6,000 appear for interviews at Pimple Saudagar job fair

The fair saw the companies organising written interviews in the preliminary levels, and selected candidates were promoted to the next level. Candidates who cleared the first few rounds have been asked to come for the next levels.

The district employment and self employment officer Uday Kulkarni had participated as a co-organiser in the fair .

The organisers said the job fair was an initiative by MLA Laxman Jagtap and BJP leaders like Sarang Kamtekar.

“There is no politics in this. There is genuine concern to provide jobs to employed youths. Every youth who visited the job fair will be provided with a job,” said Kamtekar.

He said the need to hold the job fair was felt as youngsters in Pimpri-Chinchwad were complaining about not getting jobs despite having necessary skill and qualification.

“Today we have companies who had a minimum of 25 vacancies. The response was overwhelming,” he said.
Mayor Shakuntala Dharade, Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Commissioner Rajiv Jadhav, corporators Seema Salve, Asha Shendge, Sharada Babar, Shatrugna Kate, Rajendra Kate and others were present during the inauguration ceremony of the fair.

Dharade, while speaking at the inauguration ceremony, had urged youngsters to opt for self-employment and entrepreneurship. Jadhav announced that the civic body has decided to allow the usage of its empty premises in Phugewadi for the working of the district employment and self-employment centre.