4 Tips for a Thriving Career Amid the Pandemic

Wondering how to set yourself up for success in these uncertain times? While the pandemic may have put obstacles in your career path, there are still steps you can take to make sure you continue to grow and succeed in your chosen profession.    

To be a partner for Filipinos on their path to professional success, AXA Philippines, one of the country’s leading insurance providers, launched AXA Prime, an elite program to help professionals become the next generation of confident and empowered leaders. 

Here are some tips from AXA to boost your professional growth even with the changing business landscape:

Invest in your skillset. Learning to invest in yourself may be the most profitable investment you’ll ever make. There are numerous training programs you can sign up for to expand your professional horizon. For instance, with AXA Prime, you’ll have access to various immersive training programs that can help you become the best version of yourself in your career. AXA Prime will help you hone your skills, grow your network, and also open up diverse career and travel opportunities. 

Find a mentor. While passion may play a part in picking a career, this decision also involves much more, such as job security and opportunities for growth. As a member of AXA Prime, you’ll be surrounded by like-minded professionals and mentors who are success-driven and goal-oriented and can help you navigate through the different stages of your career journey.

Determine your purpose. Finding purpose in your career often comes from doing something you genuinely care about. It’s also important to look at your job through the eyes of the people using the product or service you are offering to determine the ways you can help fill a need, especially during crucial times like in a pandemic. With AXA Prime, not only will you be able to work for a better future for your family, but you’ll also get to help individuals and other families transform their lives with the comprehensive portfolio of AXA products and services.

Be adaptable and flexible. The job market has always been changing rapidly, and the pandemic accelerated it even further, especially in the digital space. To succeed during the pandemic and beyond, it’s crucial to adapt to ever-evolving workplaces. Under AXA Prime, you’ll get to work with the best specialized digital tools, which is critical in today’s business world. You can also train using the latest equipment and learning aides at the newly-opened AXA Prime Development Center, to prepare you for career challenges that may come your way.

The current career landscape can be stressful and overwhelming as of late, but you have the power to take charge and turn the situation around.  

To join AXA Prime, visit www.axa.com.ph/axaprime.

6 Million Nurses Needed Amid the Pandemic says World Health Organization

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the global shortage of nurses—a challenge that the medical industry has been dealing with since 2016. According to the “State of the World’s Nursing”, a report released by the World Health Organization, there was a global shortage of 5.9 million nurses in 2018, a statistic which has been highly exacerbated during the pandemic. 

Now more than ever, the world needs nurses – at least 6 million – to fill the global shortage, and consequently meet the global development goals on health, which are to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being at all ages, including the provision of universal health coverage. 

With the increased demand for nurses in various parts of the world, Filipino nurses who are aspiring to work abroad can seize this opportunity to finally fulfill their dreams of having a lucrative and successful career abroad. While applicants may think that it takes a lot of paperwork to get started on applying for a position overseas, TrueProfile.io, a platform that provides Filipino healthcare professionals around the world with tools they need to secure a lucrative career abroad, offers everything that Filipino healthcare workers need to make the move abroad. Some of the services that are hosted on the TrueProfile.io platform include international job opportunities, document verification, licensing services, English language training and exclusive informational resources. 

 

To get started, aspiring healthcare workers must collect all the basic requirements which include either a 1x1 or 2x2 ID picture, PSA-authenticated birth certificate, resume, college diploma, transcript of records, employer contract, marriage contract (if applicable), NBI clearance, passport (valid for at least six months), as well as license and certifications.  

 

Next, since many foreign employers will want to make sure all these documents are authentic and valid, applicants must have their credentials verified.  This step can easily be done with the help of TrueProfile.io. By signing up to become a member, TrueProfile.io offers its members with a number of career solutions including a free digital CV that can be shared with employers, regulators and recruiters and can also be showcased on social media. 

 

For interested applicants, simply create an account on TrueProfile (https://member.trueprofile.io/register), build a myTrueProfile page, and then set contact settings to the ‘Recommended’ option in order to attract new career opportunities.

To know more, visit https://www.trueprofile.io/ 

About TrueProfile.io

TrueProfile.io works with employers and international job applicants to enhance human resource processes through a fully digital, on-demand Primary Source Verification (PSV) solution. TrueProfile.io removes the friction of ever-repetitive background checks and replaces it with a broadly accepted standard that connects applicants with employers in a secured and trusted environment. We do this by using cutting-edge blockchain technology to securely verify applicant qualifications for prospective employers. The PSV process ensures that all of the candidates’ credentials are authentic and issued by an accredited institution.

TrueProfile.io is part of the DataFlow Group, a leading global provider of specialized PSV solutions, background screening and immigration compliance services. Headquartered in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), the DataFlow Group has been delivering PSV services to regulators and governments in Asia and Europe since 2006.

https://www.trueprofile.io/

The DTI’s Commercial Attachés Gear Up for the Philippines’ Post-Pandemic Boom

17 November 2021 – The Foreign Trade Service Corps (FTSC) of the Department of Trade and Industry held its 2022 virtual planning conference from 15 – 17 November 2021 as part of the group’s preparations of its work programs and activities as the Philippines prepares itself for increased economic activity post COVID-19 pandemic.

Secretary Lopez reported that despite the pandemic, Philippines exports from January to September 2021 increased by 17.97% vis-à-vis the same period in 2020; while net FDI’s increased by almost $2B versus the previous year. In addition, the Secretary remarked that “For a while, there are some doubts that this yet might be the recovery, but from what we are seeing, the numbers that were shown in the second quarter and confirmed in the third quarter have really moved back to positive territory.”

The group discussed how it would contribute to the Philippines’ Build Back Better through private sector collaboration, supporting the reopening of the economy, and implementing the DTI’s key programs and reforms. With the Philippines seeing lower COVID-19 infections and easing of restrictions, domestic businesses are re-opening and Filipinos are going back to their places of employment. The FTSC, through these consultations is doing its part to support the country’s post-pandemic recovery by bringing in more foreign investments in new sectors and opening more markets for Philippine products.

Throughout the three-day program, the DTI’s Special Trade Representatives and Trade Service Officers also had the opportunity to meet with officials from various national government agencies such as the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), and the Department of Energy (DOE). Director Reynaldo Cancio of the NEDA explained that the Philippines is on track to hit its 4.9% year-to-date high-end growth target, with a favorable outlook for the country moving towards 2022.

The FTSC, DICT, and DOE also agreed to promote investment growth sectors such as renewable energy, accelerating digitalization and ICT infrastructure in the countryside, and continuing support for IT-BPM and its sub-sectors. The DTI’s Regional Operations Group (ROG) and the Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) also urged FTSC to further explore opportunities for Philippine coffee and coconut products in our key export markets and identifying capacity building partners that would help our Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) upgrade their technology and skills.

“As partners in development, the FTSC also met with private sector representatives to learn the newest and most innovative sectors for trade and investment promotion.

Ali Baba Cloud and PLDT Alpha Enterprise discussed the advantages of the Philippines to host hyperscalers through our data centers and cloud services and how the growing availability of cloud infrastructure in the country can be an attractive value proposition for prospective investors across multiple sectors to invest in the country.

Ionics, a 100% Filipino-owned company that has operations in the United States, presented its smart factories that reduced downtime and errors, thereby increasing productivity and cost-efficiency in their Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) facilities. It plans to offer these smart factory solutions from the Philippines that would manage and monitor production line processes to major global manufacturing companies as the world moves towards AI-enabled and IOT powered operations.

ECfulfill, a successful start-up E-commerce company also discussed their business model, and how the company is working with the DTI to help Filipino MSME’s penetrate more foreign markets by offering a platform that provides export order fulfillment, warehousing and distribution solutions direct to buyer and consumers abroad both through online marketplaces and brick-and-mortar establishments.”

The FTSC is a frontline mover in advancing the country’s economic interests in the global arena. To date, there are 30 trade representatives posted overseas that represent the Philippines in key markets across Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and the Americas, supported by a Coordinating Office in Manila. The FTSC is tasked to promote the Philippines’ trade and investment interests and pursue the priorities of the Department of the Trade Industry. Despite the ongoing health crisis, our Posts have stepped up to the challenge to fulfill their vital mandates in investment promotion, export promotion, trade policy, and commercial intelligence.