FRESH graduate first-time job-seekers hired on the spot during the Job Fair on April 30 in Tagum City can avail of free clearances required for employment.
The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole)-Davao del Norte provincial field office offers this exclusive service to “newbie” job-seekers during the early rollout of the Labor Day Job Fair on April 30, 2025 staged at Tagum City Hall Atrium.
Police, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Barangay clearances are among clearances that will be extended free-of-charge to fresh graduate job-seekers, said Dole-DavNor Senior Labor and Employment Officer Jennylyn M. Rosalinda.
Rosalinda said this initiative was hatched in close coordination with the City Government of Tagum.
Job-qualified first-time applicants will just have to get a certificate as a first-time job-seeker from the Barangay Desk of the 21 barangays of Tagum set up during the Job Fair. Non-Tagum residents can also avail of the same benefit, provided they have certification from their respective barangays, Rosalinda explained.
Meanwhile, Rosalinda revealed that there were a total of 1,570 available vacancies offered by 21 participating employers.
The Top 5 job vacancies are sales representative, customer service, technical support expert, cashiers/baggers, operations and management trainee, and tellers.
Meanwhile, 14 local and national government agencies have signified interest to join the One-stop-shop Government Services which will be staged as a side-event in support of the Jobs Fair.
On top of the respective services that these agencies will bring and offer, DOLE Davao del Norte has arranged a staging of added special service, specifically, Labor Education and Livelihood Desk, Career Development Support Services.
Other special services are Business Coaching, Entrepreneurship Training, Skills Check, Negocart Product Display/Food Bazaar, COMELE Precinct Finder, Game Center and Photo Booth. PIA DAVAO
