BRAC Bank, in association with Jahanginagar University Career Club, organised a CAREERtalk with the students sensitising on their career planning, reads a press release on Sunday.
It took place on a virtual platform with around 150 students from the Faculty of Business Studies (FBS), the Institute of Business Administration (IBA-JU), and other disciplines.
Dr KM Zahidul Islam, professor and director of IBA-JU, Dr Mohammad Alamgir Kabir, professor and chairman of the Department of Statistics, and Dr Md Sawkat Hossain, associate professor and chairman of the Department of Finance and Banking, were also present to encourage the students.
Nazmur Rahim, head of Alternate Banking Channels of BRAC Bank and an alumnus of the IBA-JU, conducted the session and provided his suggestions to the students on career planning.
"Academic result is important, but it cannot be the only yardstick for evaluating a job candidate. At BRAC Bank, we rather look into the versatility and attitude among the fertile minds while hiring people. We look for the right fit," he said.
The event concluded with a Q&A session where students sought opinions on choosing a career path, the importance of CGPA plus extra-curricular activities for the banking industry, and career opportunities as a bank employee, read the release.
Among other JU alumni from BRAC Bank, Reza Hyder, head of Relationship Unit 2, Emdadul Haque, regional head of Khulna and Dhaka North East Region, Akhteruddin Mahmood, BRAC Bank's head of HR, and Rishad Hossain, head of Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding, were present at the CAREERtalk programme.
