Syrian-Armenian looks for employers (video)
Petros Gevorgyan, who moved to Armenia from Syria about a year ago, is looking for people to work in a shoe workshop established by him and his friend. “A working person will find a job wherever he wants to get the job. If I make something and that product does not have great demand, I shall produce another item. One’s endeavours are important,” he says. In a labour fair organized in Yerevan, the Syrian-Armenian speaks about the qualities he is looking for in his future employees. “We are trying to find craftsmen like those that were popular in the 1970-80s. When the new and old generations start working together, the result is striking," he adds. 
Economist Sergey Movsisyan will turn 60 years old in a few days. A year ago, he was fired from his job because of illness and has been unemployed ever since. Mr. Movsisyan says employers set minimum age limits. They want their employees to be under 35, university graduates who have served in the army, know languages… One can do it all until 40, that is not fair,” he says. Sergey Movsisyan did not pin hopes on the fair though he went up to all pavilions and even inquired about jobs that had nothing to do with his profession. Financier Petros, 24, who has recently been demobilized, says he will only work by profession. 
“If you see yourself in a definite field, you have the required qualifications that will be helpful to you in your work and if you do some other job, it will prevent you from achieving your goals,” he said. According to the State Employment Agency, the number of job-seekers amounted to 16336 as of September 1, 2016, with 74,8 percent of them being females. There are a lot of engineers, educators, economists, and nurses among them.
