OVER 100 COMPANIES INTRODUCED INTO JOB FAIR IN YEREVAN

ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 15 2007

YEREVAN, October 15. /ARKA/. A job fair under the slogan "Find what
you Search" was held on Saturday in Yerevan within the framework of
the Week of Adult Education 2007.

"The job fair is one of the best means of organizing meetings for
employees and employers, as well as providing necessary information
for Armenia’s labor market," said RA Minister of Labor and Social
Issues Aghvan Vardanian.

He pointed out that the fair was unprecedented, as it was the first
time such an event had been held in Armenia. The Minister believes
the fair will be traditionally organized in the country.

According to Vardanian, job placement has been a topical issue in
Armenia for years and the level of unemployment has been high. "The
populations’ employment should be the focus of the Armenian
Government," Vardanian said.

In this connection, the Minister attached importance to the
implementation of job placement programs and staff training.

RA Deputy Minister of Labor Araik Petrosian also attached importance
to the organization of job fairs which are a new means of balancing
offer and demand, he said.

The Deputy Minister wished good luck both the future employees and
their employers.

About hundred of employer-companies participated in the job fair,
including Coca Cola Bottlers Armenia, Alfa-Pharm, KPMG-Armenia,
Cascade Capital Holding, the Converse Bank, AG Electronics, ArmenTel
and VivaCell.

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.