Education Times job fair in city

Updated on: Monday, March 19, 2012

Over 1,500 job aspirants from different parts of the city visited stalls on the inaugural day of two-day

multi-industry job fair, jointly organized by the Education Times and Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology (KKIT),

which began in Coimbatore on Saturday. Pongalur N Palanisamy former minister and college founder chairman inaugurated the

fair.

According to Indhu Murugesan, vice chairperson of KKIT, about half of those who turned up got recruited and offer letters

were issued to them.

Divya N of Meglio, an outsourcing firm, said the firm has vacancies for various positions. "The standard of students who

turned up is quite satisfactory. Those who have been selected will have to go and attend a detailed interview later," she

said.

Saravanan R, B Tech IT student at the Government College of Technology (GCT), said the fair helped him understand the latest

trends in the job market. "This is a good experience as we came to know how different firms recruit people and what their

requirements are," he said.

James I of Ajuba Solutions, a medical billing firm, said the firm selected students considering their skill levels. K Dinesh

Babu and Raghav R, B Tech IT students from KKIT, who got offers at the job fair feel relieved that they need not to go on

searching for a job. "The most satisfying part is that we are saved of running around for jobs after finishing the course,"

Raghav said.

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