Online job portal JobStreet has recently released a list of the industries considered to be most likely to accept fresh graduates.
Call Center and BPO industry topped the list and made up 45% of firms keen on accepting new graduates in 2017. Meanwhile, retail and merchandise came in second at 5.6%.
The complete list is as follows:
1. Call Center/ IT-enabled services / BPO
2. Retail / Merchandise
3. Manufacturing / Production
4. Property / Real Estate
5. Banking / Financial Services
6. Construction / Building / Engineering
7. Computer / Information Technology (Software)
8. Food & Beverage / Catering / Restaurant
9. General & Wholesale Trading
10. Education
The report also revealed the top paying jobs for new graduates in 2017.
Fresh grads in the legal services industry, including legal researchers, legal secretaries, and paralegals, were paid P27,355 a month.
Jobs in public relations and communications paid fresh graduates up to P24,675 per month, followed by jobs in the journalism industry, where entry-level content writers, foreign language translators, and junior technical writers were given P22,446 monthly salary.
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