Hotel Jobs in Dubai May be in High Demand Soon

For those eyeing Dubai as the place for their employment, the hospitality, hotel & tourism industries are the ones to look into.

Dubai is currently experiencing a surge in hotel occupancies largely due to Dubai being an ideal host to meetings, conferences & exhibitions.

If the boom continues, a high demand for hotel jobs in Dubai or key personnel in those industries will surely follow.

Better yet ask family, relatives or any other contacts currently in Dubai with regard to the developments in the hotel & tourism industry there.

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Tawdheef Job Fair 2012

The Tawdheef Job Fair 2012 is currently on-going in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Although the job fair prioritizes Emiratis and UAE nationals, the third day of the said job fair will be open to all nationalites.

Tawdheef Job fair 2012

Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre

Thursday, 2 February 2012: 9:30am - 7pm
(Open to all Nationalities)

For more information, please visit http://www.tawdheef.ae/

Gulf News reported that Abu Dhabi is projected to create 600,000 new jobs over the next decade.

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70,000 Jobs in Canada Province Newfoundland & Labrador Projected in the Coming Decade

For those people dreaming of getting a job in Canada, you might want to have a closer eye on the province of Newfoundland & Labrador.

The province is expected to have 70, 000 job openings in the next 10 years as reported in thetelegram.com and based on the recent release of the Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market: Outlook 2020.

Image from Dreamstime Free Photos

The government, businesses, job seekers and even students in this province and in Canada, in general, can refer to these projections in making plans for the future.

The projections revealed that hiring will peak at about 2015 with the highest need coming from utilities, health care and trade sector followed closely by manufacturing, accomodations, food service, transportation & warehousing and mining. Workers of all skill and education levels will be needed to address the employment demands of these sectors.

The decline of working age people in this province poses a great challenge to meet these future employment demands.

The priority will still be given to Newfoundland and Labrador residents. Afterwhich, other Canadian citizens or residents will be considered. And lastly, foreign workers via immigration.

Newfoundland and Labrador has an estimated population of 509,200 as of October 2010. Nine years from now, 65 years old or older is projected to comprise 45% of the province population.

Workers from within the province will not suffice to answer the 70,000 job demand projected in that time span. Migrant workers may want to have look at the labour market in Newfoundland & Labrador in Canada for better career opportunities in the future .

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Filipino Seafarers Can Look for Better Days

The future looks bright for Filipino seafarers because of initiatives that could increase the wage they will get and upgrade their professional skills.

The minimum wage of seafarers stand to get an increase as the International Labor Organization saw its necessity.

An international agreement has been reached on an increase in the ILO Minimum Basic Wage for seafarers at a meeting of the Joint Maritime Commission Sub-Committee on Wages of Seafarers in Geneva on 26-27 April.

The current ILO minimum basic wage for an AB covering 48 hours of work will increase from US$545 to $555 on 1 January 2012, to $568 on 1 January 2013 and eventually to $585 on 31 December 2013.

- from Nautilus International

Filipino seafarers have already established a solid reputation in maritime service in terms of competence, professionalism and dedication. International shipping companies who would prefer Filipino seamen are expected to adhere to internationally accepted laws and standards governing the industry.

On the local front, the government appear serious in supporting our seafaring industry.

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director-General Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr. has announced that the national government is committed in further developing the professional skills of Filipino seafarers.

He said this is being done by investing in world-class training modules and facilities which are vital to improving the expertise of the country’s mariners.

- from Positive News Media

One of the current problems faced by local seafarers is the serious issue of piracy in Somalia.

Among the measures undertaken by the government is to make arrangements with ship principals and manning agencies for vesselto travelalong a safety corridor and to adopt best management practicess as a deterrence to piracy attacks.

The Philippine government has likewise taken up the issue of maritime safety and security in the Gulf of Aden and in the Indian Ocean before the United Nations and other international organizations.

Also, the UN Security Council continues with its Anti-piracy campaign specifically against armed-robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia.

These things make me feel that Filipino Seafarers can look ahead to better days in the near future.

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Jobs in Qatar for Filipinos

Jobs in Qatar for Filipinos await. That's practically what Vice President Jejomar Binay reported after going there last weekend.

As Presidential Adviser for Overseas Filipino Workers’ (OFW) Concerns, VP Binay visited the rich emirate Qatar, currently employing some 2, 000 overseas Filipino workers.

Image from Qatarembassy.net

According to Wikipedia, Qatar has the world's largest per capita production and proven reserves of both oil and natural. Its economy grew the fastest in the world in 2010. In 2022, it will be the host country for the World Cup.

It is nice to learn that overseas Filipino workers there have established a solid reputation for being hardworking, disciplined, highly skilled and very professional coming from Crown Prince Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani himself.

A quick reference to POEA revealed that approved job orders for deployment to Qatar are plenty and varied. In March 2011 alone, jobs in Qatar for Filipinos include among many others:

• Administration jobs - accountants, clerks, secretaries, document controllers, receptionists
  
• Engineering jobs - mechanical, electrical, civil, petroleum
  
• Technical jobs - electrical, mechanical
  
• Skilled jobs - drivers, painters, mechanics, heavy equipment operators, welders
  
• General jobs - household helpers, general cleaners, storekeepers
  
• Medical jobs - nurses, optometrist, optical technician
  

This is welcome news for Filipinos looking for work abroad, especially in Qatar. As we now all know, work abroad opportunities decreased in large part because of on-going political strife on several countries and also because of more strict immigration and employment policies in others.

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6 Countries OFWs Should Not Look (or worse, Come) For Jobs at the Moment

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.

There are six countries that Overseas Filino Workers (OFWs) are advised not to look for employment at the moment because of civil unrest and political instability. They are Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia & Yemen.

The raging unrest in these countries has posed a great problem to Filipinos currently working there - for their safety & repatriation back home. And as such, job seekers are advised to look for jobs elsewhere until things become peaceful and normal again.

GMAnews TV has this nice infographic about the said countries and other relevant data.

Project head and text: Paolo Ferrer
Graphics: Analyn Perez
Research: GMA News Research with reports from Reuters

The turn of events has been rather unfortunate. Add to that the virtually freeze-hiring in Taiwan. But Filipinos are known to be resilient.

I trust that these sad developments will only make OFWs more wiser into which countries are safer and stable for employment.

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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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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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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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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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Google Jobs The World Over Waiting for Us

Internet giant, Google, is undoubtedly one of the top companies you'd want to work for. In fact, it ranks 4th among the Top 100 companies to Work For - an extensive survey in corporate America by Fortune & Great Place to Work Institute. The good news - Google is hiring. It is reported that 1000 google jobs are available worldwide. Available positions vary from technical to administrative to financial and a lot more.

At Google, we understand that our worldwide success results from our globally diverse workforce. In every Google office, you will find challenging projects and smart people with potential to change the world. Googlers relish the freedom to create the next generation of web technologies in an environment designed to foster collaboration, creativity, health, and happiness.

[Find google jobs here.]

What kind of people fits those Google jobs? They are the those who get energized by the challenge of solving complex problems, share Google's passion to make a difference in life thru technology, committed to a broader community and thrive in working in ambiguous situations.

What does it take to get those Google jobs? Just being you, your skills and how working at Google is involved in your overall career plan.

After a monster 2010 3rd quarter earnings, Google can surely afford to offer more google jobs.

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Labor Day 2010, President Obama's Jobs Program & Future In Demand Jobs

On the occasion of the Labor day, American workers and employees should pause and remember those that paved the way for what they enjoy now - work holidays, off days, eight-hour job, insurance, pension and other benefits.

It is imperative that part of this holiday be set aside for its real purpose before the picnicking and football that has now become the norm.

In related news, President Barack Obana announced today his job-creation program to address the high demand for jobs pending support of Congress. Now more than ever, the government and Congress should set aside politics & election, and work together to create jobs for American workers.

If the President's plan - $50 billion infrastructure rebuilding plan - will push through, construction jobs and related positions will be in demand in the next 12 months.

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