Anantnag: A district level Job fair was on Saturday organized by District Employment &Counselling Centre (DE&CC) Anantnag at TownhallAnantnag.
Representatives from various line departments particularly those providing self-employment opportunities as well as several reputed private employers from different sectors participated in the event.
President Municipal Council Anantnag, ErHilal Shah presided over the event. ALC Anantnag was also present on the occasion.
Employers from diverse sectors including SBI Life, HDFC, Jio Care, Tata Motors, Peaks Auto, Kashmir Motors, Himalayan Motors, Shuhul Motors, KY Motors, Exide NEO and Fair Deal Motors were present to hire prospective youth on the occasion.
More than 500 job seeking youth from various nooks and corners of Anantnag participated in the job fair.
The job fair saw 100 candidates receiving on spot offer letters while an additional 170 resumes were shortlisted for further scrutiny by the prospective employers.
President MC Anantnag, speaking on the occasion, said that such events are important and help in information exchange and in linking job seekers with job providers. He said that not only do the youth and employers benefit, but the society in general benefits from the ripple effects created by increased employment and in turn higher production.
