Indian Air Warriors storm private domains
The first ever placement fair for Air Warriors who have retired or about to retire from service concluded yesterday, on 23 Sep 07 having turned out to be a roaring success. The placement fair was hosted at Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi on 22 & 23 Sep 07 under the auspices of Air Force Record Office.
More than 48 leading Corporate companies such as ICICI, Godrej, WIPRO, Bajaj Capital, Tata Steel, HCL, Kalinga Commercial, Air India Express, Relcom, Pawan Kans, Ahmedabad Aviation & Aeronautics registered for the fair and over 20,000 cvs were collectively picked up by these companies. It is estimated from the participating companies projections that more than 1500 appointment letters would be issued to the participants within a month. A unique feature of the fair was a workship/seminar on corporate acclimatization conducted for the ex-Air Warriors.
Appreciating the effort the Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal BN Gokhale said “IAF is a potent combatant force and its personnel are trained to deliver against all odds. It is necessary that the Corporate world makes full use of this opportunity”. He also said “Air Warriors during their stay in IAF achieve such versatility in job handling that it is time corporate does not stereo type them in security and administrative duties.”
Mr. Krishnaswamy Ram Kumar, HR Head of ICICI said “here are people (Air Warriors) who have dealt with life and various difficult issues. This is unique opportunity for industry to capitalize. The age does not matter in time where knowledge and information is the mantra”. He also said that ICICI had already recruited 130 ex-air warriors in leading banking process and said that they were very fast to pick up the profession.
Every year about five to six thousand Air Warriors superannuate and approximately equal number of persons joins the IAF. Those who leave the IAF have at least about 15-20 years experience in Flying, Navigation, Air Traffic Controlling, aeronautical engineering, technology management and engineering work experience, education management, finance and logistics management, security, driving, catering etc. This experience would be of colossal use in the corporate world.
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