BENGALURU: ‘No job vacancy’, reads a board in front of the chambers of Dr C N Manjunath, director of the government-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research.
Ask why such a board right in front of his office, Dr Manjunath says he is flooded with candidates seeking jobs and handing him over their resumes. The job-seekers include engineers, doctors and double graduates, who are ready to work even as a clerk in the hospital.
“The number of people waiting to meet me is only increasing. I have put out a ‘no vacancy’ board in the institute’s Mysuru branch too, which I visit regularly. Going by the number of people queuing up to meet me for employment opportunities, it looks like many have lost their jobs, especially post demonetisation. It’s impact is still visible. From what I hear from the visitors, many have lost their jobs recently and are looking for a source livelihood. I don’t know why they come to me. Even after I have put up the board, there are many who come and wait. I spend at least 30 seconds to a minute listening to each of them,” Dr Manjunath told TOI.
The hospital is known for its high patient load and is the biggest cardiac care centre in Asia Pacific, with its Mysuru and Kalaburagi branch put together.
Despite the board, the director has received more than 300 CVs from job-seekers of different age groups. The hospital does not restrict public from entering its premises.
“How do we know for what reason people come to meet the director. They don’t tell why they want to see him,” said security personnel at the hospital. It’s not possible to differentiate job-seekers from patients’ relatives, who come to meet the director from across the state, they added.
The hospital has, however, recruited some of the women who came looking for jobs in Group D category on a temporary basis. Jayadeva has seen high attrition rate among men working in this category.
Jayadeva hospital puts up ‘no vacancy’ board for job-seekers
