Around 4,000 youths from various parts of the state flocked to the employment exchange at Golmuri here to try their luck at a day-long job fair on Thursday.

An initiative of the state labour, employment and training department, the fair opened at the sub-regional employment exchange at around 10am and continued till 4pm.

A total of 25 companies which participated in the fair offered 2,500 jobs of various trades.

The companies that came headhunting included Wabco India Limited, ASL Motors, Himachal Futuristic Communication Private Limited, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Institute of Computer Accountants, Mithila Motors Private Limited, VR Enterprises (from Bhubaneswar), Wellspun India Limited (from Gujarat) and a couple of private security agencies.

Besides a plethora of offers for graduates, ITI certificate holders, electrician, drivers and sales executives, there were opportunities for those who have studied between Class VIII and undergraduate courses.

Binit Srivastava, an official of the employment exchange, said that all eligible youths, irrespective of whether they are enrolled with the local employment exchanges or not, were eligible for the fair.

“I came here as the fair provides ample employment opportunities from various sectors. There are companies which offered jobs in both technical and non-technical streams,” said Sagar Upadhyay, a graduate and ITI pass who had come from Telco Colony.

He bagged the job of an electrician at the Gujarat company for Rs 12,000 per month.