[Assam] Report on Seminar on Job Opportunities in the Middle-East

[Buljit Buragohain]

SECRETARY’S REPORT ON 
SEMINAR ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE-EAST 
  
Place : Sudmersen Hall, Cotton College , Guwahati                   Date : August 28, 2008 
  
Friends of Assam & Seven Sisters (FASS) and Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC) Cotton College successfully organized a Seminar on “Job Opportunities in the Middle East ” at the Sudmersen Hall of Cotton College on August 28th. Sri Bikram M. Baruah from Abu Dhabi , an Assamese NRI and International Director of FASS for United Arab Emirates (UAE), during his presentation dwelt on the present booming sectors & job opportunities in UAE, Oman , Qatar , Bahrain , Saudi Arabia and Kuwait . He informed the participants that it is always better to go to the Middle East with a minimum of 2-3 years experience in the home country and should go with an ‘Employment Visa’ after receiving the job contract from the employer. He said that job openings are not only for Doctors and Engineers but there are also a lot of job opportunities in jobs like drivers, nurses, technicians, welders, masons etc. The real estate sector is presently booming. During
 question-answer session he said that organizations like FASS, Assam Association of Dubai (www.assamdubai. org) etc. have come forward in guiding the interested job seekers to get jobs in these countries and it is now people of this region who should come forward. Sri Baruah said that in UAE 17% is local population, 60% South Asians and 23% others; law is equal for all and relatively open society. 
  
Also present in the Seminar were Sri Sankar Bora, an International Director of FASS for Saudi Arabia and FASS member Dr. Basobi Poddar Borkakoti. The Assamese NRI couple from Saudi Arabia answered questions specific to Saudi Arabia from the participants. Dr. Basobi, who works in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, informed the gathering that there are a lot of opportunities for trained nurses. Sri Sankar Bora mentioned the names of some of the reputed oil companies where interested job seekers can apply. 
  
All the three NRIs advised the participants to first find out the reputation of the Companies before they apply for the job. And in this case they may take the help of FASS. 
  
All participants (total 80 participants) lauded the role of FASS and EDC Cotton College for providing so much valuable information free of charge. Moreover since people staying in those countries addressed the seminar, so participants could share the first hand experience of the NRIs. Many participants had come with CVs and took the advise of NRIs on the spot on how to proceed for jobs, salary and other facilities they can expect, visa formalities, social aspect etc. and solicited their guidance and help in future.  
  
Dr. Satyendra Choudhury, Chief Co-ordinator of EDC Cotton College said that FASS and EDC Cotton College would jointly organise more such seminars in future. 
  
FASS Guwahati Vice-President Sri Jayanta Barman and Executive member Sri Buljit Buragohain were present in the seminar. 
  
Bidyananda Barkakoty 
FASS, Guwahati 
Cell : 9435046211           



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