,319), Nurse (Php 20,745), among others.
Jobstreet #SanaOL CSR program
Under #TogetherAhead initiative, Jobstreet Philippines’ CSR program #SanaOL
features jobs listing 15,000+ online teaching jobs, 14,000+ job vacancies that
require no experience from job seekers, 1,600+ opportunities with work from
home setup, and 180+ job opportunities for undergraduates. This is supported
by YesPinoy Foundation led by Dingdong Dantes. The partnership was able to
roll out #SanaOL program by facilitating online career coaching to Filipinos
in need of livelihood.
Connecting candidates and hirers.
Jobseekers are now looking for work from home opportunities, home-based, jobs
with no work experience, part-time, or freelance, the demand shift is brought
by the present situation.
Jobstreet #Worknow Feature
JobStreet introduced #WorkNow, its latest feature on the platform to support
jobseekers further and get them closer with opportunities. #WorkNow allows
ready-to-work candidates to stand out and connect them conveniently to
potential employers. A #TogetherAhead initiative.
Likewise, this lets companies identify which candidates are available for
urgent employment. To use this function, jobseekers only need to log in their
JobStreet profile, edit ‘Additional Info’, go to ‘Other Information’ and type
in #WorkNow then click ‘Save’.
Small-to-medium enterprises are offered free-of-charge job posting on
JobStreet that offer opportunities for college and K-12 graduates, work from
home, and no experience jobs, which gives businesses the opportunity to
rebuild themselves and reestablish their workforce.
Gioca added that the COVID-19 has introduced a new normal and it will continue
to exist for quite some time, JobStreet is continuously stimulating the job
market as part of our commitment to empower jobseekers and hirers during this
trying times.
Learn more about #TogetherAhead and other JobStreet initiatives at
bit.ly/JobStreetTogetherAhead.
