Employment Guide for Students and Jobseekers - DOLE

Table of Contents
Introduction…….……………………………………………………….……………... i
Table of Contents .…………………………………………………………….…………….. iii
Using this Guide………………………………………………………………….…………… iv
The Big Picture
Brief......................……………………………………………………………….…………… 3
Topics at a Glance 5
Labor Market Information (Options)
Wage Employment – Local or Overseas ……………………………….. 6
Self-Employment………………………………………………………….………. 14
Skills Training and Upgrading of Qualifications………….………… 15
The Cycle
Brief......................………………………………………………………………………….... 25
The Job Cycle
Topics at a Glance
Wage Employment – Local or Overseas
Starting a Job…………………………………………………………….………….. 29
During a Job………………………………………………………………………….. 37
Leaving a Job…………………………………………………………………………. 49
List of Programs and Agencies to Contact………………………………………… 57
The Entrepreneurship or
Practice of Profession Cycle
Topics at a Glance
Entrepreneurship or Practice of Profession
Starting ………………………………………………………………………….…….. 81
Managing…………………………………………………………………….……….. 87
Restoring ……………………………………………………………………………… 95
List of Programs and Agencies to Contact……………………………………….. 100
Acknowledgment
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