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STEADFAST’S STORY
STEADFAST International Recruitment
Corporation was formally established in Manila, Philippines in 1987. From the
very beginning, the company’s incorporators aimed into becoming one of the
Philippines leading manpower agencies, soliciting only the best-trained and high
skilled Filipinos for overseas deployment.
As early as 1978, under a different corporate identity, the people behind
Steadfast resolved to tie-up with the world’s reputable organizations and become
their partner in getting the best talents. For more than a decade, Steadfast has
proven its efficiency in deploying only the best personnel abroad.
The company specializes in the deployment of domestic helpers, factory workers
and nurses. 2,900 Filipino workers were deployed to the United States alone
until 1995 and they were all given immigrant and other visa types. Steadfast
does not stop at merely deploying personnel, most of its deployed practitioners
have received their immigration papers.
As early as 1978 up to the present, the group behind deploying domestic helpers,
skilled workers and factory hands to Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.
The company averaged 50-60 applicants a month deployed to client groups to these
countries.
Humble Achievements
In 1992, Steadfast was appointed by TECO
as one of the few pioneer lead agencies that deployed domestic helpers and
factory workers to Taiwan, based on its proficiency and clean record with
Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) and the National Labor Relations
Commission (NLRC), the two leading government agencies regulating the deployment
of Filipino workers abroad. From 1986 to the present, the POEA ranked Steadfast
as one of the Top 5 Best Agencies that deployed domestic helpers in Hong Kong.
POEA Top Performance awardee in 2002 for providing overseas employment to
Filipinos.
Our Vision Statement
Balanced Life Improvement
Mission Statement
We create recruitment solutions. We
develop mutually beneficial and successful business relationships through
placing Filipino workers of integrity, character, excellence and right attitude
with socially responsible employers who seek high caliber employees at
competitive rates and in environments that provide personal and economic growth
for each successfully hired applicant.
We shall seek to set the standard for
excellence, leadership, and integrity in the overseas employment industry, and
in all our endeavors, by providing services that meet our clients’ expectations
in terms of quality, quantity, timeliness, and cost. We shall pursue business,
which we can be a leader, based on one or more of our strengths.
We shall build on the strength of our organization, our people, our management
team, our financial resources, and our stakeholders.
Being a company that employees are proud to be a part of, we shall build and
maintain a productive work environment in which high levels of personal
satisfaction can be achieved while conforming to our code of business conduct.
We shall provide continuing education and information relevant to our line of
business. We shall urge and assist the personal and professional development of
all our members.
The Steadfast Recruitment
Process
A. Information
We pool needed workforce through 6
channels
1. Print and TV Ads
2. Special Recruitment Activities and Job Fairs in various parts of the nation
from North to South.
3. Website Online applications
4. Satellite branch in Baguio City(Northern part of Luzon, Philippines)
5. Agents
6. Walk-in applicants/referrals
B. Orientation and Briefing
We extensively discuss each step and
procedures to prospective applicant by group prior to acceptance of their
application in order to avoid confusion and ensure submission of correct
documents.
C. Health Examinations
Every applicant is subjected to
rigorous medical examinations through accredited Clinics to ensure that they
are physically and psychologically fit to qualify for Overseas employment.
D. Training and Trade Tests
Domestic Helpers undergo the minimum
required training hours for HK, Singapore and Taiwan with certificates. They
are rated based on each skill e.g. Mandarin languages learning level. For
factory workers, construction, maintenance or highly technical labor force,
actual trade tests are required as a means of qualifying them.
E. Documentation
All required documents such as
employment certificates, personal records, diplomas, identification cards,
school transcript of records, passports and security clearances are checked
for authenticity and validity. All documents are handled according to the
existing government laws for legality.
F. Processing
Steadfast is efficient workforce and
its problem-free with the POEA and other countries’ embassies ensure fast
processing of applicant’s documents.
All necessary documents are collected and required in the shortest possible
time to meet our foreign principals expected deployment date on time or
sometimes even earlier.
G. Pre-Departure Briefing Seminars
Steadfast provides behavioral
guidelines and basic foreign words translations in booklets to help the
applicants adjust to their new working environment as well as with their
employers. They are psychologically prepared to avoid unexpected terminations
due to miscommunication and mistakes.
Instructions on how to check in at the airport, baggage handling, and
immigration procedures are well discussed.
We maintain an open line communication with workers and foreign principals to
promote harmonious relationships with them and attend to their concerns which
will affect their performance.
Steadfast’s Criteria for Deploying Personnel
• High skilled, extensively trained
and an expert on chosen area of specialization;
• Committed to the task at hand, professional all-throughout and honest;
• Medically-fit, psychologically and emotionally capable of the task &
challenges;
• Outstanding performance and recommendations from previous employers
certified to have all legal requirements completed.
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