10, 000 New Car Manufacturing Jobs at Daimler (Germany)

In a report from AFP, the German automobile giant DAIMLER, will be creating some 10, 000 new jobs for its car manufacturing expansion this year. These new Daimler jobs was brought about by the rebound on global demand for cars last year, particularly in China.

Wordmark of Daimler. Trademarked by Daimler AG.
Image taken from Wikipedia

Daimler AG (offical name) is a German automaker company. It is the 13th largest car manufacturer and second-largest truck manufacturer in the world. It produces cars and trucks under the brands of Mercedes-Benz, Maybach, Smart, Freightliner and many others.

Thanks in large part to rebound in global demand for cars, Daimler made a remarkable comeback last year. Its Mercedes-Benz brand alone sold 87% more autos in China than the same time the previous year.

The demand has led Daimler to need 10, 000 additional personnel, 4000 of which will be situated in Germany. And as part of the expansion of operations, the company was reported to be also looking to hire 500 new college graduates, 400 engineeers & computer specialists and some 2,000 apprentices.

This car-manufacturing jobs at Daimler is bit of welcome news for job seekers in Germany.

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Metallurgical Engineers & Materials Engineers [NOC 2142]

Metallurgical engineers and materials engineers conduct studies of the properties and characteristics of metals and other non-metallic materials and plan, design and develop machinery and processes to concentrate, extract, refine and process metals, alloys and other materials such as ceramics, semiconductors and composite materials.

Metallurgical engineers and materials engineers are employed in consulting engineering firms, mining, metal processing and manufacturing companies, and in government, research and educational institutions.

Metallurgical engineers and materials engineers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Conduct studies and design, develop and specify the processes, and machinery to concentrate, extract, refine and process metals from ores
• Conduct studies on the properties and characteristics of materials and design, develop and specify processes for moulding, shaping, forming and thermal treatment of metals, alloys and metallic systems, ceramics, semiconducting and other materials
• Conduct chemical and physical analytical studies, failure analyses and other studies and recommend material selection, design of materials, corrosion control measures, operational testing and other procedures
• Co-ordinate production testing and control of metal refining, smelting or foundry operations or non-metallic materials production operations
• Supervise technologists, technicians and other engineers and scientists

Metallurgical engineers and materials engineers are also as some of the following sample titles:

ceramics engineer
coal preparation consulting engineer
corrosion engineer
electrometallurgical engineer
engineer, ceramics
engineer, materials
extractive engineer
extractive metallurgy engineer
foundry engineer
hydrometallurgical engineer
materials engineer
metallurgical engineer
physical metallurgical engineer
pyrometallurgical engineer
refining and metalworking engineer
smelter engineer, minerals
smelting plant engineer

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More International Student Graduates Can Gain Canadian Work Experience via British Columbia's Pilot Project

British Columbia, Canada launched a pilot project expanding the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, to include international graduate students from private Canadian education institutions, enabling them gain Canadian work experience after graduation.

Canada immigration has broaden the scope one of its immigration programs giving opportunity for international students to gain Canadian experience after graduation.

Canada's Post-Graduation Work Permit Program is now extended to include private educational institutions in British Columbia as a pilot project. Under this program, graduates can apply for open work permits for up to three years. Before this project, the program is open only to international students at public universities and colleges and private degree-granting institutions.

A million Canadian jobs are forecasted to be filled in British Columbia by the next decade and one area they are looking at to fill these vacancies is from international students who gained Canadian work experience.

It really makes sense for Canada to find international students - who got Canadian education, already comfortable in Canada and would later gain Canadian work experience - very much suitable for permanent resident status.

Canada really stand to gain from having all those bright young minds work in Canada in graduation that can eventually lead to citizenship.

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OFW Deployment to Libya & Yemen Suspended - POEA

UPDATE [March 17, 2011]:
In a memorandum, DOLE Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz ordered Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) administrator Carlos Cao Jr. to “immediately effect the deferment in the processing and deployment of all newly hired workers to Bahrain."

- Source: GMANews.tv

UPDATE [March 11, 2011]:

Deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Bahrain is now allowed, both for returning workers and new hires, as per POEA Advisory No. 10.

The POEA has issued an advisory suspending the processing and deployment of all OFWs bound for Libya and Yemen until the political and security conditions in the said countries have normalized.

Administrator Carlos S. Cao, Jr. also instructed recruitment agencies deploying Filipino workers to the 3 countries to submit to POEA situation reports including a contingency plan of principals for their affected OFWs.

From the POEA Website.
Click here for the actual POEA Advisory.

Here's hoping for a positive turn of events and the resumption of deployment in these countries.

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Mechanical Engineers Needed Worldwide, Approved Job Orders from POEA as of February 18, 2011

Mechanical engineering is a high demand job worldwide particularly in the Middle East.

This week (February 14 - 18) alone 25 mechanical engineering job orders were approved and posted on the POEA website.

These are the mechanical engineering and related job orders I found today courtesy of POEA's search feature.

POSITION	COUNTRY	AGENCY	Date Approved	Job Order Balance
Mechanical Engineer	Brunei	Interworld Placement Center	Feb. 16, 2011	2
Mechanical Engineer - General	Saudi Arabia	Aram Enterprises Inc.	Feb. 15, 2011	2
Mechanical Engineer - General	Saudi Arabia	Babylon International Services Inc.	Feb. 15, 2011	2
Mechanical Engineer	Saudi Arabia	Al Mustaqbal International Inc.	Feb. 15, 2011	5
Mechanical Engineer	Saudi Arabia	Al-Habib International Services Corp	Feb. 15, 2011	2
Mechanical Engineer - Project	Qatar	M & M Placement International	feb. 14, 2011	5
Mechanical Engineer - Site	Qatar	M & M Placement International	Feb. 14, 2011	5
Mechanical Engineer	Qatar	Asia System Inc	Feb. 14, 2011	2

Important NOTES:

These job orders were taken from the POEA website on the day of this posting.
Please verify with the agency if the job orders are still active or not.
Beware of illegal recruiters. Read about illegal recruitment here.
Report to the POEA anything that may involve illegal recruitment immediately.

Further verification today from the POEA database revealed that all of these agencies in the list are in good standing. Among them is the LBS e-Recruitment Solutions Corporation. It has a good website that allows you to search and apply for overseas jobs online. Below is one of the recent job postings I found today on their website:


Site Engineer (Mechanical)
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center - Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
http://bportal.kfshrc.edu.sa

Job Site: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
POEA Reg./Accre. No.: 10092515
Industry: Mechanical Engineering
Date Posted: 02/07/2011


JOB SPECIFICATIONS:

Quantity: 3
Gender: Male
Age: 30 - 50

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
  
• Four (4) years experience on construction sites in supervisory position
  
• Skilled in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, Primavera and / or Microsoft Projects and engineering calculation software
  
• Fluency in English, both in written and oral
  
• Registered with updated license
  
• Preferably ex-abroad
  

Requirements: Provide (4) pieces 2x2 colored picture in white background, one (1) long brown envelope. Submit the following documents photocopied in an A4 sized bond paper.

• Comprehensive Resume
• Certificate of Employment (current to past)
• Reference Letter (at least 2 from supervisors
• Transcript of Records
• College Diploma
• PRC License, Rating, Certificate
• Trainings and Seminars Certificates
• Marriage Certificate (if applicable)
• Letter of NO Objection – Ex Saudi
• Passport Copy

Benefit Package:

• NO PLACEMENT FEE!
• NO PROCESSING FEE!
• Competitive tax-free salary
• Two year contract
• Leave entitlement - 54 days per year
• Free yearly round trip ticket
• Premium pay for certain areas
• Sign-on bonus for certain areas
• End of service year bonus
• Severance pay
• Initial relocation allowance
• Free housing and utilities

Qualified applicants can check this mechanical engineering job posting here.

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Mechanical Engineers NOC 2132

Mechanical engineers research, design and develop machinery and systems for heating, ventilating and air conditioning, power generation, transportation, processing and manufacturing. They also perform duties related to the evaluation, installation, operation and maintenance of mechanical systems.

Mechanical engineers are employed by consulting firms, by power-generating utilities and in a wide range of manufacturing, processing and transportation industries, or they may be self-employed.

Mechanical engineers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Conduct research into the feasibility, design, operation and performance of mechanisms, components and systems
• Plan and manage projects, and prepare material, cost and timing estimates, reports and design specifications for machinery and systems
• Design power plants, machines, components, tools, fixtures and equipment
• Analyze dynamics and vibrations of mechanical systems and structures
• Supervise and inspect the installation, modification and commissioning of mechanical systems at construction sites or in industrial facilities
• Develop maintenance standards, schedules and programs and provide guidance to industrial maintenance crews
• Investigate mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems
• Prepare contract documents and evaluate tenders for industrial construction or maintenance
• Supervise technicians, technologists and other engineers and review and approve designs, calculations and cost estimates.

Mechanical Engineers may be called by any of these sample titles:

acoustical engineer
acoustics and vibration engineer
acoustics engineer
automotive engineer
building systems engineer
chief mechanical engineer
consulting mechanical engineer
cryogenics engineer
design engineer – mechanical
design engineer, oil well equipment
diesel engineer – design and research
energy conservation engineer
engineer, mechanical design
engineer, nuclear operations
engineer, power generation
fluid mechanics engineer
gas utilization mechanical engineer
heating specialist engineer
heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) engineer
HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) engineer
internal combustion engineer
land ordnance engineer – military
lubrication engineer
marine mechanical engineer
mechanical design engineer
mechanical engineer
mechanical engineer, gas utilization
mechanical engineer, marine
mechanical engineer, projects
mechanical hydraulic engineer
mechanical maintenance engineer
mechanical power engineer
mould design engineer
nuclear design engineer
nuclear engineer
nuclear operations engineer
oil well equipment design engineer
pattern engineer
piping engineer
power generation engineer
power plant engineer
project mechanical engineer
refrigeration engineer
robotics engineer
thermal design engineer
thermal power engineer
tool engineer
tribologist

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Over 60,000 Job Vacancies Posted at the Official Philippine Job Portal - Phil-JobNet

In a report, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that 62, 156 job vacancies were posted at the Philippine government's official job portal, PHIL-JobNet as of February 14 of this year.

In these over 60, 000 job vacancies posted, there were 20 positions considered to be high demand jobs. 17 of these top 20 are for local employment and 3 high demand positions are for overseas deployment.

The three high demand overseas jobs posted on that job portal are domestic helpers (350), nurses (200) and mechanical engineers (117)

Vacancies for machinists, accounting clerks, customer service assistants, welders and electrical machine operators are the top 5 local high demand jobs, each with a thousand or more posted vacancies.

Here is the complete list of the 17 high demand jobs:

• machinist (with 10,010 vacancies)
• accounting clerk (3,138)
• customer service assistant (3,004)
• welder (1,060)
• electrical machine operator (1,000)
• pharmacist (605)
• call center agent (510)
• forklift operator (404)
• service crew (230)
• human resource development clerk (223)
• production machine operator (218)
• salesman (216)
• sales clerk (212)
• janitor (202)
• HRD assistant (202)
• production worker/ factory worker (200)
• production planner (200)
• die-cut operator (200)
• merchandiser (150)
• delivery driver (120)
• mechanical engineer (117)
• data encoder (102)

On the other hand, the top skills among the 7,210 skills-for-hire are for:

• service crew (2,606)
• production worker/factory worker (2,409)
• production machine operator (2,342)
• cashier (2,256)
• sales clerk (1,715)
• saleslady (1,054)
• staff nurse (950)
• data encoder (944)
• office clerk (821)
• bagger (570)
• production helper (486)
• merchandiser (481)
• waiter (412)
• welder (383)
• call center agent (383)
• computer technician (382)
• checker (341)
• customer service assistant (305)
• salesman (278)
• security guard (275)
• machine tool operator (255)

Source: DOLE

Well, the Phil-job.net portal is another website to go to when looking for high demand jobs online.

I hope that more jobs will still be be created and subsequently posted. By March, a new batch of new graduates will add up to the list of job seekers.

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Consultation for Changes in Canada's Federal Skilled Workers Program Underway

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will start consultation today for the changes to be made on Canada's Federal Skilled Worker Program.

CIC wants to improve the program in the hope of selecting immigrants who have the best chance to integrate themselves in Canada and be better contributors to the country's economy.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada

CIC will consult on:

• requiring federal skilled workers to have a minimum level of language proficiency
• making the program more accessible to skilled tradespeople, technicians and apprentices
• placing greater emphasis on younger immigrants who will adapt more easily and be active members of the work force for a longer time frame
• redirecting points from work experience to other factors that better contribute to success in the Canadian work force
• reducing the potential for fraudulent job offers

Source Canada CIC Website

The in-person consultations start today with key stakeholders in five cities across Canada. The consultation sessions are not open to the general public and media. Organizations or individuals who may also have stakes on the Federal Skilled Workers program but isn't invited with the in-person consultations are not entirely left out. They can submit their inputs online - here - until March 17. The results of the consultation will be publishes on CIC website in spring/summer of 2011.

I hope that the changes they will arrive at would focus more on skills and work experience. These two, I think, are the best indicators what an immigrant can contribute when he or she arrives in Canada.

For those interested in to land Canada jobs or migrate to Canada, they are highly encouraged to act now and take the FREE Online Assessment - Canada Federal Skilled Worker Program. They might not be eligible after the proposed changes to the program is implemented.

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Filipino Seafarer Claim Due Benefits, Aided by Phil. Consulate in Colombo

Join me in lauding the officials of the Philippine Honorary Consulate General in Colombo in Sri Lanka for helping a Filipino Seafarer in claiming his insurance and back wages from a Sri Lankan shipping firm.

Mr. Henry Laguardia served aboard the M/V Brillante Virtuoso, where he met an accident and suffered burns.

The consulate there and, I believe his manning agency - the Status Maritime Corp- both helped Mr. Laguardia rightfully claim his due compensation and benefits from the Ceyline Shipping Limited who owned the ship.

This is a good example of the government and the manning agency helping our Filipino seafarers or OFWs in general.

Filipino seafarers are amongst the best when it comes to maritime skills. They rightfully deserve the support of the government and their agencies because of they are a big help to the economy and a source of pride for serving well in their capacity.


This DFA report was referenced for this post.

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Chemical Engineering Career in Canada

A chemical engineer is a good career to aspire for and to pursue because of the opportunities it brings one and chemical engineering-related careers will be in demand in Canada after 2011 to 2020.

When I was taking up engineering, most of the professors and fellow students I asked cited chemical engineering to be the most difficult field of engineering. Remembering my high school chemistry days of redux and balancing chemical equations just made me nod my head in approval.

But I recently found out that chemical engineering offered a lot of career possibilities. A degree in chemical engineering can land you in good engineering positions in the oil industry, petrochemicals, and biomedical work.

For those looking to land good chemical engineering jobs, they ought to emulate Ryan Martin, now a production engineer in Enerplus. He rightfully chose chemical engineering in college because he saw the avenues it can open up for him, learned as much as he could and is now reaping the fruits of his decision and persevarance at Enerplus, one of Canada's oldest and largest independent oil and gas producers.

The Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada reports that,

The petroleum industry will continue to provide significant job opportunities through 2020. The industry's aging workforce will drive significant replacement demand. And that key engineering roles such mechanical engineers, chemical engineers and petroleum engineers will expericence shortages after 2011 and through 2020.

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112 Industrial Meat Cutters for Canada May Cut Your Way to a Better Future

Industrial meat cutters are in high-demand in Canada. That's what the POEA revealed when I looked for approved job orders for Canada as of today Feb 11, 2011 Manila time.

112 Industrial meat cutters are approved for Canada under the agency, INTERNATIONAL STAFFING ORGANIZATION INC. The job orders were approved last February 2, 2011.

Industrial meat cutters prepare meat and poultry for further processing, for packaging or for marketing. They are employed in meat and poultry slaughtering, processing and packing establishments. The job is related to industrial butchers, poultry preparers.

Meat Cutter image from ehow.

Industrial Meat Cutters for Canada

QUALIFICATION

• Can be either male or female
• With good physical health, strength and stamina
• With a minimum of 10 years of education or high school graduate
• With at least 1 year work experience in meat cutting preferably from AA, AAA slaughtering or meat processing plants or reputable meat shops
• TESDA trainings are not required
• Must be adaptable and willing to learn and change tasks
• Patient and be able to work under pressure
• Must be willing to reside in rural Manitoba, Canada

For qualified applicants please submit the following either by emailing ISO's Recruitment Officer at myresume@teamiso.com or by dropping by the office of the agency with the following:

• Filled out ISO Template Resume (Download at Agency Website)
• Copy of Training Certificates
• Copy of NBI Clearance
• Copy of Passport
• Copy of Diploma or Transcript of Records

COMPENSATION: Starting hourly rate of $ 11.60 CAD

* Job details taken from International Staffing Organization Inc.'s website.

Here are contact details of the agency looking for 112 industrial meat cutters.

INTERNATIONAL STAFFING ORGANIZATION INC
Private Employment Agency
5th Floor PDCP Bank Center Building
VA Rufino, Salcedo Village, Makati
Tel No/s : 8121129 TELEFAX
Email Address : myresume@teamiso.com
Website : www.teamiso.com
Official Representative : CAROLYN Y.GO
Status : Good Standing
License Validity : 12/7/2010 to 12/6/2014

Important NOTES:

The job order was taken from the POEA website today.
Please verify with the agency if the job order is still active or not.
Beware of illegal recruiters. Read about illegal recruitment here.
Report to the POEA anything that may involve illegal recruitment immediately.


Here's a good video of working industrial meat cutters & butchers.


Checkout the POEA website regularly for approved jobs in Canada.

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Industrial Meat Cutters, Butchers, Poultry Preparers & Related Jobs NOC 9462

Don't you know that a meat cutter is a registered trade?

A meat cutter prepares meat or poultry for further processing, for packaging or for marketing and can either be a retail meat cutter or an industrial meat cutter.

Retail meat cutters can found from a small-family owned meatshop common on wet markets or those on supermarket chains. Industrial meat cutters are those who worked in production-oriented facilities, and generally perform fewer but repeated tasks.

Image by Joe Valbuena USDA
Image taken from ers.usda.gov

Butchers and meat cutters belong in the same work group. Meat cutters are slowly replacing the term butchers. Butchers deal with meat at the carcass stage while meat cutters prepares the meat into primal cuts either for immediate cooking needs or for further processing or for packaging.

The following are some of the main duties of Industrial Meat Cutters, Butchers, Poultry Preparers & Related Jobs :

• Industrial butchers slaughter livestock using stunning devices and knives; skin, clean and trim carcasses; remove viscera and other inedible parts from carcasses; split carcasses into smaller portions to facilitate handling; and may slaughter cattle, calves and sheep as prescribed by religious laws.
• Industrial meat cutters cut beef, lamb, pork or veal carcasses or sides or quarters of carcasses into primal cuts for further cutting, processing or packaging; remove bones from meat; and cut meat and poultry into specific cuts for institutional, commercial or other wholesale use.
• Poultry preparers slaughter poultry and remove inedible parts; remove feathers and singe and wash poultry to prepare for further processing or packaging.
• Trimmers remove skin, excess fat, bruises or other blemishes from carcasses or meat portions.

Sample Titles of Industrial Meat Cutters, Butchers, Poultry Preparers & Related Jobs

animal eviscerator – meat packing plant
animal skinner – meat packing plant
animal sticker – meat packing plant
animal stunner
beef boner
beef boner – meat packing plant
beef cooler worker – meat packing plant
beef sticker – meat packing plant
beef trimmer – meat packing plant
beef-pluck trimmer
benchman/woman – meat packing plant
boner, meat
brisket cutter – meat packing plant
butcher, industrial
butcher, slaughterhouse
calf skinner – meat packing plant
carcass splitter – meat packing plant
chicken plucker
cutter – meat packing plant
dehairing machine dropper – meat packing plant
dropper, dehairing machine – meat packing plant
enzyme injector – food and beverage processing
eviscerator, animals – meat packing plant
eviscerator, poultry
ham cutter
ham sawyer – meat packing plant
head boner – meat packing plant
hog killer
industrial butcher
industrial meat chopper
industrial meat cutter
livestock killer
meat boner
meat chopper – meat packing plant
meat cutter – meat packing plant
meat dresser – meat packing plant
meat portion cutter – meat packing plant
meat roll tier – food and beverage processing
meat sawyer – meat packing plant
meat tenderizer – food and beverage processing
meat trimmer
meat trimmer – meat packing plant
poultry boner
poultry butcher – meat packing plant
poultry dresser
poultry eviscerator
poultry hanger
poultry plucker
poultry plucker tender
poultry preparer
poultry slaughterer – food and beverage processing
poultry worker – meat packing plant
ritual slaughterer – meat packing plant
shackle hoist operator – meat packing plant
sheep sticker
shohet – meat packing plant
skinner, animals – meat packing plant
slaughterer
slaughterer – meat packing plant
slaughterer, ritual – meat packing plant
slaughterhouse butcher
sticker, animals – meat packing plant
trimmer – meat packing plant
trimmer, meat – meat packing plant

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Chemical Engineers NOC 2134

Chemical engineers research, design, and develop chemical processes and equipment, oversee the operation and maintenance of industrial chemical, plastics, pharmaceutical, resource, pulp, and food processing plants and perform duties related to chemical quality control, environmental protection and biochemical or biotechnical engineering. Chemical engineers are employed in a wide range of manufacturing and processing industries, consulting firms, government, research and educational institutions.

Chemical engineers perform some or all of the following duties:
Conduct economic and technical feasibility studies in areas related to chemical, petroleum, pulp and paper, food or other processing industries
Conduct research into the development or improvement of chemical engineering processes, reactions and materials
Evaluate chemical process technology and equipment and determine production specifications
Design and test chemical processing and associated plants and equipment
Oversee the construction, modification, operation and maintenance of pilot plants, processing units or processing plants
Establish and conduct quality control programs, operating procedures and control strategies to ensure consistency and adherence to standards for raw materials, products and waste products or emissions
Prepare contract documents and evaluate tenders for the process aspects of industrial construction
Supervise technicians, technologists and other engineers
May work in an administrative capacity, for example, in the development of guidelines and specifications for the handling of dangerous chemicals, environmental protection, or standards for foods, materials and consumer goods.
Chemical engineers may specialize in the products and processes of a particular industry such as pulp and paper manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, energy processing, plastics, metal extraction and refining, or adhesives and coatings production. They may also specialize in areas that are in various industries such as process control, pollution control or fermentation processes.

Sample Titles for Chemical Engineers:

adhesives engineer
biochemical and biotechnical engineer
biochemical engineer
biotechnical engineer
biotechnology engineer
chemical engineer
chemical engineer, design and development
chemical engineer, environmental
chemical engineer, production
chemical engineer, research
chemical process engineer
chief chemical engineer
chief process engineer
coatings engineer, chemical
electrochemical engineer
engineer, adhesives
engineer, biotechnology
engineer, chemical processes
engineer, coatings
engineer, industrial hygiene
engineer, pulp and paper
engineer, refinery
engineer, waste treatment
environmental chemical engineer
environmental engineer, chemical
explosives engineer
fuels engineer
industrial hygiene engineer
industrial waste treatment engineer
liquid fuels engineer
petrochemical engineer
petroleum refinery process engineer
pipeline transport engineer
plastics engineer
polymer engineer
process control engineer, chemical
process engineer, petroleum refinery
project engineer, chemical
pulp and paper engineer
pulp and paper engineer, chemical
refinery engineer
waste treatment engineer

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2 Million New US Jobs This Year

After the relatively good news about the increase of Canadian jobs, here's another positive news. There's one economist that sees the US economy adding two million new US jobs in 2011.

Scott Brown, said to be the most accurate forecaster of jobless rate in the past two years, sees the increased consumer spending will factor primarily in generating two million new US jobs.

In other words, Americans should spend more in order for businesses to notice the demand for their products which in turn will convince them to add more jobs. Proof of the increased consumer spending were the increased gate attendance on Disney theme parks and increased advertising in cable networks. I'm sure the Super Bowl helped.

This may sound advocating materialism, but I realized seasonal spending, like in this upcoming valentines, has its own positive effect. I am a sportsfan myself and I think that the line-up of upcoming big sporting events such as the March Madness & the NBA finals, can contribute to increase advertising revenues and sale of sport merchandize.

I hope that Scott Brown would be right about the two million new US jobs which I think the other economists would'nt mind being wrong about.


Bloomberg article & wikimedia image were referenced for this post.

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OFWs Needs to Validate Exit Clearance at NAIA Terminals - POEA

Beginning March 1, 2011, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) leaving the country will be required to validate their exit clearance at POEA's Labor Assistance Center in all Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminals.

This validation will be required and implemented by the agency

"...to ensure that only workers who are properly documented or have passed through the legal processes are allowed to leave the country. Also, to check on workers carrying tampered or fake travel documents secured through illegal means."
- POEA Adminstrator Carlos Cao, Jr.
Source

Validation of OFW exit clearance/overseas employment certificates/e-receipts will only take a minute or so through validation machines which will be set up to accommodate thousands of OFW leaving the airports daily. The validation shall only be valid up to the date of the confirmed flight. Revalidation shall be allowed for cancelled or rescheduled flights.

Here's hoping that this OEC/Exit Clearance validation can lessen illegal recruitment and human trafficking.

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49 Food Counter Attendants Jobs, Your Chance to Work in Canada

A quick check from the POEA website today to inquire about jobs in Canada revealed that there are 49 Job orders for Food Counter Attendants approved on January 27, 2011 to be deployed to Canada.

A food counter attendant is a general term for workers in the food industry. Basically, they take and serve orders of customers/patrons. They are employed in restaurants, hotels, bars, taverns, private clubs, banquet halls and similar establishments.

The 49 Job orders for Food Counter Attendants are listed under the agency, Mercan Canada Employment Phils. Incorporated. Further check from the POEA revealed the following contact information of the agency:


MERCAN CANADA EMPLOYMENT PHILS INC
Units 502 & 506
Galleria Corporate Tower
EDSA Cor Ortigas, Quezon City
Tel No/s : 9108010 - 14
Email Address : info@mercanrecruit.com
Website : www.mercanrecruit.com
Official Representative : JOSE EDUARDO S. YAZON
Status : Good Standing
License Validity : 7/21/2010 to 7/20/2014


Important NOTES:

The job order was taken from the POEA website today.
Please verify with the agency if the job order is still active or not.
Beware of illegal recruiters. Read about illegal recruitment here.
Report to the POEA anything that may involve illegal recruitment immediately.

Check the POEA Job Order search feature regularly for Food Counter Attendant jobs, Canada jobs or any other overseas jobs.

Image from here.

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Civil Engineers (NOC 2131)

Civil engineers plan, design, develop and manage projects for the construction or repair of buildings, earth structures, powerhouses, roads, airports, railways, rapid transit facilities, bridges, tunnels, canals, dams, ports and coastal installations and systems related to highway and transportation services, water distribution and sanitation. Civil engineers may also specialize in foundation analysis, building and structural inspection, surveying, geomatics and municipal planning. Civil engineers are employed by engineering consulting companies, in all levels of government, by construction firms and in many other industries, or they may be self-employed.

Civil engineers perform some or all of the following duties:

• Confer with clients and other members of the engineering team and conduct research to determine project requirements
• Plan and design major civil projects such as buildings, roads, bridges, dams, water and waste management systems and structural steel fabrications
• Develop construction specifications and procedures
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate building and construction materials
• Interpret, review and approve survey and civil design work
• Conduct field services for civil works
• Ensure construction plans meet guidelines and specifications of building codes and other regulations
• Establish and monitor construction work schedules
• Conduct feasibility studies, economic analyses, municipal and regional traffic studies, environmental impact studies or other investigations
• Monitor air, water and soil quality and develop procedures to clean up contaminated sites
• Conduct technical analyses of survey and field data for development of topographic, soil, hydrological or other information and prepare reports
• Act as project or site supervisor for land survey or construction work
• Prepare contract documents and review and evaluate tenders for construction projects
• Supervise technicians, technologists and other engineers and review and approve designs, calculations and cost estimates.

Sample Titles for Civil Engineers:

airport engineer
appraisal engineer
architectural engineer
asphalt engineer
bridge engineer
building envelope engineer
buildings and bridge engineer
cartographic engineer
chief civil engineer
civil engineer
civil inspection engineer
coastal engineer
concrete engineer
construction engineer
construction project engineer
consulting civil engineer
county engineer
dams engineer
district engineer
drainage design engineer
engineer, solid waste management
engineer, surveying
environmental engineer
environmental engineer, civil
erecting engineer
foundation engineer
geodetic engineer
geomatics engineer
highway engineer
hydraulics engineer
hydrographic engineer
hydrological engineer
irrigation and drainage engineer
irrigation engineer
land drainage engineer
mapping engineer
materials and testing engineer, civil
military engineer – civil
military engineering officer – civil
municipal engineer
navigation and positioning engineer
noise abatement engineer
ocean engineer
photogrammetric engineer
pipeline engineer, civil
pollution control engineer
precision survey engineer
project engineer, construction
public health engineer
public works engineer
rail transportation traffic engineer
reclamation engineer
remote sensing engineer
river and canal works engineer
sanitary engineer
sanitation engineer
sewage control engineer
soil engineer
solid waste management engineer
spatial information systems engineer
structural design engineer
structural engineer
structural engineer, civil
survey engineer
surveying engineer
traffic engineer
traffic engineer, rail transportation
traffic operations engineer
transportation engineer
tunnel engineer
urban road system engineer
water and sewer engineer
water management engineer
water resources engineer
water systems engineer
water treatment engineer

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69,200 New Canadian Jobs Generated, A Big Reason for Job Seekers to be Optimistic

Job seekers in Canada got a reason to smile about. In a recent AP report, Canada was able to generate 69, 200 new jobs in January alone.

Others are skeptical about the numbers but the job data numbers are on the uptrend for the past three months. While a healthy skepticism isn't necessarily bad, I think that it is always better to be optimistic. Like looking at this breakdown of the Canadian job numbers for January.

This sure is a sign that Canada is moving to recovery from the global financial crisis faster than US and other G7 nations.

The increase in Canadian jobs generated means more opportunities out there and can certaily boost the morale of job seekers in Canada.

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World Class Filipino Seafarers Set to Capture Half of Global Seafaring/Manning Jobs

Filipino seafarers are amongst the best in the world. The Philippine seafaring industry has long been providing highly skilled seafarers and currently makes up at least 30% of the mariners worldwide.

The industry is seriously targeting 50% of mariner jobs globally in the next few years. Leaders of the Joint Manning Group (JMG), the umbrella organization of seabased manning agencies in the Filipinos, shared the heavy investments for world class training modules and training facilities, enabling Filipino seamen to handle the most sophisticated sea vehicles in the world. Filipinos are capable ship handlers from captains to mates.

These efforts of the stakeholders in the seafaring and manning industry will surely boost the stock of Filipino mariners amongst shipping companies leading to more seaman jobs. These efforts should be lauded and should be continued.

Shipping companies worldwide can entrust their ships to Filipino seafarers because they are highly competent and highly motivated to perform really well.

I have a few seaman friends who have worked across the world seas. Most of them have risen in rank because they continuosly train and upgrade their knowledge and skill whenever they can during their stay in the Philippines. I feel proud of the contributions of Filipino mariners/seafarers in world.

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February 2011 Visa Bulletin

February 2011 Visa Bulletin: Time is of essence.

As of January 31, 2011, the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) has already received and accepted 7,156 applications of the 20,000 cap considered for processing under Federal Skilled Worker program. Within the 20,000 cap, a maximum of 1,000 applications per eligible occupation will be accepted between June 26, 2010 and June 30, 2011. The cap for Registered Nurses and Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management has been reached already. The next three occupations nearing the 1,000 cap are Pharmacists (736), Dentists (507) and Restaurant Managers (480). The updated list is available at http://cic.gc.ca.

If your occupation is included in the current priority list but your application is not yet filed, you only have until June 2010, or until the 1,000 cap has been reached, to send your application. The sooner, the better. Please get in touch with your assigned Consultant and work out a time line to get your application filed. If you haven't written the IELTS Exam yet, you have to arranged your schedule NOW! And make sure you're taking the IELTS General Training option. If you submit IELTS Academic option, your application may be returned unprocessed.

Be ready to enter when the door opens!

The new list of priority occupation may be made available on July 2011. If your occupation is not included in the 29 in-demand occupations, your chance be coming soon. Let's target to get your application ready on or before the end of April 2011. With the current policy regarding cap in the applications to be received by Centralized Intake Office, it is important that you position yourself as early as now.

Here's what you need to do:

1. Log on to http://clients.go2canada.com. Using this portal, you can update your information, monitor your application status, payments, etc. This is also where you will fill up the application forms. We made it easier for you to accomplish all the forms required by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. If you don't have your username and password yet, please get in touch with your assigned Consultant.

2. Draft your job description for all work experiences within the last ten years and send the same to your assigned JD reviewer. To expedite the review process, let me guide you in doing your job description. Email me to set an appointment. If you are currently abroad or lives in the province, you may contact me using our web call facility. You can call us for FREE as long you have Internet Connection.

3. Submit the following basic requirements. CIO requires original or certified true copies, but for the meantime, you may submit a clear copy of the following documents:

- NSO Authenticated birth certificates of all family members
- NSO Authenticated marriage Certificate/Proof of common-law partnership
- NSO Authenticated CENOMAR/Advisory on Marriage
- College/University Diploma and TOR (principal applicant and spouse)
- Copy of passport (all family members)
- Proof of relationship in Canada, if applicable
- Employment Certificates/Other proof of employemnt (all employers within the last ten years, for the principal applicant only)

You must submit the above documents only when you are done completing your application forms using our client's online portal, http://clients.go2canada.com. We will not accept incomplete submission of documents.

4. Prepare for your IELTS Examination. If we are targeting to file your application by July 2011, you must schedule your exam on or before April 2011. Take advantage of our FREE IELTS simulation test and evaluation. Get in touch with your assigned Consultant for schedule.

With the current policy regarding cap in the applications to be received by Centralized Intake Office, it is important that you position yourself as early as now.

Medical Technologist, Get Ready!

Medical Laboratory Technologists wasn't included in the first two Ministerial Instructions identifying the in-demand occupations. There is a great chance that Medical Laboratory Technologists (NOC 3211) could be next!


Check Refund from CIO

If you are still waiting for a check refund from CIO and the processing period they promised has already lapsed, chances are your check was lost in transit. You will need to sign UNDERTAKING AND INDEMNITY form to get another check. This UNDERTAKING AND INDEMNITY will be coming from CIO. Please get in touch with your assigned Consultant and check if you the said form is now available.

Visa Processing Status Monitor

For applications filed before February 27, 2008, The Canadian Visa Office in Manila is yet to finish NOv 2004 applications.

For applications filed after February 27, 2008, processing period is still 6-12 months from the time the Visa Office acknowledged receipt of your file. It now takes about 4-5 months for CIO to complete the assessment and forward a case to the Visa Office. Upon receipt of notice from CIO, it takes about 2-3 months for Canadian Visa Office in Manila to send an Application Number (File Number). You will receive this notice via email.

If this is your first time to receive Canada Visa Bulletin, check out Canada Visa Bulletin Archives.

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Social Media Jobs , Web Development Jobs & Other Jobs through Mashable Jobs

For those pursuing a career in social media or web/internet jobs, then they should go straight to one of the premier providers of social media news - Mashable.

Mashable is one of the biggest websites in the world. It primarily brings social media news, but also covers technology, web development and mobile news.

Masahable jobs is a great resource for any social media job seeker, providing expert career advice and an actual job board. The job board displays postings not only for social media jobs but traditional jobs as well, like sales or engineering. Given its scope in the internet, big and small businesses alike would surely post their social media vacancies from there.

As of today, job postings I saw are for positions in the US. Check out Mashable Jobs now and find a social media job or any other job for yourself.

Mashable image from wikipedia.

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