Job Fair To Take Place In Yerevan On Oct 13

JOB FAIR TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN ON OCT 13

ARKA News Agency
Oct 9 2007
Armenia

YEREVAN, October 9. /ARKA/. A job fair under the slogan "Find what
you Search" will be held in Yerevan on October 13 within the scope
of the Week of Adult Education to be held on October 8-15.

According to Director of the Armenian office of the German organization
DVV International Nazareth Nazaretian, the aim of the traditional
job fair is to offer various job opportunities in Armenia.

"The previous job fairs had a different character, as they targeted
on attracting employed people with seniority looking for new career
prospects," he said.

Nazaretian pointed out that the aim of the job fair is to put into
practice job experience and professional skills.

According to Sona Harutyunian, director of the State Placement Service
Agency, RA Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, the job fair will
help to meet the demand of personnel. "Job fairs are recognized
internationally as a means of offering high quality services and
it is good that many organizations and institutions in Armenia have
taken an active interest in this event," she said.

The organizers of the fair are the State Placement Service Agency,
DVV International, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Union of
Entrepreneurs and Employers of Armenia, USAID, the British Council in
Armenia, as well as Career Center under the Yerevan Sate University,
the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University and the American University
of Armenia.