The National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Friday held its 7th Annual Job Fair.
A total of 25 national and international multi-national companies set up their stalls to offer jobs in the fields of finance, management, banking, marketing, telecommunications, information technology (IT) and human resource (HR).
The fair was inaugurated by Khurshid Zafar, group head, Commercial Banking of Askari Bank. The opening ceremony was attended by Director General (DG) Brig Azam Jamal, Syed Tauqeer Haider Rizvi, Regional General Manager North, Askari Bank Khalid Ejaz Malik, Acting Area Manager Islamabad, Askari Bank, Dean MS Department Dr Rasheed, Head of MS Department Naseer Rajpoot, faculty members, representatives of different companies and a large number of students.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Khushid Zafar told the students that as fresh graduates, the first lesson from the practical world for them is to prepare yourselves for the hard journey ahead.
“The grades, honours and appreciations will look great on your CV, but the companies are not hiring the degrees or the medals that you have earned over the years. The companies hire the person that you are. “You will have to learn to sell yourself since your CV barely offers you an entry into the doors of employers. Treat yourself as a product and build yourself as a brand.” he added. He further informed the students that they can join his organisation as management trainee officers (MTOs) with an aim to nurture high-talented lot of future executives/managers for the banking sector.
Speaking on the occasion, DG Brig Azam Jamal said that the university was committed to utilising all resources to help students hone their skills, develop their link with places they are looking forward for jobs, maintain liaison with industry and get appropriate jobs. As many as 300 students of final semester from departments of MBA, BBA, Engineering, IT and Economics appeared for interviews at these stalls.
Talking to the scribe, Head of MS Department Naseer Rajppot said that prior to this, students are properly trained for making their CVs, appearing in interviews and exhibiting their communicative skills and then department publishes a booklet that includes the profile of all those students who have appeared in their final exams and seeking jobs.
