Flat6Labs Tunis organized on July 28, the 3rd edition of its job fair – Startup Career Jam. This edition, 100% digital as a precaution against COVID-19, is the result of collaboration with Fabskill, a startup alumni of Flat6Labs.
About twenty startups took part, offering more than 60 job positions and internship offers. More than 1400 participants took part in this virtual edition, bringing together candidates from several regions of Tunisia. A dozen candidate preparation workshops also took place before and during the event in collaboration with partners such as EFE, 5Points talent Pool, OST, Go my Code, Simplon or Orange Developer Circle to name but a few. some.
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Indeed, Flatlabs Tunis’ yearly Career Jam, especially this year’s edition teaches other African startups about the persisting against all odds.
“Our mission is to support our startups in recruiting talent so that they can develop their products and services more quickly, but also offer learning and recruitment opportunities to young talent.” says Yehia Houry, Managing Director of Flat6Labs Tunis.
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He adds that “It is undoubtedly necessary to continue to play the role of facilitator of connection between the startups and the job seekers. We will continue to support job creation in Tunisia and hope that the next edition will attract more startups and job seekers with the aim of creating new opportunities for young people in Tunisia ”.
Béchir Afifi, CEO and co-founder of Fabskill emphasizes that “Our goal has always been to create wealth on Tunisian soil and to contribute to recruitment and job creation has always been our priority. We have the ultimate conviction that our new platform will have a huge impact on the job market in Tunisia by offering quality matching between job seekers and recruiters thanks to artificial intelligence which represents the cornerstone of our project”.
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It should be noted that the two previous editions of the Startup Career Jam took place in 2019 in partnership with Facebook Developer Circles, Education for Employment and Cogite. In total, 45 startups offered more than 165 jobs and internships to more than 500 job seekers.
All offers are now available at: www.fabskill.com
Charles Rapulu Udoh
Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer who has advised startups across Africa on issues such as startup funding (Venture Capital, Debt financing, private equity, angel investing etc), taxation, strategies, etc. He also has special focus on the protection of business or brands’ intellectual property rights ( such as trademark, patent or design) across Africa and other foreign jurisdictions.
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