Thousands join career fair in city
Thousands of graduate jobseekers yesterday met with renowned career consultants at the first National Career Fair 2014, organised by Daffodil International University at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital.
Graduates and students took part in the event to better know how to tackle the job market and begin new enterprises.
Career experts, including experienced executives and business persons, taught jobseekers the tips and tricks on perfecting their curriculum vitas and application forms.
“Success is a journey that starts with inspiration,” said Sabirul Islam, an internationally known motivational speaker and an author with a project to inspire at least 100 million people during his lifetime.
“I think what teenagers lack is the belief that they can be unique and extraordinary in life. Make the most of your age because you're not going to be a teenager forever.”
He encouraged the jobseekers to create opportunities in their own country rather than going abroad. “Bangladesh is like a blank canvas. Like an artist you can do many things on it by using your imagination.”
Another attraction of the fair was the “career clinic” conducted by Lorens Shamol Mollick and Munir Hasan, human resource manager and coordinator of the youth programme at Prothom Alo.
They informed the graduates about what the employers want in the applicants.
Mosharraf Hossain, president of Bangladesh Society for Human Resource Management, also delivered a lecture on choosing career paths. Some of the event partners of the daylong fair included: The Daily Star, Prothom Alo Jobs, ATN Bangla and BSRM.
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