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800 shortlisted at Buxar job fair, 25 firms participate
The Story in Brief
As many as 800 candidates were shortlisted for jobs by private companies at a one-day job fair in Buxar on Monday, 2 November, with 25 companies offering more than 1,000 vacancies. The event, held on the ITI campus in Charitravan and organised by the district employment office, received 1,555 applications. Several firms, including SIS, issued offer letters to selected candidates.
The fair was inaugurated by Buxar MLA Anand Mishra, who said the state government was organising similar fairs under the ‘Niyojak Aapke Darwaje’ initiative. Four stalls provided career counselling and self-employment guidance, which 134 youths used. During the programme, 15 youths received free study kits and 17 candidates got tool kits for self-employment.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The 800 shortlisted candidates still face a second-stage selection process before formal hiring begins, while the broader 1,555 applicant pool shows demand for jobs far outstripped the 1,000-plus vacancies on offer. The fair's placement of only 15 study kits and 17 tool kits suggests structured post-event support remains thin. The next milestone will be the actual offer-letter conversion rate from the companies that participated, which the district employment office has not yet disclosed.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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