How to Find a Legitimate Job Portal for OFWs
The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) today is estimated at 2.3 million.
In a survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority last May 2015, Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing contracts make up 96% or 2.2 million of the total estimated number of OFWs from April to September 2014. The remaining 4% or 92,000 meanwhile are the Filipinos who worked overseas without a contract.
For the past years, working abroad has been a viable option for Filipinos wanting to advance their careers and seek better job opportunities to improve their lives and provide the best for their loved ones. And the trend continues to persist today.
If you’re one such Filipino drawn to work abroad, an efficient way of searching for a job overseas is online.
Online Job Portals for Overseas Filipino Workers
More and more people rely on the Internet when job searching. For Filipinos seeking work overseas, online job portals is an efficient tool to land a suitable, decent-paying, and safe job abroad.
These online portals feature job listings specifically made for OFWs. For instance, looking for Dubai jobs? An online portal lets you in on the available jobs in places you have in mind fast and easy with just a quick search.
Searching for a job abroad over the Internet doesn’t require you to be tech savvy. An OFW job portal has simple but efficient features that are also fun to use. With its job matching facets, online recruitment and job searches are not only convenient but also transparent. It is specifically designed with both a Filipino job seeker’s and recruitment agency’s well-being in mind.
Through internet.org, an OFW job portal can be accessible and free of data charges from any phone device subscribed to Globe or Smart. Of course, it pays to do your homework when seeking a life and career opportunity abroad.
An OFW job portal is an independent information source where you can seek insights about the OFW life. Featuring a guides section with several articles that talk about moving abroad and handling your hard-earned money right.
A Blogs section, likewise, delves into the real-life experiences of Filipinos working and living abroad. City guides will likely be available to familiarize OFWs with their destination too.
To avoid scams and ensure the safety of Filipino jobseekers, an OFW job portal only lists agencies licensed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA). It also permits job seekers to rate agencies to encourage or discourage future Filipinos who will hunt for work.
An OFW job portal aims to uplift the standard of OFW Recruitment through transparency and convenience by providing handy and relevant information for any Filipino seeking a job overseas.
About the Author:
Jonathan Ong is the Head Business Development of OFWguru.com, a job listing
website for OFWs.






