How To Apply For an Overseas Job With An Approved Job Order

It is common for many jobseekers that are looking for an overseas job to get excited when they see an advertisement for a job abroad that suits their skills and qualifications. They will immediately send their resume to the agency and may be contacted for an initial interview. Yet after some time, they will not hear from the agency again and wonder what happened to their application.

One of the reasons why it may took a while for some agencies before contacting an applicant again is that the job advertisement is probably for manpower pooling only. The notice “For Manpower pooling only” in job advertisements mean that the agencies are only gathering applicant’s résumés that they can present to a prospective foreign employer. There is still no employer or the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has not yet approved the job order.  Agencies are allowed by the Philippine law to post these kinds of job openings.

The agency will only contact the qualified applicant when the job order has been approved by POEA and there is already and employer that is ready to interview and hire applicants.

So if you want to work abroad fast, it is not enough that you apply for overseas job openings. You need to apply for an overseas job opening with an approved job order from POEA. This is because there are many job openings that are posted only for the purposes of manpower pooling. If a job opening has an approved job order, then it means that there is already an employer that may interview and hire you soon.

Here’s how to know if a job opening has an approved job order:

·You may see the list of approved job orders at the POEA website.

·         You can also call the POEA hotline numbers ( 7221144 or 7221155) to inquire.

·         You may send an inquiry to the agency that posted the job opening.

·       You can also browse WorkAbroad.ph listing of overseas jobs with an approved job order.

As of April 13, 2010, here are some of the overseas jobs with approved job orders that are listed at WorkAbroad.ph.

Sales Assistants for Brunei Darrusalam

Machine Operators for Qatar

Administrative Assistant for UAE

Welders for Australia

Teachers for Oman

Preschool Teachers fro Singapore

Medical Technicians for UAE

Good luck on your overseas job search!