The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration in Negros Occidental said job openings are available in Korea and Saudi Arabia for Negrenses interested to work abroad, the Philippine Information Agency announced.

Carmen Nagum, head of the local POEA Satellite Office, said applicants from Bacolod City and Negros Occidental may visit their office for details. Registration for Korea is now ongoing and applications will be accepted not later than March 23 for the hiring that will start in April or May this year.

Applicants must be 18 to 38 years old but those who are already 38 must not be born earlier than 1968. They should be at least high school graduates and willing to take the Korean Language Test.

They are required to submit a valid passport or authenticated NSO birth certificate, NBI clearance for travel abroad, school diploma or transcript of records, two pieces 2x2 photos with red background and nametag.

College graduates are required to have at least a year of work experience and high school graduates, a two-year work experience.

POEA said the Ministry of Health of Saudi Arabia needs 1,500 female Christian nurses, 500 Muslim nurses, 100 female medical technologist, 100 female respiratory technologist and 100 female physical therapists.

The positions are open for BSN, BSRT, and ART board passers with two years hospital work experience except for nurses and Muslim applicants.

Applicants are required to submit a detailed resume with job description, six pieces 2x2 pictures, photocopies of college diploma, certificate rating and PROID, and employment certificate.

Under-board Muslim nurses will be accepted. Those who will be hired will enjoy additional SR100 for every year of acceptable work experience and nurses with specialized area of assignment will receive an additional 35 percent of the basic salary.

All application documents must be submitted to POEA Satellite Office at the 2nd floor of UTC building, Araneta-Alunan Street, Bacolod City. Those who wish for more information may call 434-7391. *

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