{"id":69257,"date":"2025-04-16T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T23:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=69257"},"modified":"2025-04-14T19:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T11:49:03","slug":"bossjob-joins-up-fair-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2025\/04\/16\/bossjob-joins-up-fair-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bossjob joins UP Fair 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bossjob, the Philippines\u2019 AI-powered, chat-first recruitment platform, joined this year\u2019s UP Fair 2025 not as a career expo participant\u2014but as a lifestyle ally, brand champion, and changemaker.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Held from April 2 to 5, 2025, at the University of the Philippines &#8211; Diliman, UP Fair is one of the country\u2019s biggest university-led events, with over 50,000 attendees across four days. For Bossjob, the opportunity to immerse in this energetic, cause-driven environment signaled more than a traditional brand activation\u2014it was a statement of intent: to meet the next generation of talents where they are, with tools and support they can actually use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Career Platform That Doesn\u2019t Wait for the Career Fair<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bossjob\u2019s participation marked its first foray into a non-career-focused youth event, breaking the mold of traditional job portals. Instead of limiting its presence to job fairs or corporate-led activations, Bossjob brought its advocacy for access and equity in hiring straight to a creative, youth-centered platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through an interactive booth experience that offered free ice cream, cotton candy, and exclusive giveaways, Bossjob attracted over 2,000 attendees eager to engage with the platform. New users were encouraged to download the app, like the Facebook page, register their profiles, and explore its innovative features\u2014all while enjoying a sweet treat and a welcoming space to talk careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Platform for Everyone: From Blue-Collar to \u201cOpen Collar\u201d Careers<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors explored Bossjob\u2019s <strong>tech-forward features<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>Direct to Chat with Recruiters<\/strong> \u2013 a feature that puts job seekers in immediate contact with hiring managers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>AI Resume Analysis<\/strong> \u2013 smart feedback to help users improve their resumes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>AI CV &amp; AI Photo Generator<\/strong> \u2013 creative tools that help users present themselves more confidently and professionally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The app\u2019s inclusive approach\u2014designed for ALL\u2014was fully on display. Bossjob reinforced its commitment to providing job seekers with free, easy-to-use, and meaningful tech to land the roles they deserve.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advocacy in Action: Aligning with the UP Fair\u2019s Daily Themes<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">True to the spirit of UP Fair, Bossjob integrated its mission with the event\u2019s daily advocacies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>Day 1 \u2013 Kalye Tunes (Urban Poor):<\/strong> Advocating for equal job opportunities for underserved sectors<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>Day 2 \u2013 Quests (Women &amp; Gender):<\/strong> Championing inclusive hiring and gender equity in the workplace<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u25cf Day 3 \u2013 Elements (Peasants):<\/strong> Providing access to dignified work for all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>Day 4 \u2013 REV Music Festival (National Minorities): <\/strong>Exploring partnerships to extend recruitment access to marginalized groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u25cf <strong>Overall Fair Theme \u2013 Education:<\/strong> Reinforcing Bossjob\u2019s commitment to supporting students as they transition from campus to career<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUP Fair was the perfect space to engage young people not just as job seekers but as future leaders, creatives, and community-builders,\u201d said Ibon Ma. Laya Toledo, Marketing Director of Bossjob PH. \u201cWe weren\u2019t there just to promote the Bossjob platform and its services. We were there to champion career accessibility, digital empowerment, and real options for real people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Building Careers with Culture and Community<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond downloads and giveaways, Bossjob\u2019s presence was about building a meaningful relationship with the country\u2019s next workforce. By planting its flag at UP Fair 2025, Bossjob isn\u2019t just offering a faster way to find a job\u2014it\u2019s offering a fresh, inclusive, tech-enabled way to build a career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Bossjob continues to scale its presence nationwide, it remains focused on one goal: to be the recruitment platform that makes job hunting smarter, more human, and more hopeful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Bossjob, the opportunity to immerse in this energetic, cause-driven environment signaled more than a traditional brand activation\u2014it was a statement of intent: to meet the next generation of talents where they are, with tools and support they can actually use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":69258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[7485,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-69257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-bossjob","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69257"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69259,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69257\/revisions\/69259"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}