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TimesJobs.com's Jumbo Begins with a Bang - Over 40,000 Jobseekers at India's Biggest Job Fair on Day 1
TimesJobs.com's Jumbo Begins with a Bang - Over 40,000 Jobseekers at India's Biggest Job Fair on Day 1
Times Business Solutions | 14 Jul 2008
The TimesJobs.com Jumbo Job & Professional Education Fair 2008, started with a bang with 40,000 jobseekers forming serpentine queues of, well before the event was scheduled to open at the Pragati Maidan in Delhi today.
According to Mr. R Sundar, CEO, Times Business Solutions Limited, “The overwhelming response that at the Jumbo Fair reaffirms our commitment to continue holding such events for job aspirants. The enthusiasm with which the job fair is being received throughout the country shows that India is going to emerge as the world’s premium source of quality manpower.”
The Delhi Jumbo Job Fair lived up to its name on Day 1 of India’s Biggest Job Fair seeing more than 40,000 jobseekers seek better paying jobs from more than 60 corporates participating at the event.
Jobseekers and employers, met up for instant closures on 6,000 candidatures, completing the process of job search from submitting resume to getting the offer letters in hand – all under one roof, several more were shortlisted for a second round of interviews at the corporates’ offices.
Clients at Jumbo were extremely please with the turnout on the first day –
An enthused Mr. Amol Goswami of India Infoline Ltd. remarked, “ We’ve never participated in the Jumbo, but with this experience will surely participate in future TimesJobs.com Job Fairs, the professionalism, support and sheer number of walk ins were impressive and we recruited over 100 professionals on-the-spot and shortlisted over 50 candidates today itself.”
Ms. Kavya Seth of Max New York Life Insurance added, “Footfalls on Day 1 were good, TimesJobs.com did a fine job of coordination and support, we are still calculating the sheer numbers of offers and shortlists we’re making, and expect to recruit many more in the next 2 days.”
Mr. Puneet Singh, Sr, VP, (Hiring), GENPACT said ” In terms of employer branding and awareness generation, The TimesJobs.com Jumbo Job Fair provided us an excellent opportunity. We were impressed by the crowd management, branding at the venue and management support, we’ve participated in TimesJobs.com’s Jumbo each time it has been held and our experience has been great. On the first day of the current Jumbo we’ve recruited more people than we’d expected.”
Candidates were also charged and enthused at the Fair –
Rebekah Jamir who obtained an offer form iEnergizer said “ The Jumbo Job Fair, is great, as it gives employment facilities for unemployed youth, I especially like the hospitality and organisation at the fair, and I feel very excited about my new career with iEnergizer.”
Mahtab Alam added, “The Jumbo is a really nice event, as it provides opportunities to appear for multiple interviews – It served as my starting point for my career in the retail sector with my job offer from The Mobile Store.”
Excited, Chanpreet Gulati remarked, “ I got a surprise, by getting a job, with the first company I went for an interview. I got an offer letter by the first interview of my life with Wipro BPO!”
The TimesJobs.com Jumbo Job & Professional Fair serves as India’s biggest platform for candidates to interact one-on-one with companies and get hired on the spot. In this mega-recruitment event, young minds will interact with best-in-class organisations like, Lambency Chrysalis, Genpact, Barclays, Godrej, Taj Hotels & Resorts, and a host of other blue chip companies.
The Jumbo is an unparalleled opportunity for jobseekers looking for better jobs, re-entering the workforce or just initiating their careers with over 60 top notch employers all assembled meet to hire across industries.
With so many companies and industries across the country expected to use this opportunity to recruit for all functions and levels and make brand statements to the prospective employees, the venue will have sections for IT, ITeS, Services, Professional Education and Others.
The TimesJobs.com Jumbo Job & Professional Education Fair 2008 comes with over 60 participating clients and 15,000 job openings. More than 1 Lakh jobseekers are expected to walk in over the 3 days.
Participating corporates, include reputed names like, Lambency Chrysalis-Academy of Beauty,Hair & Spa. (Floriana Group), Genpact, Barclays, SGI, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Fiserv India, Bonanza Portfolio Ltd., Max New York Life Insurance, Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces, Godrej and Boyce manufacturing company limited, NIIT Smart Serve, Bank Of America, Holistik India ltd, Unity InfraProjects limited, India Infoline Ltd., Tavant Technologies, IBM Daksh, Greenfield Online, ICI India Ltd., First Select, High Technologies Solutions, Poly Plex Corporation Ltd, NIIT Litmus, Wipro BPO, Denave India Pvt. Ltd, The Mobile Store, Ducat, Caretel, Vision Next, Crestech Software, Maitri Solutions, Bajaj Capital, Core Database Systems, Miracle Technologies, THE MOBILE STORE, Godrej Infotech Limited, CMS Computers Institute, Y-Axis, BVG India Ltd., Smart Hire, S.O. Infotech pvt ltd, Manas Rekha Consultants, Aspire Human Capital Management Pvt Ltd., IDBI Bank, Teleman, Times Business Solutions Ltd.
Also, present at the event will be professional institutes that will be offering courses and training programmes to improve the skills and enhance the growth paths of job seekers. Some of the institutes that will be present at the Jumbo include - Mahan India, IHT Network Limited, TRITON, ICFAI, International College of Financial Planning, PCTI Group, Neptune Institute of management & Technology, IIFP, Skyline Business School, and Integrated Institute of Corporate Management.
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