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There happens to be a natural database ofcompanies which are continuously requesting/sharing human resourceneeds and opportunities on one of Team Zorays' voluntarily runsocial media pages: www.facebook.com/Arfa.STPL. The page hoststightly knit community of over 43,000 IT enthusiasts.

For the readers who do not already know, Arfa Karim Randhawahappened to be the youngest certified #Microsoft professionals ofthe world during the time she lived, thereby, bringing laurels to aterror-stricken society like Pakistan. This social media page wasconstructed as an action of recognition of late Arfa KarimRandhawa, when the only IT park in Pakistan was also going to benamed after her.

Arfa, undoubtedly, inspired a large number of IT professionalswho check-in/visit the park daily, probably to study at ITUniversity, and/or come to work at private-software houses and/orrun their startups from Government backed incubators/acceleratorshoused inside. Initially, it was merely thought of as a socialmedia monger's opportunity to tap/evangelize her celebrity appealand gain a few hundred likes. The page went on to become the numberone landmark of Lahore, the city, where Arfa Software TechnologyPark (ASTP) is situated.

However, while managing the page, I noticed how even a largerpopulace was rightly mistaken to access the associated page asofficial. I kept on receiving many messages, while it appeared thatevery single unemployed/fresh IT graduate sought opportunity insideASTP. A few more complains as to why these people were not allowedinside the park. Four years later, I was amazed how the securitywas still an issue unless you had some acquaintance inside. Tiredof replying to the same questions, I stopped the page's ability toreceive any inbox messages last month. Surely, I had somethinggreat in mind. Certainly, Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg had notthought of it.

We at Zorays Inc. (www.zorays.com) decided to launch a webportal designed to establish/consolidate a connection between ITindustry professionals. In lieu of the fact that ASTP promotesentrepreneurship and other freelancing opportunities do alsorequire a lot of enterprising/initiative, an increasing number offresh IT graduates within the country eventually need some guidedjobs.

Team Zorays Inc. has successfully launched Project Arfa where weare determined to provide at least one guaranteed interview tothose who need it. Despite the large number of available IT humancapital, it is apprehensive how IT related firms fail to findpeople with the right skill set. Our no obligation process ensuresthat a strong communication is done between the potential employeeand employer.

One of the major challenges, of course, is to omit redundant ornon-serious job seeker profiles. For which we have followedtwo-tier process to make sure that right people get hired. (JamesCaan comment, pun intended).

First, a group of dedicated human resource managers shortlistthe candidates in search of job as they submit a LinkedIn Url atwww.titantwister.com/project-arfa. This procedural step ensuressanctity of the candidate's interest, their willingness to conformto the use of world's standard professional tool such as #LinkedInand above all their befitting credentials.

In the second part, our HR managers segregate the screenedcandidates. These candidates are contacted to know if they directlysought an interview with a company of their liking (from the openvacancies pool). Such candidates will have to bear a so-calledprocessing and profile matching fee. Again a strong recommendationfrom Zorays Inc. Human Resource Managers is at the helm ofsuccessful hiring. If some candidate requires multiplerecommendations, they are liable pay additional fees.

Meanwhile, free services including regular job postings on thepage and sharing of IT related links are dealt as part of theCorporate Social responsibility.