Hyderabad: A first-of-its-kind career fair was organised by Youth4Jobs, a city-based NGO in collaboration with the University of Hyderabad. A special two-day career fair was conducted for people with disabilities on April 15 and 16 at Zakir Hussain Auditorium in the campus. The Youth4Jobs is supported by JP Morgan. Around 400 candidates attended the expo which featured 17 companies including Dell, JPMC, Walmart, Microsoft and Google.
Information about leading job opportunities from eminent companies was provided at the event.
According to the New Indian Express, the “Career Expo 2019 for Persons with Disabilities” was put together with an aim to educate both the differently abled and the corporates. While the differently-abled were provided with information on the necessary skills that would increase their employability, the corporates, on the other hand, were given insights on building a more inclusive workspace.