Companies that attended the third Rwanda Job Day in Kigali yesterday said they were determined to employ the most capable job seekers at the event.Managers and recruiters from 18 companies responded to the call of Rwanda Job Day organisers by meeting with about 850 people in the City of Kigali. They spent their day advertising vacancies and discussing job requirements with potential employees.The organisations included Tigo Rwanda, Fina Bank, Ecobank, Bralirwa, City of Kigali and various non-government organisations.Some of the companies submitted a list of available vacancies to the job seekers who perused through to establish whether they had the pre-requisite qualifications.If the candidate qualified for the job, they sat a short-time interview, serving as the first step in the recruitment process.Tigo Rwanda was among the companies that attracted many candidates, seeking to fill 16 vacancies.The company sent its Human Resources coordinator Emery Batayika and recruitment manager Teta Mbabazi for the selection exercise.Pierre Kayitana, the company public relations manager, said: "We are determined to take these people through a rigorous selection exercise and those who qualify will get employed,” Kayitana said.The sixteen posts at Tigo include; business support manager, a corporate account executive, brand and trade executive, IT officers among others.Apart from getting CVs for future opportunities, Kayitana said the demand to have new staff keeps on increasing as their subscriber base grows.Tigo gave four candidates internship placements and Kayitana said they will get an open ended contract by January.Odette Rwubizizi, the Head of Human Resources at Fina Bank, said they have many vacancies which they want to fill with fresh graduates. From previous Rwanda Job Day event, Fina Bank filled four vacancies with candidates found at the event.Mixed impression Job seekers came hoping to either find employment or to launch a new career.Marcel Rudakemwa holds a Master’s degree in Business administration and has not had a job for the last one year.He felt the event was well organised, but the high turn-out of job seekers outweighed the potential employers at the event."Many of the companies are advertising what they do, rather than jobs,” Rudakemwa said.William Kay is an IT specialist who has been living in the UK and returned to Rwanda three months ago. He is looking for an IT job and was optimistic that he would secure one at the event."My plan is to have one leg in a company and another in my own business,” he said.Some organisations sent representatives to look for opportunities for their beneficiaries.Melanie Chuen, who works for Generation Rwanda, a charity organisation that assists underprivileged youth to complete their tertiary education, was one of those sent. The organisation supports 123 students as well as 169 alumni students in Rwanda.

She said she collected vital information that would assist the future graduates of Generation Rwanda.Marc Nkurunziza, the Chief Finance Officer at Rwanda Development Board, said they would make sure this is a continued annual event because it is a good private-public partnership in job creation.