Acting Chairperson of NSBM Green University Town Mrs. Ruwanthi Gunathilake declared open the NSBM Career Fair with the presence of Deputy Vice Chancellor Chaminda Rathnayake, Dean, School of Business Ms. Thilini De Silva, Dean, School of Computing Chaminda Wijesinghe, Head of Student Affairs Baratha Dodankotuwa, and Academic and Non-academic staff at NSBM Green University Town.
Representatives from the sponsoring organizations were also present at the opening ceremony.
The Career Fair 2017 was held on November 25 and 26 at the NSBM Green University Town, Homagama. It was able to link 63 leading companies with 2,850 students from NSBM and 43 other Higher Education Institutions over the two days.
NSBM Career Fair was organized to support graduates of the Schools of Business and Computing of NSBM who are graduating in December 2017 and are therefore, available for employment. In addition, undergraduates of NSBM who are available for internships also attended the Career Fair. Further, it was also opened for the fresh graduates and undergraduates of all other universities and education institutions.
Companies at the fair were seeking candidates for entry-level employment and internships / training opportunities; they conducted walk-in interviews, and successful candidates received their letters of appointment at the fair itself. LAUGFS Holdings, Omobio and IFS R&D International conducted workshops on Career Guidance and Skills Development. Mangala Perera, Director (Software Development) of IFS R&D International said, “We really appreciate the effort made by NSBM to prepare students with the right skills and behaviors they need to succeed in the industry.