The  Megatrade Hall 2 of SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City was suddenly filled by long lines of jobseekers one ordinary Tuesday.  The reason for this crowd is the 10^th anniversary job fair of the leading overseas job site in the country- the WorkAbroad.ph.

The venue was opened for the jobseekers at 10 am and by 2pm, more than 5,000 applicants have registered. As of this writing, this number is expected to further grow as applicants continue to flock the event. Check out this Facebook update.

WorkAbroad.ph was created in 2003 to give Filipino jobseekers a faster and more convenient way to explore  opportunities in the global market. For its 10^th anniversary, the job site chose to celebrate it with a job fair that would benefit the Filipino jobseekers.

This job fair offer local and overseas jobs. Listed below are the  local companies  and overseas recruitment agencies that are part of this big event.

POEA-licensed  Agencies: Magsaysay Maritime Company, RRJM, career Planners, Advance Step, GTI International, Global Hospitality, ASMACS, Rock Solid, Precise Global, Rock Solid, Ruru, Treasure Of Hope, Valesco-SMS, SL Search, White Wings, Mori Intl., World Vision

Local Companies: Hyundai, CPI, Blue Cross, IBM, Sykes, JobLine, Kettle Foods Corp., PhilAm Life, Elite INS, SunTrust, Vibal Publishing, Empire East, Primover, LENDDO Phils., Alveo Land, CloudStaff, TechnoTrade, Q2HR, Allegro, TopServe

Aside from the job openings, attendees can also listed to free seminarsfrom distinguished speakers.  Mr. Vic Fernandez, the president of the largest association of  landbased recruitment agencies, graced the event to  discuss  pre-employment guidelines for overseas jobseekers.

Those who wish to be part of this event are invited to go on its 2^nd and last day tomorrow (June 19).

This job fair is organized together with Philiipine Star Career Guide and JobOpenings.ph