The forthcoming EDEX Expo 2012, an annual education and career exhibition to be held for the ninth consecutive time will be offering ‘walk-in job opportunities’ for prospective jobseekers in the Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sectors. Towards this end, for the first time, Sri Lanka’s leading computer firms are slated to participate at this exposition, scheduled to take place in Colombo and in Kandy, according to organisers.
“‘The walk in job opportunities’ is not new feature for Edex Expo, however, this is the first time that the IT/BPO sector will be taking part in it. This is not all, the other corporate institutions and several banks like HSBC and NDB will also be offering job opportunities,” Assistant Manager of EDEX, Sandamali Peramunarachchi told The Bottom Line.
Edex Expo 2012 will be held in Colombo at the BMICH from January 20 to 22 while it will be held in Kandy from January 27 to 28 at Kandy’s City Centre.
“With the IT/BPO sector becoming a thrust industry and the sixth largest export earner it has become the immediate employment multiplier for our youth with the potential of creating 50,000 jobs in the next three years,” Chairman EDEX 2012, Kumar Abeysinghe said speaking at a press conference held at Royal College premises in Colombo last week.
EDEX Expo will have a career booth to offer free career guidance to students with psychometric testing facilities whilst vocational training will also be given at the exhibition.
“This will help youth understand what kind of path they should take in building up their career. Also for those who are seeking employment, they can upload their CVs to our web portal and use other resources free of charge,” Abeysinghe said.
Meanwhile, EDEX is planning on helping underprivileged students with their ‘Donate new or reusable books to needy students’ campaign at EDEX Expo 2012.
“As this caters for students who have sat the two general exams, they can help students who don’t have the ability to access books. I request those who come for the exhibition to help these students by donating their books that are no longer useful for them,” Abeysinghe said.
Source:http://www.nation.lk/edition/biz-news/item/1356-it-job-opportunities-at-edex-expo-2012