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A Government initiative for private jobs

Shastry V.Mallady

Photo: K. Ganesan

With hopes: Job-seekers at the fair in Madurai on Saturday. —

MADURAI: Job fairs are usually conducted by private enterprises. Ever heard of a government organisation involving itself in a job fair for private companies? Well, that is what the District Employment Office in Madurai did on Saturday by organising the first-ever job fair by inviting private companies to select candidates.

Hundreds of job-seekers turned up for the Velai Vaayppu Sandhai held in the city, and underwent the selection process conducted by representatives of about 15 companies from insurance, banking and manufacturing sectors.

The candidates included Tenth class passed students to polytechnic diploma holders and engineering graduates. “Till such time the candidates get a Government job, they should keep working somewhere. So we thought of calling private companies to select candidates suitable for their requirements,” said Pitchamma Arumugom, Assistant Director (Employment).

She said that more than 1,000 candidates took part in the job fair of which 150 were short-listed for the next stage of interview to be conducted shortly by the companies.

The salary offered was in the range of Rs.2,000 to Rs.6,000 per month.

Companies that participated in the job fair included Aircel, Eureka Forbes, Bajaj Allianz, Metlife, Sundaram Brakes Lining, IDBI and the Life Insurance Corporation of India. Nine stalls were put up at the venue at De Nobili Higher Secondary School where company representatives interacted with job-seekers. Ms. Arumugom said the response was good and her office would regularly hold such fairs.

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