Outrage over Kedah job fair fees
ALOR STAR: The Kedah government has denied any involvement in a job fair, which has shocked jobseekers by charging multiple fees, held over the weekend at a hotel here.
There are claims that participating companies are not using the event to recruit, but to promote their products.
State Science, Innovation and Information Communications Technology Committee chairman Datuk Norsabrina Mohd Noor said the event was organised by a private company and that the state was not aware that jobseekers were made to pay multiple fees.
“I heard complaints from those who attended the fair regarding (fees) that they needed to pay. We regret (that this) happened, and hope the organiser will be more sensitive over the matter.”
However, she said she had yet to receive an official report on the event.
Several people have taken to Facebook to voice their disappointment over the incident.
Aizat Abdullah said attendees had to pay RM10 for each job application form and another RM50 to join a seminar on how to prepare a resume and attend an interview.
He claimed that most of the participating companies were there not to recruit, but to sell their products.
Aimi Shahira claimed that those who conducted interviews at the fair were employees of the company that organised the event, and not representatives from hiring companies.
She also wrote that some jobseekers came from as far as Penang as the organiser had advertised the event in the northern region.
It is learnt that the fair was organised by a Selangor-based company.