Mangalore: Youth Throng Job Fair in Large Numbers on First Day
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (RS/CN)
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Mangalore, Feb 20: The employment fair conducted by the employment and training department, saw a rush of job-seekers on Friday February 20, the first day of the event. Youths holding certificates in their hands, crowded around the employers in the hopes of securing their future.
More than 30 companies are participating in the two-day event currently on at TMA Pai Convention Hall. Most of the employers are offering technical jobs for those with qualifications ranging from SSLC to ITI diplomas to graduate degrees in engineering and other technical courses.
“We expect about 10,000 youths and we are sure that most of them will find jobs based on their eligibility”, said Ramesh Zalaki, commissioner, employment and training department.
“The government has given importance to providing jobs for youth with adequate training. Hence, the department has named it as “Skill Development and Job Fair”, he said.
Most of the companies participating in the fair are private enterprises from the construction, insurance, and security sectors. Mangalore Chemicals and Fertilizers (MCF) is also at the fair in search of candidates with ITI diplomas for apprentice training.
The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) is another participant which is looking for job-seekers with ITI, diplomas or graduate degrees in engineering for apprentice training at the establishment.
“The employers have collected our certificates and we wrote the exams. We are sure that they will call us for jobs”, said Anitha, Vamanjoor, a diploma holder.
Infosys, ICICI, Bharathi Axa, Manpower Consultancy, Eureka Forbes, Raxa Security, and NIIT, are all participating in the job fair.
“The companies here have limited vacancies and salary packages are very less”, said Manoj, an ITI certificate holder from Gurupur.
At least 4,000 people registered till afternoon on the first day of the fair and many participated in written exams and interviews. An equal number of girls and boys were found to have registered.
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