GulfTalent.com, one of the region’s leading online recruitment services, has launched a series of training seminars for Saudi graduates.
The seminars will be conducted at leading universities across the Kingdom over the next few months and will be provided by GulfTalent.com to interested students on a complimentary basis, without any charge. The first session has been scheduled to be held at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) on Sunday 19 February.
The workshops, the first of their kind ever conducted in the Kingdom, aim to provide university students poised to enter the job market with an understanding of what companies are looking for and how to present themselves for the best entry-level positions.
The idea for the seminars was inspired by GulfTalent.com’s extensive contacts and interviews with graduate recruiters across the Kingdom, which revealed that, while many graduates were academically strong, most were poorly prepared for approaching the job search process. “Many students don’t have a long-term vision of what they want in a career. This is often because they haven’t had clear role models and haven’t been exposed to leaders of commerce and industry,” said the recruitment manager of a leading Saudi company interviewed during a recent university careers day. He further added that students need to be more judicious in selecting the job that is right for them and contributes to their long-term success and development. “There are many jobs out there, but students are not able to distinguish the good jobs from the mediocre jobs. They don’t know what criteria to look for.”
Another multinational recruiter interviewed by GulfTalent.com commented that students do not know how to approach employers professionally, in terms of presenting their CV and the way they conduct themselves in interviews.
Announcing the launch of the seminars, a GulfTalent.com spokesperson said “Through our extensive work in Saudi Arabia, we have found that even the most talented and sophisticated graduates are unsure about how to set about finding and securing the best possible jobs in the market. Our seminars are designed to help students in two important areas. First to set out a long-term vision of what they want to achieve in their life and which career path best enables them to do that. The second part is how to position themselves as attractive employees for their chosen employers. This includes developing their profile and skill-base in line with employer expectations, as well as presenting their accomplishments and potential to recruiters and HR managers in the most effective manner possible.”
The GulfTalent.com workshops will be carried out in association with leading educational institutions and will be open to any students who wish to attend. The one-hour sessions will include career planning, how to write CVs and how to be interviewed for a job.
“As a leading provider of Saudi talent to companies in the Kingdom, it is in our interest to help young people entering the market to understand how the HR process works and how they should proceed in their job searches.” said the GulfTalent.com spokesperson. “We want to help young people entering the market for the first time to reflect on their career goals with greater clarity and approach the recruitment process with the right attitudes and greater understanding.”
“Job creation is one of the most pressing issues in Saudi Arabia and this public service initiative is our small contribution to helping young people enter the job market and participate in the nation’s economy.”
GulfTalent.com is one of the region’s leading Internet recruitment portals, used extensively by major companies in Saudi Arabia to find and recruit educated and experienced Saudi nationals.
GulfTalent.com is the Middle East’s leading Internet recruitment portal for mid-level and senior professionals. Headquartered in Dubai Knowledge Village and serving an active client base across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and the UAE, GulfTalent.com specialises in matching top candidates with attractive career opportunities through its internet site.
