The virtual job fairs are being organised in NCP MLA Rohit Pawar's constituency of Karjat Jamkhed in Ahmednagar district and at Barshi in Solapur district.
Even as industries in Maharashtra face a manpower crunch because of the mass exodus of migrant labour from the state, "virtual job fairs" in some rural areas of Ahmednagar and Solapur are connecting recruiters from Pune to job aspirants. Migrant labourers have left the state in large numbers triggered by the loss of livelihood due to the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, leaving behind a vacuum in the industrial workforce.
Virtual job fairs are being organized in the constituency of NCP MLA Rohit Pawar in Karjat Jamkhed in Ahmednagar district and Barshi in Solapur district. Shriram Satpute, founder of Pune-based job portal Job Showcase, said, "Although the state government has allowed industries to resume work in MIDC areas, migrant workers are facing a severe labor shortage in the state. " And the brains behind the initiative.
Golden opportunity for local youth:
This was a golden opportunity for local youth, as several jobs are up for grabs in manufacturing, retail, banking, finance, agriculture, e-commerce and several other sectors, he said. However, job aspirants, especially those from rural areas, cannot travel to city firms for interviews due to the ongoing health crisis and lockdown, which was why "virtual job fairs" were the need of the hour, Satpute said.
"The initiative helps recruiters to interview candidates through video-conferencing and shortlist candidates or even give spot offers," he said.
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Explaining the process, Satpute said Google forms were circulated among job aspirants in the area and based on their qualifications, skills and work experience, the data was segregated and sent to the respective firms.
In keeping with the norms of social distancing, only 50 candidates were called at a particular venue for virtual interviews every day.
"In Karjat-Jamkhed, at least 100 job aspirants were selected by six to seven firms in the last four to five days," he said.
In Barsi, the job fair started on Tuesday and in two days, out of 26 candidates, 14 people have received job offers, he said. Satpute said that local Shiv Sena leader Bhausaheb Andalkar has helped the local youth to gather for the employment fair in Barsi.
For 30-year-old Dhiraj Gholap from Barshi, the virtual job fair came as boon.
"I had lost my job before the lockdown and I was worried due to the current situation. Now I have landed a job at a Chakan-based plant of an engineering firm," he said.
NCP MLA Rohit Pawar, who facilitated these online interviews at his offices in Karjat Jamkhed, said that so far he has received more than 3,000 job applications.
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