For most people, jobs are available by going through job sites, sending their resumes to different companies, some goes to agencies while others ask the help of relatives to get a job. But in this day and age, a lot of people may work at home and are making a living through jobs online.

Work at Home is a site that helps educate people on how to find a job online. Also, help them get started if they wish to have their own business at home. The site is filled with a lot of information in starting a business at home. Or if you’re the worker type, you can find great tips on where and how to find jobs online.

Benefits of Working for Jobs Openings Online

The benefits of working at home is vast. First thing is, you don’t have to leave the Philippines, or your house even. You can be there with your family while you work and never miss the “First” of your new born child. OFW’s will still be there but there are other ways you can still earn money here in the Philippines. That is, through sites like work at home, you can be educated to start making a living without leaving your homes, and earning dollars that most people sought after.

Second, you earn dollars. Internet and online jobs are almost all the time paid in US dollars. The good thing is, you get to spend it here where the value of dollar is higher.

Third, flexible time. You can work any time and for any amount of time. Meaning, you can work early morning and be finished after 2 hours or you can work for whole day for more earnings. This is the benefits of working at home. You are in command of your time and you don’t have to be slaving away for the rest of your life.

So how does this work at home jobs really work?

You need a “legitimate” job site where you can find and apply for jobs. There is a site like oDesk where you can pick from a wide range of jobs that fits for you. You can create a free account here. From article writing to more technical works such as web design, programming or even, book keeping!

You can give this a try since it is free. You can sign up for odesk on this link if you have not done so. There is also a tutorial that will help you get started in creating your odesk account.

Then, you need to apply for a job. Once you created an account, you need to apply for a job. Just use the search button or pick from the categories. The employer will pick who can take the job. If you are chosen, then you will get paid.

Click here for a tutorial on how to create your odesk account and start working at home.

How do I Receive Money Online?

Well, there are different approach to this. The easiest one is to have a paypal account. You can create a paypal account and have them deposit the money for you. You can then withdraw this money to your local bank.

If you don’t have a paypal account, you can apply for odesk’s mastercard. Where it is an international debit card where you can withdraw your earnings to any ATM machine in the world. Yes, that includes the Philippines.

We would also like to point out that jobs online are not limited to just plain jobs. You can also create a business online. Please refer to work at home guide for more business ideas you can start at your own home.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today bared that more than 100,000 opportunities will be made available to new graduates and other job seekers during the Labor Day “ JOBS LIVE! ,” a nationwide job and livelihood fair that will proceed simultaneously in Metro Manila and across the 15 other regions of the country during the celebration of Labor Day on May 1, 2010.

Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque said the nationwide job and livelihood fairs will be the key highlight of the Labor Day 2010 celebrations across the country in honor of the Filipino workers on the theme, “Manggagawang Pilipino, Kaagapay sa Pagbabago.”

The Labor and Employment Chief emphasized that the “JOBS LIVE!” job fair will be joined, in the National Capital Region (NCR), by around 150 employers that would make available some 80,000 job vacancies abroad and about 30,000 opportunities for local employment, complemented by the employers and legitimate overseas recruiters offering more opportunities in the regional job fairs.

At the same time, Roque said that “JOBS LIVE!” will feature livelihood components carrying for sale/display a wide variety of attractive Philippine products and handicraft made chiefly by the beneficiaries of the DOLE’s assistance programs for the disadvantaged Informal Sector, along with opportunities for counseling and assistance on micro-entrepreneurship, skills demonstrations, and others.

Labor Undersecretary Lourdes M. Trasmonte, who chairs the DOLE’s Labor Day 2010 Steering Committee, said the opportunities during the nationwide fair comprise a wide range and variety of jobs here and abroad available to qualified job seekers. Based on the tentative inputs of the various DOLE’s Regional Offices (RO), the productive opportunities are from the country’s vibrant Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and Information Technology (IT) services industries, the construction, wholesale and retail, engineering, automotive, food and beverages, catering, hotels and restaurants, agriculture and agri-related business, transportation, manufacturing, apparel, education, banking and finance, travel and tourism, real estate, hospital and medical services, and other sectors. Specifically, they include job vacancies for call center agents, office personnel, service crew, engineers, factory personnel, banking personnel, insurance personnel, healthcare personnel, and many others.

Roque had earlier encouraged jobseekers to register with JOBS LIVE! by logging on to the DOLE’s computerized Philjobnet system in the Internet (http://phil-job.net) for the purpose of pre-screening by the participating employers, to be responded by email for those who qualified for interview containing final instructions on their application during the May 1 job fair. On top of being a convenient option for job seekers particularly for those at the main SMX and SM Megamall venues, this would assist in providing a clearer picture on the number of workers hired on the spot, as well as the skills in demand including those that weren’t filled up due to lack of qualified applicants. Nonetheless, he emphasized that in the nationwide fairs, jobs will be made available even for non-experienced applicants, adding that those deciding not to pre-register will have access to manual registration in all other venues, with many other opportunities in the Philjobnet system posted by employers available to those in search of jobs year-round.

Trasmonte said that currently, the Phil-Jobnet system, under the aegis of the DOLE’s Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) headed by Director Maria Criselda R. Sy, is already assisting interested applicants for online pre-registration through http://phil-job.net, where they can gain free access to job vacancies, submit job applications on-line, query job opportunities, and be considered for job matching. She emphasized that the pre-registered applicants — already numbering more than 8,000 as of April 28 or just two days before the fair — will be accommodated only at the SMX and the SM Megamall on May 1, nonetheless, all the other job fair venues have manual registration for those who have not pre-registered online.

Amidst the development, Regional Director Raymundo G. Agravante of the DOLE’s National Capital Region (NCR) Office apprised Trasmonte that the number of employers in the NCR confirming the availability of vacancies for the JOBS LIVE! Job fair is growing by the day. Agravante cited the cooperation of the major labor federations, the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., (FFCCCII) and other employers’ groups, the Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) of various cities, the PESO Association of Metro Manila (PAMM), the Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (RTIPC), and others, in the ongoing preparations for the fairs. He said that in the NCR, the fairs will proceed in the following venues simultaneously on May 1: the SMX Convention Center, the SM MEGAMALL Mega Trade Halls 1&2, SM North EDSA, SM Southmall, SM Fairview, and SM San Lazaro. He said that both the number of opportunities and participating employers are expected to rise further as more confirm their participation at the approach of Labor Day.

Roque reiterated that the nationwide Labor Day event also affirms the greater social partnership with government, management, local government units (LGUs), the civil society and other sectors, as he cited their role in making the productive opportunities available to job seekers during the forthcoming fair.

He said that the nationwide fairs will be supervised by the DOLE’s Regional Offices (ROs) across the country, as well as the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE), hand-in-hand with major labor groups such as the Association of Filipino Workers (AFW), the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), Associated Labor Unions (ALU), All Workers Alliance of Trade Unions (AWATU), Federation of Free Workers (FFW), Trade Unions of the Philippines and Allied Services-World Federation of Trade Unions (TUPAS-WFTU), Philippine Government Employees Association (PGEA), Philippine Organization of Labor Unions (POLU), and Philippine Transport and General Workers Organization (PTGWO).

Meanwhile, other DOLE ROs nationwide indicated that the key venues of the regional job fairs in their respective areas during the Labor Day celebrations are as follows: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) – SM Baguio, Baguio International Convention Center; Region I – SM Rosales, Pangasinan; Region II – Paseo Real, Tuguegarao City; Region III – SM San Fernando Pampanga, SM Clark, Pampanga, SM Marilao, Bulacan, and SM Baliwag, Bulacan; Region IV-A -SM Sta. Rosa, Laguna, SM Dasmariñas, Cavite, SM Lipa, Batangas, SM Taytay, Rizal, and SM Lucena; Region IV-B – Municipal Gym Compound, San Jose Occidental, Mindoro; Region V – SM Naga; Region VI – SM Iloilo and SM Bacolod; Region VII – SM City Cebu, Cebu International Convention Center, Avellana Sports Complex; Region VIII – Tacloban City Convention Center; Region IX – Western Mindanao State University, Gaisano Capital; Region X – SM Cagayan De Oro; Region XI – SM Davao; Region XII – South Cotabato Protech, Kidapawan City Gym, Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat, South Seas Mall, Robinsons Gensan; and CARAGA – DOLE Regional Office Grounds, Butuan City.

The major sponsors of the nationwide Labor Day 2010 JOBS LIVE! are Globe, Banco de Oro (BDO), SM Supermalls, SMX Convention Center, Systems Technology Institute (STI), Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Pag-IBIG Fund, Asia Brewery, Inc., and Vibal Publishing.

This is great news for people looking for jobs in saudi arabia. Dole said that ofw are and will be in demand for the next 15 years. As the KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) will continue to need qualified ofw’s to work in Saudi Arabia. Full article below.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) today said employment prospects for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will remain vibrant as mega industrial and economic cities will be built across the Kingdom over the next 15 years.

Labor and Employment Secretary Marianito D. Roque, citing a report from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), said the KSA’s medium to long-term socio-economic development plans include the development of 12 mega industrial and economic cities across the Kingdom which are expected to employ millions of local and foreign workers until 2024.

Roque also cited a study by the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce which estimated that 10 million local and expatriate workers will be needed by the major development projects in the KSA.

He said the construction of the mega cities is expected to sustain the employment of hundreds of thousands of OFWs in the KSA, adding that the DOLE looks forward to continuous hiring of OFWs in the KSA this year and until 2024.

He said that with the robust construction activities aimed at making the KSA one of the world’s top investment destinations, it is projected that the Kingdom will remain the top OFW destination over the next several years.

The Labor and Employment Chief said OFWs in the construction sector will continue to be in demand in the KSA.

The POEA data showed that the KSA will be in need of aluminum installers, architects, carpenters, concrete finishers, draftsmen, drillers, electric/mechanical assistants, electricians, engineers, erectors, fabricators, foremen, heavy equipment operators, watchmen, mason, pipefitters, plaster painters, plasterers, plumbers, riggers, safety officers, welders, and mechanics. Oil and gas workers will also be in demand in the Kingdom.

Meantime, the following four integrated economic cities have already been launched in the KSA at a cost of about US$16 billion: 1) King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh, KSA with a potential to create one million jobs; 2) Jazan Economic City in Jazan, KSA which is projected to generate 500,00 new jobs; 3) Prince Abdullaziz Bin Moussaed Economic City in Hail, KSA which expected to become the largest transportation and logistics hub and supply chain centers in the Middle East; and 4) Knowledge Economic City in Madinah, KSA.

Other economic cities already launched in the KSA are the Hail Industrial City and Al-Mal Economic City. The Kingdom’s development projects also include a US$5.3 billion (SR20 billion) light rail, buses, and sea transport system.

Jeddah, KSA’s largest city and gateway of pilgrims to Makkah and Madinah, will also develop housing units and tourist sites that would include the establishment of hotels, malls, transport facilities, and recreational centers. Multi-billion dollar projects providing for the construction of nine villages with retail and leisure amenities, mosques, and educational and healthcare facilities will also be pursued in the KSA’s Eastern Province.