Qatar Career Fair delayed by four months
The unexpected delay in hosting this year’s Qatar Career Fair has created disappointment among several Qataris.
Some have urged organisers of the annual recruitment event for Qataris to announce the reason behind the delay in holding the seventh edition, Al Arab reported yesterday.
Every year, many companies at the fair recruit Qatari youth as trainees and develop their skills or provide them with scholarships so that they can specialise in their areas of interest.
Qatar Career Fair is a member of Qatar Foundation and is usually held in April.
“The fair is a good opportunity for Qataris seeking jobs. The delay in holding it by nearly five months will make an impact on Qatari jobseekers. Organisers should let the people know the reason behind this delay,” Ibrahim Salah, a Qatari citizen.
Every year, the career fair recruits hundreds of citizens. So far, the organizers have not taken any responsibility or made any announcements regarding the delay.
The delay has equally affected several companies and businesses looking to hire new local talents.
“The fair is a big opportunity for Qataris to get jobs in private and public institutions. It’s also a good opportunity for companies to recruit Qatari talents, said Saad Al Hajiri, a local businessman.
"This year the fair has been delayed by more than four months and no reason has been given yet. It’s the responsibility of the organisers to keep people informed on such an important event,” he added.
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At least they have something, I suppose. Because they wouldn't stand a chance of finding employment in the real world.
Well there is no recruitment fair and no one being hired this year. No quality or quantity then MM. Shall we call it a failure, by your definition?
Fubar, Success comes with quality not quantity . ......... Tue, 19.08.2014, 08.30 hrs.
Have they forgotten how angry people were about it in past years?
The sorry thing, however, is that the Career Fair has strayed from the course charted for it by the ruler of Qatar. It has turned into an event where officials brag during its inauguration in front of the Emir of Qatar and the media of creating openings for Qatari youth in all sectors. In order to make my point clear, I mention some statistics from the Career Fair of 2011 below:
• Out of a total of 34,402 applications submitted by job seekers during the fair, only 2,123 were accepted by 90 government agencies.
• Out of 8,516 applications for educational opportunities and scholarships, only 434 were accepted.
http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar-perspective/dr-muhammad-al-kubaisi/229037/career-fair-has-proved-a-failure