3,000 jobs at new Quezon City mall soon

Some 3,000 job vacancies in the soon-to-be-opened Ayala Mall at North EDSA will be made available to Quezon City residents at a job fair to be sponsored by the city government this week.

Dubbed "Careers at TriNoma," the job fair will be participated in by major retailers with and restaurants opening at the first Ayala Mall north of Manila. The mall, which is scheduled to open on the second quarter of this year, is located at QC’s North Triangle area.

The activity, which will be hosted by the city’s Public Employment and Services department, will be held on Jan. 19 and 20 (Friday and Saturday) at the QC Hall covered walk from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Among those participating in the scheduled job fair are the Bench Group, Robinson’s Retail Group, Bayo, Giordano, Store Specialist Inc., Automatic Center, Time Zone, Mercury Drug, Gerry’s Grill Bar and Restaurant, Kamiseta, California Pizza, among others.

Meanwhile, Ignacio Santos Diaz, head of the Public Employment and Services, has also invited different government agencies that will provide pre-employment services to jobseekers, including SSS/Philhealth numbers, police clearances, community tax certificates and NBI clearances.

Interested jobseekers are advised to bring their resumes, school records and credentials and other pre-employment documents.

Another job fair has been scheduled on Jan. 22 (Monday) at the Barangay Pag-asa covered court. Retailers of major shopping brands and restaurants at the soon-to-be opened mall will be there to accept job applications. — Perseus Echeminada