Alfred Pangelinan, manager of Labor’s citizen job availability section, said employers should use the O-Net or Occupational Information Network when listing qualifications for vacant job positions.
O-Net is a federally sponsored tool for job seekers. It contains information on hundreds of standardized and occupation-specific descriptors.
Pangelinan said they noticed that some JVA’s include qualifications that are “too high” for the positions being announced.
He said CNMI Labor has developed a reporting system that will enforce applicable local labor laws against “over inflation of qualifying factors.”
If any employer is seen inflating the qualifications for jobs, Pangelinan said they will send notices to that company.
He said they are working in partnership with employers who want to hire U.S. workers.
Labor in partnership with the business sector will sponsor a job fair on Nov. 2 at the multi-purpose center in Susupe.
He said all eligible U.S. workers — U.S. and FAS citizens, CNMI and U.S. permanent residents — are invited to participate so they can apply directly to companies.
For more information, call 664-3190 and ask for Radbert Solomon, Dolores Saures or Roy Tarope for assistance.
