National Talent Fairs, organized under the coordination of Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Human Resources Office, in order to increase the employability of our university youth, provide equal opportunities in accessing job and internship opportunities, and make all young people feel that they are talent, starts with the first fair in Samsun on March 2.
In October 2019, the fairs were organized in 8 regions; in 2020, the fairs had to be suspended after being held in 4 regions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the fairs will be held in 11 regions, and in Ankara for the first time. In addition to helping hundreds of thousands of young people to meet with employers and benefit from employment opportunities, National Talent Fairs also enables employers who need qualified human resources to meet with young people directly.
The fairs will be held with the cooperation of 151 universities, 11 of which are hosts; and the participation of professional chambers, thousands of public and private sector institutions/organizations, and our SMEs which have the largest share in youth employment.
The fairs will be held in Samsun, Trabzon, Erzurum, Elazig, Gaziantep, Adana, Kayseri, Isparta, Izmir, Tekirdağ, and Bolu respectively, and the final fair will be held in Ankara.
The fairs eliminate physical and psychological distance between employers and students, and it provides an opportunity for young people to have one-on-one contact with employers, it is also supported to gain business-related experiences through job and internship interviews, case studies, information meetings, and workshops to be organized at the fairs. In order to catch these opportunities, young people only need to apply to the hundreds of events opened by employers through the online platform Talent Gate, which are suitable for their departments and interests.
In addition to the opportunities provided to university students, the fairs also contribute to meeting the talented human resource needs of both public institutions and private sector organizations.
All Processes Are Carried Out Easily Through Talent Gate
Young people who want to participate in the fairs can follow all the processes through Talent Gate, as well as register for the Fair and apply for all job-internship interviews and special events planned within the scope of the Fair. For this reason, it is important that young people take care to fill in their profiles on the Platform, which allows them to express themselves most accurately.
Institutions and organizations examine the profiles of young applicants and invite them to job/internship interviews and various events that they share through Talent Gate.
We are Building a Future Where Our Talented Young People Can Realize Their Ideas
Head of Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Human Resources Office Salim Atay emphasized the importance of the fact that young people play a significant role in reaching our country’s goals for 2023 and 2053, so they are supported in the transition from education to professional life and they acquire the employment opportunities with equality.
“As Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Human Resources Office, from this point, we accomplished many projects and tools. In fact, National Talent Fairs are one of our projects and it is our first project. Our young people trust themselves and they are making plans to reach a future in accordance with their educative background, skills, and talents. By considering our country’s development vision and goals, we make an effort to ensure opportunities for our most precious young people to be able to reach their plans to make each of them feel like a talent.
Our goal is to lead young people to discover themselves and their talents and they can transform these talents into skills and then, get a job in a field they deserve, in accordance with their skills. We build a future where our talented young people find the opportunity to realize their own ideals. We believe that we have to provide opportunities for our children. For this purpose, with National Talent Fairs all around our country, we offer the opportunity to recognize institutions and organizations in every scale, that will provide employment and the opportunity to learn, directly from employers, realistic expectations of the sector.” ended his speech, the president Atay.
We Support Access to Human Resources in Public Institutions and Private Sector Organizations
Assoc. Prof. Salim Atay pointed out that SMEs are the backbone of our economy, we make contributions to reach the human resources they need, to increase their awareness among young people, and to be able to reach the talents required, Atay added: “In the current period the significance of our country’s production and export is raising, there is a serious breakthrough. Therefore, an increase in employment is also expected. With National Talent Fairs organized for the third time this year, we help employers to meet with human resources they need, in this way, the sustainability of the increase in production is supported. We will continue to support both our young people and our employers.”
Assoc. Prof. Atay stated, “Another opportunity provided to our young people is Staj Seferbirliği Program which has been continuing for 2 years with success. This year, we have broadened the scope of the Program, in line with the employment policies of our country, and replaced its name with National Internship Program.” Atay, also reminded that 2022 applications are opened and National Talent Fairs have an important role in this process. Atay emphasized that all public institutions offer short-term internship opportunities only through National Internship Program and young people during National Talent Fairs coming together with these institutions will be able to directly receive information about many subjects including admission criteria for internships and they will have one-on-one contact with employers.