{"id":18023,"date":"2024-04-05T01:05:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18023"},"modified":"2024-04-05T01:05:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T01:05:21","slug":"empowering-youth-university-of-guyana-hosts-annual-open-day-and-job-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/empowering-youth-university-of-guyana-hosts-annual-open-day-and-job-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Empowering Youth: University of Guyana Hosts Annual Open Day and Job Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Fabiana Mcklmon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of young people and students from various academic backgrounds gathered to participate in the annual Open Day and Job Fair organized by the University of Guyana (UG). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Running from March 21 to 23, the event showcased opportunities provided by leading companies such as SAIPEN Guyana INC, GTT, SBM Offshore, and Republic Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representatives from these companies engaged with attendees, providing valuable insights into potential career paths and offering advice on navigating the professional world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Renatha Marshall, Country Manager of Caribbean Airlines, emphasized the significance of the event in showcasing career opportunities in the aviation industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gianluigui Della Rosa, Managing Director of SAIPEN Guyana INC, highlighted specific job vacancies available and encouraged participants to apply directly or submit their CVs for future consideration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jhasmin Bacchus, HR Deputy Manager at AGM INC, stressed the importance of educating graduates and young professionals about available opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Anderson, Customer Relationship Management Manager at Keen360 Guyana, expressed excitement about the enthusiasm shown by candidates and the opportunity to network with other companies in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice-Chancellor Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin commended the participating companies for their support of UG and emphasized the importance of developing a skilled workforce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event, held under the theme &#8220;Delivering an Empowered Labour Force,&#8221; aimed to empower youth and equip them with the knowledge and resources needed to succeed in their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Open Day and Job Fair served as a platform for collaboration between academia and industry, providing invaluable opportunities for students to explore potential career paths and connect with leading employers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana Mcklmon Hundreds of young people and students from various academic backgrounds gathered to participate in the annual Open Day and Job Fair organized by the University of Guyana&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18025,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18023\/revisions\/18025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}