While COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally transformed the way we work, live, and play, with many activities shifting online, it also accelerated the need for digital and tech-savvy workers, driving up the demand for quality talents in IT and tech on the end of employers.
This digital shift has resulted in more career opportunities in IT Development, JAVA, Cloud, and SQL, to name a few, and will continue for many years to come as digitalization becomes more prevalent in the current working environment.
Furthermore, the BPO industry will continue to be in high demand because the practice of contracting a specific work process or processes to an external service provider will be much needed in the years to come.
Understanding and addressing these changes in the digital age, leading online job portal JobStreet partners with technology news website Tech in Asia (TIA) to bring in the biggest career fair in the region, “Hire the Future” happening on March 9 to 11 with thousands of digital and tech-related job opportunities across the region.
“It has always been at the core of JobStreet to provide jobs that matter. We are grateful to partner with Tech in Asia in launching Asia’s biggest career fair to bring the freshest and most in-demand tech and digital jobs to each country, especially now that job markets are ready for digital transformation,” shared JobStreet Philippines Country Manager Philip Gioca.
Philip believes that even after the pandemic is over, IT professionals and those looking for jobs that require digital-related job descriptions will be in high demand. Employees will also be more productive with a hybrid work environment as organizations respond, redesign, and reinvent their business models. Technology will play a critical role in enabling the transition to hybrid working, which paves the way for the "next normal," in which employees enjoy flexibility and choice and businesses thrive through motivated, collaborative, and productive teams.
“Hire The Future” virtual career fair will have a mobile-first interface to enable employers and candidates to seamlessly participate virtually. Candidates and employers can access the virtual platform for on-the-spot recruitment through real-time connection via chat and online interview schedulers.
Moreover, jobseekers will have the opportunity to interact with some of the participating companies such as Food Panda, Xendit, Carousell, YouTrip, Gcash, Gojek, Grab, The Parent Inc., and Aspire through virtual office tours and masterclasses on career talks and tips that will be available on-demand via the website during the virtual career fair period.
In preparation for the upcoming virtual career fair, JobStreet advised candidates to update their resume upon registration with relevant skills, rehearse virtual interviews, and research on the position and company they are vying for.
Through this initiative, JobStreet also aims to empower the employers from participating countries by giving them access to millions of digital and tech talent and various features in the platform.
Pre-registration is now on-going. Applicants who will participate will also get a chance to win exciting prizes from JobStreet. To learn more about this, visit their official Facebook page or https://www.jobstreet.com.ph/VCF-TIA22/go.