Vacancies!!!

Are they really hiring???

Pakistan is suffering from many issues, but unemployment is one of the most dangerous issues of this democratic country.

In this independent country all business organizations, companies and co-operative societies have freedom and rights to select candidates on their merits. But unfortunately not only are the government institutions corrupted in the selections of employees but also the private sector is playing with the emotions, feelings and the futures of our beloved country’s youth.

Today it is not necessary to discuss government departments because most of the private firms and institutions are now vultures like. They (Pvt. Co.’s) advertise in newspapers for vacancies and ask candidates to report along with all necessary documents within limited and given time period and date. So far the things are in order and seem normal and decent. But when the candidates are called for final interviews they are asked references. If any other incompetent candidate has reference of an influenced person or he has the relation with the concerned authorities, he is easily selected and hired for the given post. But what about other candidates who have no references but qualifications, competencies and abilities to work far better than the hired person!

It seems just a process to recruit but in fact the selection is already done and decision is already made. These are not only my sayings nor are these out of reality.

This example was seen in one of the most well-known and the biggest pizza food company when they call the candidates for jobs at their “Five Star Karachi” branch having short listed the C.V’s. The candidates reached there at sharp 10 am according to the given time.

Dear readers! You cannot believe that all the candidates had to wait for 6 hours by around 2:30 pm without any refreshments. And afterwards they were told that the manager was busy and couldn’t attend their final interview so they had to report there again the next Thursday. And they were sent back their homes.

What is this? Is this recruitment?

Dear readers! In connection to this one more intolerable point needs to be shared with you; before sending the candidates back to their homes an assistant manager of that pizza company came shaking his car keys and showing arrogance. He sat before all the candidates and said that all the candidates had to work in their Bahria Town branch which was newly established there. And moreover that arrogant assistant manager told the candidates the salary package would be Rs. 9000 per month for waiters and kitchen assistants’ jobs.

What is this? Is this recruitment?

Is this not less than the minimum salary package decided by the government? They might have forgotten the minimum salary is Rs. 13000 per month according to the government.

But this big company is hiring the staff at lower package and taking advantage of their unemployment and compulsions.

The purpose of my writing is not to defame or blow upon any firm or organization. My motive actually is to make the readers aware of this atrocity. We keep crying because of unemployment but how can it be eradicated without making changes in the firms’ recruitment systems?

In conclusion our government and private both sectors’ recruitment systems have to be free from injustice and prevented from nepotism and favoritism. In this regard a free and fair team or an institute must be constituted for checking and auditing the firms and companies independently so that right and actual amount of salary package could be offered to all employees and competent candidates could be selected.