The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) handed over job placement letters to the selected candidates in job mela held at West Zone last month.

Mayor M Majid Hussain along with GHMC commissioner Somesh Kumar handed over job placement letters to the selected candidates at a programme held on Sunday at GHMC head office.

The Mayor shared his experiences with the recruits and requested the IT companies to take part in job melas to be organised by the GHMC in large numbers.

GHMC will conduct at least one job mela per month at zonal, circle offices which could provide employment to 1,000 youth.

GHMC commissioner said that in the job mela conducted at Kukatpally last month, about  40 companies have participated, 2,009 candidates attended the job mela, 726 candidates were shortlisted, 326 candidates were selected out of which 280 candidates have joined and 16 candidates who joined left the job later.

He further informed that the job mela will be a platform for the unemployed youth and the companies to choose candidates of their choice depending upon the educational qualifications and vice versa with employers selecting the right candidates.