Experience: Shopping and Shipping from Tokyo Otaku Mode to the Philippines

Like everyone else in the Philippines, I've read and heard the horror stories about shipping to the country due to the taxes to be paid when it gets held up in the Bureau of Customs. But aside from that there are lucky people out there who got their parcels without much hassle so I decided to gamble and make my first online purchase out side the country using the intangible money on my PayPal(I currently don't have a card) that I pretty much consider non-existent and will be a treat for myself on my birthday.

Philippines Job Search/Application Sites

Jobstreet

A job portal founded in 1997. Founded in Malaysia, it is now Southeast Asia's largest online employment company, according to Forbes. It currently serves about 80000 corporate customers and 11 million jobseekers. Even as early as in July 2010, the Group services over 60,000 corporate customers and over 7 million jobseekers.

Mynimo

An internet job-bulletin-board (they are not a recruitment or employment agency). "Our philosophy is simple; to provide the best job-hunting and recruitment experience. We also value speed and simplicity. That's why we are dedicated to keeping our website easy to use and without much clutter."

JobsDB.com

An online recruitment network established with the aim of meeting human resources needs across Asia. It allows job seekers and employers to interact directly with each other over the internet, minimizing time and money spent.

Phil-JobNet

An internet-based job and applicant matching system which aims to fast track the jobseeker's search for jobs and the employer's search for manpower.

Birthday Journal Start up

Today was the I was born. Hoo-haa! the weight of responsibility increases.

Hello there~ You can call me LM but for those who stumble upon this messy journal and recognize me, please keep a hush on my identity. From this point I'll be posting blobs of text and maybe attach some photos of what I'm up to or anything of interest. I want to keep my posts pro for who knows how long I can hold formalities.

I am 1 year unemployed. I guess for now I want my logs to be about my journey to employment. lol. I have been searching and applying for quite a long time now. I don't really consider my freelancing as a professional job yet although I made good money  from last year, except most of it was on PayPal so I couldn't really make use of it until recently I decided to spend it on books on Tokyo Otaku Mode. Read TOM shopping & shipping experience

To summarize this post. I am LM, now typing up online journals for entertainment, pent up frustrations and maybe help guide lost sheep in cyberspace. I do freelance illustration and I am still on my journey looking for a job.

HOW TO APPLY FOR THE ELECTRONIC POSTAL ID in Malaybalay city Bukidnon 2015

1. Duly accomplished application form (click to download)

(3 copies, all in CAPITAL LETTERS and use black pen only)

2. All applicants for the new Postal ID are required to submit any one of the following identification documents as proof of identity:

A. Original Birth Certificate issued by NSO
B. Original Birth Certificate issued by LCR
C. Form 1A issued by LCR within six months
D. Valid GSIS UMID card
E. Valid SSS UMID card
F. Valid passport
G. Valid LTO Driver's License

3. Barangay Clearance - (for Postal ID Purpose or Any Legal Purpose)

4. Additional: FOR MARRIED FEMALE APPLICANTS

Original MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE issued by the NSO or Local Civil Registrar - FORM 3A

5. Pay the EPID(Electronic Postal ID) fee P414.40

6. DATA CAPTURE AT VALENCIA CITY POST OFFICE

Bring the Official Receipt(OR) (Moadto sa Valencia city Post Office-in front of Legislative building in the municipality of  Valencia)

POSTAL ID CAN BE CLAIMED AFTER 3 WEEKS TO 1 MONTH 

AT MALAYBALAY CITY POST OFFICE

Similar post can be found plastered all over MC Post Office.
Feel free to visit them for your inquiries.

How To Make Resume For Entry Level Applicants

I believe that there is no correct format in making a resume. It could vary from country to country. However proper presentation is a must to catch the Human Resource Manager's attention and read your resume. A resume, by suggestion, should be one page long  and would tell the reader who you are, what do you want and what you can do. It's basically selling yourself. But if you're a veteran it is necessary to include experiences and achievements so it's understandable why it will go beyond one page. This quick guide will teach you in 3 easy steps how to create your own resume, Philippines based.

Step 1 JOT On a sheet of paper or blank MS Word document, write/type your 

Name

First Name Middle Initial Last Name (It's okay not to include Mr/Ms)

Address

House#/Block&Lot/Street

City, Province/District, Postal code

Contact 

mobile/telephone/fax

Email 

use a work email preferably one that contains your name/surname. Show some professionalism!

Job Title 

What your position is: Entry Level Applicant? Entry level in Marketing?

A description 

of who you are. What kind of person are you? This can also be your objective/goal.

Core Competencies

What can you do for the company?

Skills in bullet form

Experiences

Company, date

Position/Intern, contributions/responsibilities/learnings

Education 

Degree, Major

College, year started and finished or expecting to be finished.

Major contributions, if any

Achievements/Certifications

Don't forget to include the dates!

Organizations/Volunteer Work

What are you a member of?

References

Do not put their names on your resume, unless requested in advance you should let your references know that someone is about to contact them so they wont be too bothered.

Step 2 Gather Materials

Yes, invest in pricey materials not just the plain old coupon bond paper. Color suggestions: something close to white or ivory but feel free to get creative if you're applying as a designer. Paper should be A4 in size and make sure to use the same material for your cover letter too. Treat it as if you're sending out a love letter, buy an envelope big enough in width to fit your resume to-be-folded crosswise or if you don't want it creased buy a folder instead. Have your 2x2 ID picture ready at hand. Most companies in the Philippines will require this to be placed on your resume as opposed to resumes in US that is a major NO-NO for them.

Step 3 Transfer  Data

Start transferring what you wrote to a new blank A4 size doc, resumes are never hand written. 

Tips:

• Your name should be the largest font size in your resume.

• Use up to 3 font styles only! Formal picks like Arial and Times New Roman. 

• Avoid Script/handwriting fonts.

• Most Important or recent date should come first in your achievements.

• If you have references it should be noted like "References available upon request." at the end.

• You can a quote that describe you or what you have notably said at the beginning in replacement of description or at the end in replacement of references.

• More importantly, spellcheck and proofread your grammar before printing.

It is up to you how to format and style for a more personalized resume. How I format mine is in the order I've enumerated above.

That's all I know in months of creating my own resume. Remember, it takes time to build and restructure a document to describe and self oneself. Happy resume writing! I hope you'll get the job~

Download Resume Sample(Unavailable)

Business Observation (Spying) : Jollibee Malaybalay

Jollibee is a fast-food restaurant that is widely known in the Philippines. Jollibee situated in the city of Malaybalay is the business I have chosen to observe. They offer delectable varieties of food that can be consumed for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. They do services such as throwing birthday parties for children and delivering their food products to their customers’ desired location within the business’ range of traveling. Jollibee is a good company since it brings people together, forming stronger bonds and relationships. Whether it’s eating out with your family, friends and co-workers, Jollibee is a perfect place to get along. They also have napkins which are made from recycled materials. The color of their recycled napkin is brown and it gives off the impression that it’s not sanitary. Perhaps they should change the color into something more pleasant. Still, their effort to help the environment is quite remarkable for a fast-food business.

The employees in Jollibee treat their customers with politeness. When you approach the entrance of their building, the guard opens the door for you and welcomes you in. The same thing happens when you leave the building, the guard opens the door for you and bids you farewell. The languages they use are English, Filipino and Cebuano. The products names in this fast-food restaurant are in English which enables the employees to communicate and take orders from customers who come from another country. The employees in Jollibee face their customers with a smile even though they seem to be very busy. When there are a lot of customers the manager gets into action and joins in on the other staffs jobs while managing them at the same time. Employees given the task of cleaning the tables or mopping the floors usually help customers who need a hand through carrying their food tray/s to their tables.

Jollibee’s employees handle their customers well. For the business to improve, I suggest that they should find a way to deal with the children or seemingly homeless people from bothering the customers outside the building. I don’t think it’s good for their image to have those individuals begging from the people going in and out of Jollibee. This company has great ideas, like recycling, giving toys to children on Christmas, promos, tipid cards, etc. What more can I say? The food served in Jollibee is delicious.

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 Phew~ Sorry for posting my homework! I just thought it'll be convenient in case I accidentally delete the original file. lol