Jobstreet’s “the First Choice” Shares the People Behind Career and Hiring Decisions

A job search can begin with a résumé, but finding the right role often involves a bigger question: where can someone’s skills, interests and ambitions come together?

Jobstreet by SEEK explores that question in “The First Choice,” a video series featuring five jobseekers and three hirers from different industries. Through their experiences, the series looks at how choosing a recruitment platform can influence both career opportunities and hiring decisions.

The stories put people at the center of a process often measured through applications, vacancies and shortlists. For candidates, a suitable role offers a chance to apply their strengths. For employers, finding someone whose capabilities align with the position can help build their teams.

A career shaped by finding the right fit

Among those featured is Romuald John De Guzman, who has used Jobstreet since the beginning of his career.

He shared how the platform helped him find an opportunity as a business analyst at an international bank. The role connects business and technology, drawing on his interest in working with people and bringing different perspectives together.

Now 14 years into his corporate career, De Guzman’s account offers a personal example of how a job opportunity can connect with someone’s professional interests.

His experience also gives the campaign a concrete focus: a career decision involves more than securing a position. It can shape the work a person does and the strengths they develop.

How AI supports the search

Alongside these stories, Jobstreet is highlighting its use of artificial intelligence to support job matching and recruitment.

According to the platform, AI-powered tools can identify jobseeker profiles as strong matches for particular listings and highlight them with a badge.

For employers, Jobstreet says its technology analyzes job descriptions, résumés and past hiring behavior to support candidate evaluation and speed up shortlisting. These tools are presented as ways to make the process more personalized and efficient.

Dannah Majarocon, Jobstreet by SEEK’s managing director in the Philippines, described a better match as one where a person’s skills and goals align with an opportunity in which they can thrive.

Meanwhile, Edryan Lorenzo, senior marketing manager in the Philippines, said the series highlights how decisions can shape a person’s next job or an employer’s next hire.

For viewers considering a career move or building a team, “The First Choice” offers accounts of those decisions from both sides of recruitment. The series is available through Jobstreet Philippines’ YouTube channel.

Watch the series: Jobstreet Philippines on YouTube.