EMIRATI JOB SEEKERS EYE MULTI-INDUSTRY

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Dubai World Trade Centre
16-18 May 2016 www.careersuae.ae
Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
EMIRATI JOB SEEKERS EYE MULTI-INDUSTRY
EMPLOYMENT AVENUES AT CAREERS UAE AS DUBAI
Dubai, Careers UAE 2016 – held in
conjunction with TANMIA, Higher
Colleges of Technology and Zayed
University – boasts a 20 per cent
year-on-year increase in floor-space
compared to last year.A strategic
platform to facilitate successful
engagement between public and
private sector organisations with
UAE national candidates at all
levels of qualification, Careers UAE
2016 will welcome more than
110 exhibitors this year – with 58
per cent from the private sector
and 42 per cent from the public
sector.According to the ‘Emirati
Employment Report’ published by
Oxford Strategic Consultant last
year, 54 per cent of Emiratis polled
stated a preference to work in the
public sector. In terms of industry
selection, the defence and security
sector led the way polling at 35 per
cent, banking and finance and oil and
gas both snared 20 per cent of polled
votes, with telecommunications
favoured by 14 per cent of those
polled and aviation coming in at 11
per cent.“As the UAE is considered
a boiling pot of cultures and the
country accommodates expatriate
workers from every corner of the
globe,” said Trixie LohMirmand,
Senior Vice President, Exhibitions &
Events Management, DWTC. “At a
national employment level, Careers
UAE provides a great opportunity
for talented Emiratis - especially
fresh graduates - to seize jobs across a
plethora of organisations in different
sectors.“As we approach Expo 2020
Dubai, UAE nationals will benefit
from enhanced employment
prospects across multiple industries
and Careers 2016 provides the
essential educational and industry
networking platform for bright,
talented and energetic job hunters
to seek opportunities with potential
employers.In addition to hundreds
of
companies
highlighting
recruitment
options
and
Emiratisation programmes, Careers
UAE 2016 will also see InternsME the UAE’s largest internship job site
– host a Talent Hunt, an exclusive
speed-interview event to identify
the fair’s top job seekers. “With tens
of thousands of candidates coming
through the Careers UAE doors,
our Talent Hunt will see several
companies carry out their first set of
interviews for open vacancies at the
event. The entire activity is designed
to provide UAE national job seekers
with live job opportunities in an
ideal platform allowing for faceto-face time with interested firms,”
said Jean-Michel Gauthier, CEO,
InternsME.Elsewhere, Bayt.com
– the online recruitment portal
– returns to Careers UAE for the
fourth consecutive year with freeto-attend CV writing seminars and
employer sessions on Wednesday
18th May.Careers UAE 2016 is open
exclusively for UAE Nationals and
HR practitioners. Female job seekers
can enjoy ladies only access to the fair
from 10:00 to 13:00 on Tuesday 17th
May. For more information, please
visit
www.careersuae.ae.
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prior to admissions.
As Dubai forges on with its historic
Expo 2020 preparations, Emirati
job seekers will tap into thousands
of new employment avenues at
the 16th edition of Careers UAE the country’s leading recruitment,
training and education exhibition
for UAE nationals.Held under
the patronage of His Highness
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Vice President and
Prime Minister of the UAE and
Ruler of Dubai, Careers UAE is
expected to attract an ‘exceptional’
collection of more than 17,000
Emirati job seekers from 16-18
May at Dubai World Trade Centre
(DWTC).With companies off
all shapes and sizes across dozens
of related industries ramping
up recruitment to leverage the
trickle-down effect of Expo 2020
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Leading UAE headquartered
conglomerate, Al-Futtaim, is
gearing up towards yet another
successful participation at the
UAE’s foremost recruitment,
education and training event
exclusively for UAE Nationals,
Careers UAE 2016, that will be
held between 16 to 18 May at
the Dubai World Trade Center.
At the exhibition, the company
aims to attract many qualified
UAE Nationals by providing
employment
opportunities
within its wide-ranging and
diverse business operations,
including automotive, retail,
real estate and financial services, in its bid to increase
its Emirati workforce. 2016
marks the company’s 11th year
participation at this esteemed
recruitment trade fair, aiming
to support the UAE’s drive to
further integrate Emiratis into
the private sector and provide
them with a chance to join one
of the most successful Emirati
corporations. “Al-Futtaim is
now, more than ever committed to the empowerment of
local talent as evidenced by the
over 700 UAE Nationals who
currently work at the firm. This
event is a gateway to an ever
growing pool of gifted young
Emiratis who will be instrumental in shaping the future
of this country. Our representatives will proactively inter-
act with young aspiring candidates at the event who will be
interviewed for potential job
prospects,” said Zuhair Al Haj,
Director of Human Resources
and Localisation in the MENA
region, Al-Futtaim. Through its
graduate management training
programme, Al-Futtaim hires
graduates to spend 24 months
working across the group’s
various divisions. The firm
also assists school leavers and
diploma students by encouraging them to join various traineeships in retail, administration and insurance sales for six
months with on and off the job
training.
Bayt answers your
employment questions:
If you’re one of the millions
of people wondering how to
find jobs in the UAE, these five
simple steps will make it easier
to start.
1. Make Sure You Have
a Powerful CV
Hiring managers in the UAE
see a lot of CVs, so it’s very
important to make a great
first impression. It is therefore
essential that you get your CV
right. You can use Bayt.com’s
CV Builder to create a CV for
free that is customized to find
a job in UAE. Employers are
also searching online for great
people to hire all the time, and
your Public Profile is similar
to your online business card.
It tells people who you are and
what you’re good at, and makes
you findable on search engines
such as Google. If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to
get your profile, try Bayt.com’s
Public Profile.
2. Apply For a Job in UAE
There are thousands of
jobs advertised every day by
employers in the UAE, so keep
an eye on these jobs. You have
many to choose from, but don’t
apply randomly… make sure
you apply to jobs you feel you
would be very good at, and
where your skills and experience are relevant.
3. NETWORK! Networking
is of course, essential. If you’re
not based in the UAE, worry
not! Bayt.com Specialties helps
you establish a presence as an
expert in your field through
meaningful community discussions online that will let UAE
employers find you, no matter
where you are.
4. Polish Your Job Interview
Skills Practicing and polishing your interview skills will
help you stand out from other
candidates. Read on to discover
the points that you must always
remember before going into a
job interview. Visit the Bayt.
com blog on blog.bayt.com for
tips.
5. Stay up-to-date with the latest news in the UAE job marketKnowledge is power, so follow
Bayt.com and the blog for the
latest news in the job market,
but also career advice and tips
from the experts.
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As an Emirati company, du is
committed to contributing to
the growing knowledge economy in the UAE by empowering
Emirati nationals with careers
in the information and communications technology (ICT)
sector. This year marks du’s
10th annual participation in
Careers UAE. du is supporting the UAE leadership’s vision
of increasing Emiratisation in
the private sector by encouraging and empowering UAE
nationals through participating
at events such as Careers UAE,
as well as providing a variety
of scholarship and sponsorship
programmes that encourage employment and careers
development in private and
semi-government
sectors.
Career development, retention
of nationals and direct hire of
UAE nationals are the three pillars of du’s recruitment strategy. The company has long term
plans to continue to develop
and retain UAE Nationals in
a variety of roles across the
company by identifying the
strengths of certain individuals and their potential areas of
development. Moreover, du has
developed 40 graduate trainees
who were recruited and trained
HIGHLIGHTS
DUBAI POLICE FACTS
Dubai Police, are proud to be
a modern police establishment
with a force of more than fifteen
thousand employees. We are
through the du Masar Graduate also proud to be one of the best
Trainee program. These gradu- security institutions, at all levels;
ates have completed internal locally, regionally, and globally.
and external training courses
to enhance their skills and • Dubai Police is an integral part of
become fully fledged, responsi- the United Arab Emirates Police
ble, employees within a period Force. Its mission is to improve
of less than eighteen months. In the quality of life, in the Country,
2015, du recruited 47 nation- by operating in accordance with
als who joined in mid-level the constitutional rights to enforce
and higher management rolls the law and maintain security and
in support, commercial and safety of the community and of
operation departments. This everyone living in the Country.
year, du is looking to enhance
its own Emiratisation figures • Dubai Police Force is chaired by
further, whilst encouraging His Highness, Sheikh Mohammad
more Emiratis to work within Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum; Vicethe semi-governmental sector. President, Prime Minister, and
Attendees of Careers UAE are Ruler of Dubai.Excellence and
invited to meet du representa- Quality.
tives at its stand during the
event, where they can drop • Dubai Police uses the highest
off their CVs and learn about and the most precise measures
their potential career path at of operation in performing its
du, including other benefits of duties, functions, and powers,
the
institutional
the job. Careers UAE enables through
du’s Emiratisation efforts as it performance indicators and the
allows company representa- practice of the strategic planning,
tives to interact directly with efficiently managing human
potential future employees and and financial resources, and
inspire them to enter into a through simplifying procedures,
community
fulfilling telecommunications strengthen
partnership,
innovative
initiatives,
career.
respect of personal excellence,
and teamwork.
Union National Bank is committed
to developing UAE youth
UNB is committed to developing
the UAE youth by presenting
them with opportunities and
challenges
through
which
they can prove themselves.
UNB presence in the Careers
UAE 2016 Show highlights our
dedication to the Emiratization
drive and enthusiasm to nurture
the talents and knowledge of
our youth.The Careers Show is
an ideal opportunity to create
opportunities for UAE Nationals
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in order to allow them to find a
job and also to ensure that they
know what skills are needed
within the work place.As a part
of UNB’s strategy, the Bank has a
number of strategic alliances with
several UAE based universities
and organizations and provides
a number of training programs
which make it one of the leading
employers for UAE Nationals
in the country, such as: UNB
Endowment Agreement with
• Dubai Police is the first Arab
police institution to apply DNA
testing in criminal investigation,
the first Arab police institution to
use Electronic Fingerprinting, and
the first Arab police institution to
Zayed University to establish a apply the concept of "Clean Desk
Professorship at Zayed University Policy".
titled "Union National Bank
Professorship in Banking". UNB • Dubai Police Force is the
is contributing an amount of Five first Arab police institution to
Million Dirhams over a period establish a department exclusively
of five years to establish this for human rights. It is an overall
Professorship in Banking. UNB "Community Police" that is
will be also participating in most exercising this role, preceding
of the upcoming career fairs that many police departments in the
will be held during 2016 all over world.
the UAE.
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HIGHLIGHTS
A RANGE OF BANKING
SERVICES FROM NBAD
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi
(NBAD) was incorporated in 1968
and is listed on the Abu Dhabi
Securities Exchange (ADX),
under stock code (NBAD).
Ranked as one of the top 50 safest
banks in the world and the safest
bank in the Emerging Markets
and Middle East by the prestigious
Global Finance magazine, NBAD
operates across 16 countries on
five continents. NBAD’s overseas
network stretches from Shanghai,
Hong Kong, Malaysia and India
in Asia to Oman, UAE, Bahrain
and Kuwait in GCC; Jordan and
Lebanon in the Levant; Egypt
and Sudan in Africa; France,
Switzerland and the UK in
Europe; USA in North America;
and Brazil in South America,
giving it the largest global network
among all UAE banks.
The Bank offers a range of
banking services including retail,
investment and Islamic banking.
NBAD grows strategically toward
its vision to be recognized as the
World’s Best Arab Bank.NBAD
is rated senior long term/short
term AA-/A-1+ by Standard &
Poor's (S&P), Aa3/P1 by Moody’s,
AA-/F1+ by Fitch, A+ by Rating
and Investment Information Inc
(R&I) Japan, and AAA by RAM
(Malaysia) , giving it one of the
strongest combined rating of any
any global financial institution.
Unmatched living-learning
environment at UAEU
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Dubai Government looking to
promote effective communication
with graduates
Dubai Government Human
Recourses Department (DGHR)
was established under Law
no.31 of 2009 issued by H.H
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Vice President
and Prime Minister of the UAE
and Ruler of Dubai. DGHR
Strategically leads the efforts
to modernize the government
human resources capital by
aligning HR programs and
initiatives to implement the Dubai
Strategic Plan 2021. DGHR plays
a vital role in managing and
supporting the transformation
of human resources through
continuously
updating
HR
practices and processes to
ensure sustainable UAE national
capability development. Dubai
Government Human Resources
Department is considered one
of the most prominent entities
that participates periodically
in UAE Careers, as a part of
With
the
UAE
economy
diversifying, the need for skilled
Emiratis is on the rise. Corporates
in the country are intensifying
their Emiratisation efforts and
working in alignment with the
UAE government’s vision towards
better employment opportunities.
One such corporate is UAE
Exchange, the leading global
remittance, foreign exchange
and payment solutions brand.
Committed towards supporting
the career aspirations of the
Emiratis, the brand also cultivates
their talent for leadership
roles within the organisation.
What also distinguishes it from
the other brands is that UAE
Exchange offers the Emiratis
with the option of choosing their
job location, a great convenient
factor. UAE Exchange, over
the last 35 years, has been
making significant progress in
creating sustainable employment
opportunities for the Emiratis.
The brand offers mentorship by
experienced senior staff, practical
training programme in Arabic
and English all-year-round,
employee engagement and skill
development programmes among
others. At present, there is a
strong and dedicated workforce
of over 300 Emiratis employed
across the spectrum of the brand’s
operations in the UAE. The brand
has also been training the Emirati
students through its long-running
training programme - Taaleem.
This four to eight week internship
programme provides the young
Emirati student a platform to gain
intensive on-the-job training,
enhance industry knowledge
base,
develop
confidence,
communication abilities and earn
a stipend while studying. The
programme enables the Emirati
student to face the corporate
challenges with confidence and
contribute to the organisation’s
goal.
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its commitment to work in
accordance to the directives of
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
UAE Vice President, Prime
Minister and Ruler of Dubai, In
strengthening the Emiratization
policy in the public and private
sectors. The Department is the
government strategic partner
of the exhibition, and the
main organizer for the Dubai
Government stand that comprise
32 governmental entities within
UAE Careers 16th edition,
looking to promote effective
communication with graduates
from universities, colleges and
employers
experience
and
competencies of the male and
female citizens channels wanting
access to the career opportunities
available within the local labor
market‬.‫‫‬
Dubai Government Human
Resources department gives
great importance to activate
the participation of local
departments in UAE Careers
2016 as a strategic platform to
incorporate the vision of the wise
leadership to the upgrading of
national talents preparation for
hosting the "Dubai Expo 2020"
and support the Emiratization
policy, through attracting capable
national talents to contribute in
the development process overall‬.‫‫‬
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Moreover, DGHR provides a
number of specialized services
up to the international standards,
as the Assessment Center, and the
provision of modern recruitment
channels to apply for various
jobs, including a web portal for
employment
(ejob.dubai.gov.
ae) and the smart application
of (mJobs), in addition to the
coordination as required with
all the entities involved, to get
out the best results that meet the
desired aspirations‬.‫‫‬
HIGHLIGHTS
Imdaad is a multi-awarded, fully
integrated facilities, environment,
and energy management solutions
company in the GCC. It provides
turnkey solutions under Hard
and Soft Facilities Management
(FM), Waste and Environment,
Power and Energy portfolios
and is recognised in the market
for its innovative, professional,
and
quality-driven
services.
Imdaad also offers 24X7 home
maintenance service under its
HomePro portfolio. The company
has received several prominent
industry awards and recognitions,
including,
‘Green
Facility
Management Organization of the
Year’ at the 2015 Emirates Green
Building Council (EGBC) Awards
and the ‘Sheikh Khalifa Excellence
Award (SKEA), among others. In
line with the government initiative
of Emiratization, Imdaad launched
‘Elham’, a comprehensive national
development program to support
young Emirati graduates in
their journey towards leadership
excellence. It aims to equip them
with the right skills, knowledge
and experience to face all industry
challenges
through
various
classroom and on-the-job trainings
as well as offer opportunities to its
Emirati employees in advancing
their career through succession
planning and retention programs.
Corporate social responsibility
(CSR) is a core value for Imdaad
and
its
community-focused
programs such as Be’ati (My
Environment) – a flagship CSR
initiative and Khaddour – the
fun-loving green leaf character,
reinforces its strong commitment
to environmental sustainability.
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Noor Bank to continue focus on UAE
development and employment
Noor Bank, a leading Shari’a
compliant bank in the UAE, will
once again be participating at the
‘UAE Careers Fair’ 2016 as part
of its reiterated Emiratisation
strategy. By participating at
prominent career exhibitions,
the bank aims to empower
and encourage UAE nationals
to actively participate in the
growth of the country’s banking
and financial services industry.
Speaking about the bank’s
participation, Hind Al Attar,
Head of Human Resources, Noor
Bank, said, “We are pleased to
participate at the annual careers
fair, in line with the esteemed
UAE leadership’s nationalisation
plan. At Noor Bank, we continue
to play an important role in
developing
UAE
nationals,
through a variety of training and
mentoring programs that helps
to not only further their careers,
but provide them with the skills
to be leaders in their industry.
This is also evident at our bank,
where a number of nationals
hold leadership positions. We
look forward to meeting many
fresh graduates and enthusiastic
students pursuing a career in
the fast growing space of Shari’a
compliant
banking.”
Noor
Bank has been at the forefront
of promoting Emirati talent
by organising several internal
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CBD recognises the importance
of investment in Human Capital
Bank of Dubai has considered
the recruitment of UAE
nationals as one of its priorities.
The Bank continued its missioncritical strategy of employing
and developing the skill-sets
of UAE nationals, a process
that was accelerated through
accreditation/certification.
The Bank has achieved substantial
results in Emiratisation, 38% of
and external training sessions,
workshops
and
actively
participating in career fairs.
The bank strongly believes that
training plays a crucial role
in nurturing and promoting
growth from within and plans
to launch further initiatives to
provide UAE nationals with
sustained management training
to prepare them for strategic
positions in the future. Noor
Bank was recently named as
the ‘Best Performing Bank –
UAE’ at the renowned World
Islamic Banking Conference
(WIBC) Performance Awards
2015 held in Manama, Bahrain.
The award reflected the bank’s
strong performance throughout
the year.
total workforce and almost all
branch managers are now UAE
nationals, and many nationals
hold senior positions at the
Bank's Headquarters.
The Bank strongly believes in
the importance of investment
in Human Capital and hence
has increased the opportunities
of quality training for all staff
through a multitude of programs
and seminars. In addition,
many UAE national employees
are sent to attend specialized
training courses, either locally or
overseas.
The
Bank
launched
its
Commercial Bank of Dubai was
established in 1969 by an Emiri
Decree issued by His Highness,
the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed
Al Maktoum.
With humble beginnings and a
ten employee branch, CBD today
has developed into a progressive
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and
successful
banking
institution offering a full range of
retail and commercial banking
services in both conventional
and Islamic forms with a
network of 26 branches and over
200 ATMs throughout the UAE.
Since its inception, Commercial
Management Training Program
to help develop the potential
and capabilities of UAE youth
and prepare them for leadership
positions within the bank.
The program, which runs for a
full year, is specifically designed
for outstanding new graduates
among UAE citizens and
combines theoretical lessons and
practical training in the various
departments and branches of the
bank.
JEBEL ALI FREE ZONE
DIVERSIFIES AWAY FROM OIL
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) is one of
the world’s leading free zones. It is
the region’s most efficient logistics
hub, located between a top
container terminal (Jebel Ali Port)
and a top international airport
(Al Maktoum International
Airport), providing the best in
multi-modal connectivity. Jafza
is a leading driver of Dubai’s
non-oil trade. In 2014 the Free
Zone has generated trade worth
USD 96.5 billion. As the leading
business hub of the Middle East,
it focuses on long term customer
relationships and fosters alliances
with global investors by providing
them world class infrastructure
duly supported with quality
driven value added services and
incentives, enabling them to avail
huge business opportunities in
the region, in the most efficient
way.
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