Making job application free

The present generation of educated youth prefers government jobs to private sector ones. They think these jobs are more secure and pay higher salaries. This is one of the reasons why the unemployment rate among our educated youth is increasing day by day. For them, payment of a hefty fee for applying for jobs in public and private institutions is a burden on them. On an average, an educated jobseeker applies for at least three to four jobs per month. For this, they have to pay at least Tk 4,000 as application fees, which most applicants cannot afford. Many of them do not get any support from their families and therefore take to tutoring for arranging application fees. On the other hand, most of the recruitment tests are held in Dhaka city. So, all the job-seekers have to move to the capital for attending those exams. This is also expensive for job-seekers.
The authorities concerned should think how the jobseekers can be supported, and how to make this hard time of being unemployed a little easier for them. We urge them to reduce job application fee as it is difficult for young graduates to pay it. The job exams should also be held at each district, and divisional headquarter to mitigate the hassle of travelling long distances.

Sifat Rabbani,
Student of Department of Political Science,
Jagannath University, Dhaka,
sifatrabbani787@gmail.com