‘Hire the Future’ career fair to offer thousands of digital, tech-related job opportunities

Online job portal JobStreet has partnered with technology news website Tech in Asia (TIA) to mount Asia’s biggest virtual career fair called Hire the Future.

Happening on March 9-11, the career fair will give job seekers access to thousands of digital and tech-related job opportunities across Southeast Asia.

About 900 hirers from Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines will participate in the career fair. Meanwhile, Filipino jobseekers can access more than 80,000 opportunities within the platform—with over 2,000 tech jobs. These jobs are being offered by more than 200 various notable local companies such as Globe, ePLDT, BDO Unibank, Cognizant, ING Bank, and more.

Additionally, Filipino candidates can explore more than a thousand jobs in the country with some positions available like IT Helpdesk, IT Developer, IP Network Engineer, and Java Developer among others.

“It has always been at the core of JobStreet to provide jobs that matter. We are grateful to partner with Tech in Asia in launching Asia’s biggest career fair to bring the freshest and most in-demand tech and digital jobs to each country, especially now that job markets are ready for digital transformation,” shared JobStreet Philippines country manager Philip Gioca.

Hire The Future virtual career fair will have a mobile-first interface to enable employers and candidates to seamlessly participate virtually. Candidates and employers can access the virtual platform for on-the-spot recruitment through real-time connection via chat and online interview schedulers.

Moreover, jobseekers will have the opportunity to interact with some of the participating companies such as FoodPanda, Xendit, Carousell, YouTrip, Gcash, Gojek, Grab, The Parent Inc., and Aspire through virtual office tours and masterclasses on career talks and tips that will be available on-demand via the website during the virtual career fair period.

Pre-registration is now on-going. Applicants who will participate will also get a chance to win exciting prizes from JobStreet.