DGR Employment Seminar For Ex-Servicemen

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE- Director General of Re-settlement (DGR), in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized an employment seminar for retired / retiring defence personnel at Kendriya Vidyalaya No.– 1 Air Force Station Lohegaon on 06 Dec 18. The event, which was inaugurated by Commodore SK Chauhan, PD (EMP) at Director General of Re-settlement (DGR), offered jobs as a second career option to skilled and experienced defence veterans.

Approximately 1100 veterans and more than 30 corporate houses participated in the Employment Seminar. This event was one of the many such seminars planned at various cities namely Chennai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Bangalore, Goa and Kolkata during the present financial year.

The purpose of the event was to provide placement to veterans, who are in their early thirties to fifties, in corporate houses. The event was a grand success in which 465 veterans were shortlisted for subsequent rounds of interviews. These veterans would be gainfully employed in appointments ranging from Senior Supervisors, mid / senior level Managers to Strategic Planners and Project Directors.

The event was a win-win situation for both the corporate and the veterans. While the veterans got a platform to showcase their technical and administrative prowess acquired during the service years, the corporate got a bulk of experienced, disciplined and trained resource that could be immediately utilized in various fields and sectors.