Vientiane Career Fair 2011 offers recruitment solution

The Vientiane Career Fair, which took place at the Vientiane Plaza Hotel from July 2 to 3, helped students eye potential jobs and recruitment officers identify prospective employees.

“It is very convenient having all the information about job vacancies that match my skills in the one place, so I've left my contact details with many companies and business units,” said a fifth-year student at Rattana Business and Administration College, Mr Mone Sengsavang.

The fair is the initiative of Ms Nana Teng, a teacher at Lao-American College, who assigned organisational duties to college students with the aim of helping new graduates and undergraduates to kickstart their careers.

More than 20 companies participated in the fair, offering advice on careers in engineering, telecommunications, information technology, mining, legal consultation, aviation, energy, accounting and finance.

According to the main registration desk, around 200 job seekers registered with various companies on the first morning alone. Phu Bia Mining proved the most popular with 80 registrations, while the most sought after positions were in accounting.

Phu Bia Mining Recruitment Supervisor Mr Phouvanh Gnoutthasanti said opening for registrations of interest will help the company fill current vacancies and plan future recruitment.

Some companies like Laos E-Trade Investment Consultant Co Ltd offered part time jobs, as well as permanent positions.

A fourth-year business and administration student at the National University of Laos, Ms Malaythong, said that even though she and her friends still have one more year of their course to complete, they wanted to get in early and register their interest with many companies.

“We not only registered for permanent jobs for after we graduate, we also put our names down for part-time positions for the upcoming holidays,” she said.

In addition to job vacancies, the fair also provided information on work experience opportunities. For example, the auditing company Ernst and Young has committed to teaching accounting students auditing skills .

“People who have learned accounting aren't qualified to do auditing, but those who are interested in auditing can work with us to learn about the subject. Then they can leave us for another employer if they don't want to continue,” the firm's Mr Chayphet Chanthavong said.

Fair participants generally agreed that the event was helpful for both job seekers and recruiters as it allowed them to save time and other expenses.

Vientianetimes

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