Hundreds of job seekers flocked to job fair kicked off by West Jakarta Manpower and Transmigration Sub-Department in SMK Telkom Building, Jalan Daan Mogot KM 12, Cengkareng.

It aims to facilitate the unemployed or job seekers with companies in seeking job and is one of the efforts to tackle unemployment

The job fair which offers about 2,500 vacancies from 40 companies is held two days, starting from Tuesday (12/16) until Wednesday (12/17).

Variety of available job offered are administration staff, computer operators, supervisors, drivers, sales promotion girl, technicians and so on.

"It aims to facilitate the unemployed or job seekers with companies in seeking job and is one of the efforts to tackle unemployment," said Head of West Jakarta Manpower and Transmigration Sub-Department, Suheri, Tuesday (12/16).

Fitria (20), one of job seekers from Padang hoped she could be got a job in West Jakarta. Therefore she deliberately put application letters as much as possible to hope companies interested in utilizing her ability.

"I stay at my grandma's home six months. With a senior high school (SMA) diploma, I hope my ability could be accepted here," she hoped.