ROZEE.PK JOB FAIR 2007 ATTRACTS OVER 100,000 JOBSEEKERS NATIONWIDE

April 8th 2007 - Karachi, Pakistan – The Rozee Job Fair 2007 in Partnership with Jang Group has made history in Pakistan by pulling over 100,000 jobseekers for the 3-city fair in Lahore (March 18th), Islamabad (April 1st) and Karachi (April 8th).

In Karachi alone, over 30,000 jobseekers had pre-registered on www.rozee.pk for the one-day event at the Karachi Expo Center, Hall #4, where they had an opportunity to interact with HR managers from over 100 leading companies on a one-to-one basis, and also attend seminars conducted by human resource gurus on career enhancement topics.

Encouraged by the quality response from past ROZEE.PK job fairs, almost all the companies that participated last year are recruiting at the 3rd annual fair again this time. UBL called the job fair a “fantastic branding opportunity”, Mobilink thought the response was “overwhelming,” and Habib Bank was more than satisfied by “good applicants it received from renowned universities like LUMS.

Lahore and Islamabad job fairs have generated over 5,500 job offers, according to employer feedback, which underscores the importance of job fairs such as these to support an economy growing at a GDP of 7%. This year’s fair had the strongest employment activity from the Telecom, Banking, IT and Media Industry, though Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Construction, Service, and other industries also participated; as did educational institutions and the government sector.

The fair’s main sponsors were Mobilink, UBL, PITB, HBL, GEO TV, PSEB, Motorola, Standard Chartered Bank, Ovex Technologies, Microsoft Pakistan, GSK, TRG, Crescent Bahuman and Pakistan Cement Company Limited.  Commenting on the job fair, Chairman and CEO of ROZEE.PK, Mr. Monis Rahman said: "ROZEE.PK is committed to benefiting Pakistan's growing economy and vibrant job market.  With over 100,000 job seekers in attendance and more than 5,000 jobs offers already made through our events, we are delighted by the social impact of our Internet business". Participating organizations included Telenor, Systems Limited, Ufone, Haleeb Foods, Mersk, OSIM, TCS, AbacusConsulting, and many others.