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Be best exposed and walk proudly in the world

Dr Samir Kumar Sheel

"It's amazing to see "Unilever", the world-wide reputed company on our premises searching for young talents." -- this is how one student studying BBA in the Business Faculty of the University of Dhaka expressed his feeling while he was talking to me at the faculty lawn where the much talked-about "Job Fair" was on its way. "How interesting it is that I'm not running after job; employers are running after me", he was looking overwhelmed. "I need not search the vacancy column, nor I require to go to bank to purchase bank draft or pay order, nor even I require to mail the application form to reach it in time. More importantly, I can be sure that my CV has been at the proper place where it should be," he added. Little space is there for me to disagree with the feeling the student at that moment. This was supposed to be the first time a job fair was organized by the students of the department of Marketing, University of Dhaka. This was also the first ever endeavor made by the Faculty of Business Studies to launch such a big event for the direct benefit of the outgoing graduates from this University.

Every student dreams of a good job soon after he comes out of the university campus. But reality of today is even more complicated in the job market and getting a job has become as tough as having a golden deer. Universities in the advanced world run career centers or placement offices to accommodate young graduates coming out of their universities according to the requirements of the employers. But it's a hard reality for us that almost no such arrangements are available for our students to get themselves accommodated after their graduation. Almost all the public universities have been maintaining an unreachable distance from the industrial society with a few exceptions.

There is hardly a tie between the university and the business society so that students can be taught in line with the requirement of the business. Business community on the other hand, is also aloof from the university arena to allow them to offer their suggestions for the required skills a student should have.

To bridge this gap between the universities and the business communities and also to exchange views and experiences between these two, a platform is required to create. Job fair is one of such effective platforms through which the university and the business community can have the opportunity to come together and get closer in order to get benefit out of exchanging mutual experience. Students were really amazed to find so many top business tycoons and executives among then at a time. Again they were effusive when one executive confidently uttered, "Forget about the past result you made, forget about the CGPA you earned, forget about the area you come from, even forget about the family you belong to; one thing you always remember that you need to expose yourself the very best way one can.

This can bring you the success you desire. This is the era of exposure, so try to expose yourself; be exposed". The whole of the crowed burst into claps. Sitting in the front, I was thinking, I would have failed to institute such easy and inspiring words to my students which one single job fair did successfully.

Dr Samir Kumar Sheel
Department of Marketing
University of Dhaka

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