(MSSDS) has organized a 2(two) day Job Fair

 The Meghalaya State Skill Development Society (MSSDS) has organized a

2(two) day Job Fair on the 21 st and 22 nd of March 2022 at the State Central

Library premises for facilitating the market relevance of skill development

programmes and increasing the opportunities of skilled youth. This was

implemented under the Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for

Livelihood Promotion (SANKALP), a program under the Ministry of Skill

Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India.

The fair was inaugurated by Shivansh Awasthi IAS, Executive Director,

MSSDS wherein he shared various initiatives being implemented by

Society towards skilling in the state. The Job Fair witnessed more than two

thousand footfalls, as youth participated to explore career

advice/opportunities and register themselves with 30 employers of the

State in the sectors of Banking, Beauty & Wellness, Hospitality, Unarmed

Security, Telecom, Fashion Industry, Insurance, and other services.

Around 500 number of potential candidates has already been shortlisted

during the two-day fair. The MSSDS will be tracking the registered

candidates and intimate them on future fairs and job openings as well.

Employers and recruiters are always looking for potential employees to

recruit, and such job fairs provide a platform for them to hire. Similar event

shall also be organized in the Garo and Jaintia region in the next few

months.

A Haat Bazaar is also being organized by MSSDS on 23 rd of March in the

same venue to facilitate the local artisans and entrepreneurs to showcase

and market their produce.