Seminar on Career Talk and Youth Employment Fair – 2025: An initiative under the Theme “Leadership Journey”

Seminar on Career Talk and Youth Employment Fair - 2025: An initiative under the Theme “Leadership Journey”

Guiding Youth Towards Informed Career Decisions

Seminar on Career Talk, and Youth Employment Fair - "Empowering Youth for Better Career Paths"

The Career Talk seminar aimed to empower youth, students, and job seekers with the knowledge and tools to make informed career decisions. With the growing need for skilled professionals across various sectors, providing young people with the right career guidance is essential for shaping a brighter future. Preparing them today will enable them to face the challenges of an evolving job market.

Enroute Foundation organized the Career Talk seminar and Youth Employment Fair under the theme “Leadership Journey” in collaboration with the ILO and UNDP, and the Deputy Commissioner’s Office of Cox’s Bazar.

The events were held over two consecutive days: the Career Talk seminar on February 26 at Sayeman Beach Resort, Cox’s Bazar, and the Career Talk seminar and Youth Employment Fair on February 27 at Hotel Sea Palace, Cox’s Bazar. The initiative aimed to offer insights into government jobs, entrepreneurship in tourism, overseas employment, and opportunities in the development sector.

During the inaugural session, Romen Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Cox’s Bazar

Brief of a Successful Career Talk Program

A collaborative approach of government, private sector, and international organizations

Honorable Speaker Liton Kanti Chowdhury, Assistant Director of the Bureau of Manpower, Employment, and Training, discussed career abroad

Waliullah Bhuiyan, Chairman, Light of Hope Ltd., sharing insights on “Entrepreneurship & Potentiality in Tourism”

Entrepreneurship guideline by Mehrin Jahan Mitu, Corporate Sales & Marketing, Ramada by Wyndham

Day 1: Romen Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Cox’s Bazar, inaugurated the session with an energetic welcome speech that left the audience clapping the moment he stopped. Followed by the welcome speech, Md. Tariqul Haque, Chairman of Enroute Foundation, and M Navid Akbar, ILO national program manager, delivered their valuable insights to welcome the seminar. Their gracious presence inspired the participants, guests, and fellow speakers.

Following the welcome session, motivational talks, career guidance sessions, and interactive discussions were held. Experts from various sectors presented their invaluable insights to the audience, where Romen Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Cox’s Bazar, talked about “Government Job”, and Mehrin Jahan Mitu, Corporate Sales & Marketing, Ramada by Wyndham, and Waliullah Bhuiyan, Chairman, Light of Hope Ltd., shared insights on “Entrepreneurship & Potentiality in Tourism.” Later, Liton Kanti Chowdhury, Assistant Director, Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training, talked about “Career Abroad”, where he showed the process of how to plan and pursue the dream of working abroad in a systematic way.

Day 2: The second day began with an industry introduction and a welcoming address featuring representatives from UNDP and leaders in development sectors. They delivered motivational speeches and practical career guidance. The Career Talk sessions explored a key topic, that is, opportunities in the development sector.

Md. Afzal Hossain Sarwar, Lead, Future of Education, a2i, and Md. Abdul Quayum, Head of Communications, UNDP Bangladesh, discussed career opportunities in the development sector.

Md. Abdul Quayum, Head of Communications, UNDP Bangladesh, shared valuable insights about job opportunities and potential in the development sector

A glimpse of the participants at Hotel Sea Palace, Cox’s Bazar

Recognizing self-worth, opportunities, and scopes for growth

An Effort to Empower Youth in Building a Better Career

Throughout the program, participants were encouraged to engage actively with industry professionals, ask questions, and build networks around shared interests. The seminar successfully met its goal of empowering youth by providing essential career knowledge through raising awareness, offering practical guidance, sharing success stories, discussing ways to overcome challenges, and fostering mentorship and connection.

The immediate outcomes included greater awareness of diverse career options, stronger motivation to pursue career goals, and improved networking between participants and industry leaders.