Aboitiz Attraction teams are always on the lookout for academe events to drive up recruitment application numbers from where we will build our pipeline of future talents. Group HR stages participates in academe events to showcase Aboitiz as an attractive employer. Nina Pedro, Vice President for Group Attraction believes that “we have a huge opportunity to tell our compelling story for employment among students and university alumni. We are in diverse businesses that offer opportunities for career mobility, a friendly environment with accessible leaders, and most notably, a strong social mission – magnets to an emerging workforce.”
On April 7, Aboitiz Group in partnership with Ateneo’s Management Economics Organization (MEcO), staged “DRIVEN: A Career Fair and Networking Night.” Talent Attraction Partners from across the Group collaborated to promote the Aboitiz brand and engaged students to explore career opportunities within the Group.
“Through the exclusive career event, I was exposed to different companies of the group and learned about various career opportunities. I also understood the company’s efforts to drive sustainability and CSR-related programs. This made want to get involved in the Aboitiz group. I believe these programs helped increase their level of awareness about Aboitiz. The corporate video (on Advancing Business and Communities) was really inspiring. I enjoyed talking to A-People during the networking event and gained insights on how to be more driven to lead, excel and serve.”
-Sidney Tan, 3rd Year Management Economics student, Ateneo de Manila University
“The event created awareness and helped students understand the different companies under the Aboitiz group. It allows students to choose which company would fit their personal and professional goals. It orchestrates talent attraction partners across the group to move as one, and to our external stakeholders, it shows as well that we have one goal as a group: that is to ensure we attract the best pool of talents as one company. I think, working together is a very big advantage because it shows unity despite different products and services we provide.”
-John Patrick Laurel, Talent Acquisition Lead of Republic Cement Group
Students who came to the career fair inquired about jobs, culture and internship opportunities. Many asked for career advice. Potential talents were quickly spotted by business unit attraction partners for requirements like data scientists and analysts for Pilmico, Management Trainees for UBP and Republic Cement, Finance and Marketing positions for PETNET and for support functions in AboitizPower.
At the Ching Tan hall, A-People delivered talks focusing on what driven to lead, excel and serve means to an Aboitiz person.
Karlo del Pilar, Business Development Manager of Pilmico spoke about DRIVEN TO LEAD. As an alumnus of Ateneo de Manila University, he shared his career journey, developing young leaders and how young professionals can thrive in an organization, like Pilmico, that is making its presence in the global market.
“We are actively looking for business opportunities in Vietnam and in ASEAN. It’s time to go offshore and build on a bigger customer base. We also realized the impact of technology and how it’s affecting our business. You have to capitalize on it. We encourage collaboration and we are transforming the organization into an agile workplace. As we become globally competitive, we need to leverage on our best resource which is the people, particularly on service. We are creating better leaders.”
-Karlo del Pilar, Business Development Manager, Pilmico
Jana Pedro, Investor Relations Officer of AEV talked about DRIVEN TO EXCEL. As a triathlete, she shared how she balances work and passion and still excels and delivers great results. Also an alumna of the same university, she was able to reach out to her co-millennials and inspired them in finding their purpose.
“Why I do what I do, why I try to excel and why I go through the hardships to do so, is because of my purpose that brings clarity to all of the things I shared with you. My purpose as an A-person is to continue telling the Aboitiz Story before the capital and debt markets, and contribute to the advancement of business and communities. At Aboitiz, we look beyond profitability, and try to balance the interests of people, planet and profit, where we focus on areas where we believe we can make the greatest impact. By starting with myself, with the drive to become a better person for excellence, I contribute to the development of the nation.”
-Jana Pedro, Investor Relations Officer of AEV
Marvin Zoilo, PETNET’s HR Manager led his team to talk about DRIVEN TO SERVE. They spoke of our long-term commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility. A corporate video on our group purpose and refreshed brand positioning was shown which left a solid mark to the students.
To culminate the event, students were invited to a networking dinner with Aboitiz teams from business and functions. They mingled, asked questions on career, interviewing, Aboitiz culture, personal interests and passion.
“I didn’t have any plans of attending the networking night but my friend, who’s interested to learn about renewable energy, tagged me along. I was surprised at how big Aboitiz group is and made me realize there are a lot of opportunities for me. I even asked help from Sir Karlo of Pilmico about my thesis because it’s about flour feeds business expansion. I really appreciate Aboitiz organizing this event for students.”
-Jomar Montemayor, 4th Year Management of Applied Chemistry, Ateneo de Manila University
Dmi Lozano, CFO of the Aboitiz Group and one of the executive brand ambassadors graced the event and delivered the closing message. He reinforced that partnership with student organizations is a win-win approach, and that Aboitiz Group will continue to do more of this to support developing future talents.
