The British Council’s Services for International Education Marketing (SIEM) Pakistan has been successfully running the Employers’ Fair since 2012 with an aim to better connect Pakistani employers and international offices at UK universities. This provides opportunities for Pakistani employers to establish long term links with the UK sector in order to facilitate employment opportunities for returning graduates.

Employability remains a major concern for international students from Pakistan. UK institutes have one of the highest numbers of Pakistani students enrolled with them; though the institutes face the challenge of facilitating employment opportunities for students post-graduation under the current visa policies.

The fairs take place alternatively in the UK and Pakistan, providing opportunities to both fresh graduates and experienced alumni of UK institutions to explore possible employment opportunities; the fairs have resulted in successful job placements.

Objective

This initiative was held in collaboration with UKTI and had four objectives as drawn out by the British Council:

1. Pakistani companies to create a presence in the UK and vice versa
2. Companies to interact and possibly employ potential Pakistani candidates from UK institutions
3. Build an alliance between recruitment departments of the companies and partner UK institutions
4. For UK and partner organisations to interact and build long term relationships

The Employers’ Fairs serve as an interface for UK institutes to connect with Pakistani employers and corporate community. The platform provides an opportunity for them to liaise, establish and sustain long term relationships with businesses in Pakistan to develop linkages that are mutually beneficial.

For complete details, please review the attached post event report.