Job fair at GCU held

LAHORE

Government College University (GCU) on Wednesday organised a job fair which was attended by a large number of the university graduates and final year students to explore employment and internship opportunities in reputed international and national organisations.

As many as 32 noted organisations including, IT firms, NGOs, private hospitals, manufactures, textile industry, shoe industry and ecommerce websites, set up their stalls at the job fair and offered more than 500 internship and permanent placement opportunities to the university's students and graduates. The stalls of ecommerce websites and clothing brands remained the centre of attraction at the fair.

The companies conducted on-campus interviews and short-listed candidates for different positions, and also offered them internship opportunities.

Noted businessman Jamshed Iqbal Cheema inaugurated the GCU Job Fair 2017 which was organised by the university's Career Guidance and Placement Centre under the umbrella of Quality Enhancement Cell (QEC).  

GCU-QEC Director Iram Sohail said students were reflection of the institutions they attended so they had invited the companies so that they themselves could witness the academic environment of GCU, and assess the potential of the students. 

Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Hassan Amir Shah said such job fair played a crucial role in bridging the gap between the universities and industry, and also helped them understanding modern market demands. 

GCU Placement Officer Mubasher Hassan was hopeful that more than 100 students of last semester would secure permanent job placements through this year job fair. 

GCU Registrar Saboor Khan also visited the stalls.

Later, the VC gave away certificates to the representatives of the companies who participated in the job fair.