ARMENPRESS
FIRST TOURISM CAREER FAIR HELD
YEREVAN, MAY 7, ARMENPRESS: Today the CAPS Project
held the First Tourism Career Fair. Several
institutions providing tourism specialization.- the
European Regional Institute of Information and
Communication Technologies in Armenia (ERIICTA),
Yerevan State Armenian-Greek College of Tourism,
Service and Food Industry, Russian-Armenian (Slavonic)
University, State Linguistic University (V. Brusov),
and Armenian Tourism Institute supported the event.
The event aimed at strengthening and facilitating
the tourism jobseeker network by bringing together
employers and job seekers. Third and fourth-year
students from various universities and colleges of
Armenia, as well as graduate students and recent
graduates attended the fair to learn about and present
their credentials to prospective employers.
Tourism companies – Airlines, Travel Agencies, Tour
Operators, Tourism Associations, Hotels, and
Restaurants foreseeing job openings in the spring,
summer and fall of 2008 – participated in the Tourism
Career Fair and used this opportunity to locate the
best students. Each participating company was provided
with a table to present their promotional items.
By serving as a referral and information center for
various tourism programs and companies, the event is
expected to greatly facilitate the hiring needs of
local tourism companies while serving the employment
needs of public and private university students and
local job seekers.
Moreover, it allowed graduates to receive advance
information on employment and the labor market
situation in the field of Tourism and hospitality.
Prior to the event, the CAPS Project conducted
pre-event resume-writing workshops for University
students and graduates. Additionally, it conducted an
information session for participating companies, as
well as provided training for companies in good
recruitment techniques.-