The human resource ministry’s Labour Department deputy director-general Paeza Rosdi said 3,607 jobs were on offer to candidates with Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia and below qualifications, 1,378 for diploma and degree-holders and 358 for those with Malaysian Skills Certificates.

“The programme is a platform which gathers around 60 employers from numerous industries, including the hospitality, halal, energy, automotive, maritime, oil and gas as well as information technology sector.

“Open interviews will be held throughout the carnival and job seekers are required to be prepared to bring along academic certificates, resumes and to wear appropriate attire,” she told Bernama here recently.

According to Paeza, the electrical and electronics industry offered the most jobs, namely, 1,772 posts for various levels of qualification.

The three-day programme is the effort of close collaboration between agencies under the human resource ministry, namely, the Skills Development Department and the Labour Department in Peninsular Malaysia.

Meanwhile, in a related development, she said the ministry had always helped job seekers to secure suitable jobs through various channels, including JobsMalaysia Centre (JMC) which is available in 15 locations nationwide.

“Every fortnight, JMCs nationwide will hold open job interviews. Apart from the Skills Job Fair programme, JMC will also organise several career carnivals such as the Train Ride National Career Day and the 2017 Career Tour for the Southern Zone, Sabah and Sarawak that will be held from Aug 18 to 20,” she added.

JMC will also hold a job fair in conjunction with the 1Pesara Conference on Aug 15 and 16, followed by the Job Fair @UTC 3.0 which is expected to be held in September.

For further information on career opportunities, visit the Jobs Malaysia website at jobsmalaysia.gov.my or via its official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JobsMalaysia.gov.my/.