Digital Transformation: MacTay Partners Huawei to Host Job Fair for Nigerian Youths
As part of its recruitment and selection strategy, leading outsourcing and recruitment company, MacTay, under its subsidiary Global Manpower Limited, has partnered with Huawei, to host a job fair for Nigerian Youths. The job fair, which was held on the 3rd of August 2022 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja attracted qualified candidates in IP technologies, Information Technologies, Channel management, Programming, Data Engineering, Account Management, Delivery Management, Procurement, and Channel Sales among others.
Candidates were afforded the opportunity to connect to prospective employers, even as HR personnel were on the lookout for certified applicants, interns, and graduate trainees.
The fair was also open to NYSC members who were on the lookout for a place of primary assignment.
Commenting on the partnership, Bayonle Oduola, Head of Recruitment and Assessment, MacTay, said “The brain drain scourge has significantly impacted manpower adversely in Nigeria, and MacTay recruitment services are positioned to close the gap between the demand for jobs by graduates, and supply of qualified talents to organizations. This we do through our employee/HR outsourcing, learning, and development solutions which enable us to train and to place. We are constantly helping businesses and talents grow.
Our goal is to reduce unemployment in Africa, and we understand that strategic partnerships and collaborations of this nature are crucial to getting us there. Our positioning is indeed unique, and we are constantly empowering Nigerian youths to improve their skills through our soft skills and Tech programs under the MacTay Academy. This initiative by Huawei is highly commendable, and we look forward to greater partnerships in the near future.”
The Nigeria Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy recently partnered with Huawei towards developing ICT talents by signing an MOU to train students in ICT, thereby expanding the digital economy. This is done through various interventions and partnerships. According to Huawei “ This is one of the profound components of Huawei skills development strategy and the youths are urged to seize the opportunity by ensuring that they market themselves and showcase their potential. The job fair is an important part of the Huawei talent ecosystem development strategy which aims at developing talents, promoting a favorable business environment, and strengthening partnerships within the industry”.
Companies in attendance at the job fair include Huawei, its partners, customers, and contractors. More partnerships of this nature are encouraged to further bridge the unemployment and skills gap in Nigeria. Youths are also encouraged to constantly seize opportunities of this nature by ensuring that they market themselves and showcase their potential.
