Over 1.8k Job Seekers Attend China-Stanbic Job Fair
The China-Stanbic Job Fair attracted over 1 800 job seekers at the inaugural event hosted by Stanbic Bank in partnership with the Chinese Chamber of Enterprises in Zimbabwe (CCEZ).
About 2 000 applicants, predominantly recent university graduates, thronged the event venue seeking information and jobs from Chinese companies.
CCEZ Vice Chairman, Shanel Liu said the job applicants dropped off their CVs and met with employers and company representatives, NewsDay reported.
Around 20% were interviewed during the fair while more interviews are scheduled for the coming weeks. Liu added:
The event was a resounding success as a result of the collaboration between the Chamber of Chinese Enterprises and Stanbic Bank. It has achieved its goal by providing an opportunity for job seekers struggling to find suitable work.
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Our Chinese enterprises have invested in Zimbabwe, in a wide range of industries, and this successful launch of the Job Fair has spurred us to invest long term in the event which has proved to be a solid platform for the provision of jobs for Zimbabwean job seekers and boosting the local economy
She said it was heartening to see job seekers meeting with employers and company representatives face to face as they got to gain a deeper understanding of their career prospects and pursue preferred pathways through networking with potential employers.
Over 30 Chinese enterprises drawn from various sectors such as mining, agriculture, textiles, hospitality, information and Technology and construction among others participated at the fair.
The event was hosted as the unemployment rate in the southern African nation is ballooning.
The details, contained in ZIMSTAT’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the first three months, seen by Pindula News, said the total number of employed persons was estimated at 3.3 million while the unemployment rate “using the strict definition was estimated at 19%.”
ZIMSTAT’s definition of employed people includes subsistence farmers and those in the informal sector, such as vendors.
