Job fair sees good response, over 7k applicants show interest

Noida: The first job fair organised by Noida Authority that concluded on Sunday evening saw close to 7,800 applicants submitting their documents to various companies and industrial units which had put up stalls at Noida Haat in Sector 33A.
The fair began on November 13 and went on till Sunday evening. During the two-day long event, better turnout was noticed on Sunday. Officials said 4,500 candidates visited the fair on Sunday whereas on Saturday 3,300 youths had attended it.
Chief executive officer of the authority Ritu Maheshwari said that the Noida authority acted as the nodal agency on behalf of all the three industrial development authorities to hold the job fair. “The employers have been asked to give preference to the local candidates. The response has been encouraging and children of farmers who gave up their land for the development of the city in Noida and Greater Noida will be accorded priority according to their skillset,” Maheshwari said. ‘
Residents said that the authority should also focus on monitoring the outcome of the employment fair. “Though authority may term the response of 7,800 candidates to the job fair as its achievement. It also shows how many youths are desperate to find jobs in the most industrialised part of Uttar Pradesh. Also they need to update the residents with the results,” said Alok Singh, a Greater Noida resident.