In Bangladeshi context, a significant number of female students has been completing their graduation but unfortunately we do not see that much female employer in the working field. Lack of interest and knowledge about appropriate strategy of applying for any job opening is the most common reason for lagging them behind. Focusing on this issue, Bangladesh Open Source Network (BdOSN) organize an online hands on job preparation workshop for the female undergrad students on 28th September 2021 to provide them a clear concept to be prepare for the future job market from their early study period.

A total of 30 female students from different universities participated in this session. The entire session was designed with the resume writing approach, formal email conversation and the process of appearing for any job interview. With the review of some draft resume of the participants, facilitator start the session.
Main objective of this was to to equip participants with the skills to design a professional resume that is aligned with their skills and experience as well as key selection criteria based on the five essential questions every resume must address. Participants are aided with the way of developing a powerful resume, highlighting the skills and abilities in relation to the job requirement, recognizing the major do’s and don’ts of a resume and so on. Importance of the cover letter along with the resume was discussed at the session.

This session was incredibly responsive from the end of the participants. They effectively participated at the session with their queries to clear their confusion about searching any job, developing a resume, sending resume to the employers with appropriate manner, interview hacks and so on. This session was organized under three year ESDG4BD project of BdOSN which was supervised by Manuser Jonno Foundation.