For three years, Kishan Kumar, Ashish Kumar and Ramesh Kumar from Dhamdaha in Purnia carried their resumes from one office to another without ever landing an offer. Job openings came and went, applications piled up, and nothing worked out, until a one-day employment fair in Purnia turned their fortunes around in a single afternoon.
Three years of rejection and mounting family pressure
Getting a job after finishing an education is no longer simple, and these three young men found that out the hard way. Despite holding degrees and technical training, they kept sending in applications to company after company, yet the offers never came. As the months turned into years, the weight of family responsibilities grew heavier, and so did the strain of staying unemployed. All three said the taunts from relatives and people back in their village hurt more than the rejections themselves, and it was that pressure that made the wait feel unbearable.
A crowded fair, and a long wait finally over
The employment fair was organised jointly by the Purnia district administration and the District Employment Office, and it drew a large crowd of jobless young men and women from across the area. Kishan, Ashish and Ramesh went from counter to counter, applying to different companies based on their educational qualifications and technical training, just as they had done for three years elsewhere. This time, once the selection rounds wrapped up, a number of candidates walked away with job offers matched to their skills and experience. For these three friends, a three-year search that had worn them down finally ended in a single day, and they described the moment as one of the biggest reliefs of their lives.
Salaries touching Rs 25,000 a month
Pay for the candidates selected at the fair will depend on their qualifications and the posts they have been placed in. Some of them, including the three friends, have been offered jobs paying close to Rs 25,000 a month. They said the income would not only ease their financial situation but also let them shoulder their family's responsibilities more comfortably going forward. Once the offers came through, all three thanked the Purnia district administration and the District Employment Office for the effort behind the fair, and they credited the Bihar government's push to keep organising such events for giving job seekers like them a genuine shot at employment close to home.
Why these fairs keep happening
District Employment Officer Aditya Prakash said such fairs are organised from time to time on the state government's instructions, with different companies invited to take part in each edition. According to him, the effort is aimed at helping educated, unemployed young men and women find work that actually matches their qualifications and technical skills, rather than leaving them to search on their own. He added that the larger goal behind these fairs is to create job opportunities within the district and its surrounding areas, so that young people are not forced to wander through distant cities just to find work that could be available closer to home.
