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Etisalat Participates In The National Career Exhibition 2011 At Expo Centre Sharjah











Etisalat, the region’s leading telecommunications corporation, is participating in the National Career Exhibition, taking place until 25th February at the Expo Centre Sharjah.

Etisalat’s participation in this show is a part of the corporation’s ongoing strategy to attract and qualify national staff, which supports the Emiratisation policy of the UAE government to enable young Emiratis to participate in the country’s development and to provide ways to refine their expertise and creativity.

Through its participation, Etisalat aims to identify potential job opportunities for new national graduates and showcase the benefits and incentives offered to them. The corporation is welcoming visitors to its stand at the exhibition, in order to introduce individuals to the working culture at and employment benefits at Etisalat.

“Etisalat is the leading corporation in the UAE when it comes to adopting the government’s Emiratisation strategy, and maintains its ongoing efforts to provide recruitment opportunities to UAE Nationals. Since its inception, the organisation has developed a multitude of programmes that assist in attracting and qualifying the best candidates and competencies to support its Emiratisation strategy and to provide job opportunities for highly qualified Emiratis,” said Abdulaziz Al Sawaleh, Group Chief Human Resources Officer, Etisalat.

“We are at the forefront of national institutions in terms of Emiratisation rates. Our UAE National employees currently consist of 35% of the organisation’s total work force (more than 3,200 employees), while Nationals in executive management positions reaches 95%,” he continued.

Al Sawaleh emphasised that Etisalat is unique in its continuous efforts in rehabilitation and development of the nation and goes beyond simply recruiting Nationals, as it develops employees’ skills and provides them with the necessary training in line with the highest international standards through Etisalat Academy and other local and international institutions.

He added: “We are proud of our achievements in contributing to promote UAE society in all sectors through our investment in training and rehabilitating more than 76,000 of the country’s national citizens, and offering them more than 16,000 training courses to date, some of whom work within Etisalat, while others joined different business sectors in UAE. These efforts reflect the size of Etisalat’s contributions to its community through Emiratisation.”

He also mentioned that Etisalat offers suitable training programmes to nationals applying for different jobs in the organisation. The programmes aim to prepare Nationals to work in the organisation at their full potential and capacity, as the corporation believes in and harnesses the creative home-grown talent of UAE Nationals.

Al Sawaleh concluded by stating that national competencies within Etisalat have proved their effectiveness and capability according to international practices and such achievements of individuals have attracted the attention of large companies. Etisalat is proud to have more than 70 Emirati nationals managing its operations in 18 countries around the world and to provide the latest services for 135 million customers.

 

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