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His Royal Highness<br />
Prince Khalifa Bin Salman AL-Khalifa<br />
Prime Minister<br />
His Majesty<br />
King Hamad Bin Isa AL-Khalifa<br />
King of the Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
His Royal Highness<br />
Prince Salman Bin Hamad AL-Khalifa<br />
Crown Prince<br />
Deputy Supreme Commander
CONTENTS<br />
MESSAGES<br />
University of Bahrain President 4<br />
VP for Community Service & Alumni Affairs 6<br />
Batelco Chief Executive Bahrain 7<br />
Director of Career Counselling Office<br />
(Head of Organizing Committee) 8<br />
Organizing Committee Message 9<br />
COMPANIES<br />
Floor Plan 11<br />
Companies on the floor 12<br />
Companies Profile 13<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Start your search now 57<br />
Careers Day 13 Tips 57<br />
Careers Day 13 Function & Facilities 63<br />
Attendance Policy 64<br />
STEP 1: Prepare your CV and job letters 66<br />
STEP 2: The Interview 92<br />
STEP 3: Employability Skills 113<br />
STEP 4: Networking and self promotion 136<br />
STEP 5: Work Ethics 154<br />
CAREER COUNSELLING OFFICE (CCO)<br />
Introduction 164<br />
What is the CCO? 164<br />
Where is it located? 164<br />
What are the divisions of CCO? 165<br />
Who can visit the Career Office & when? 165<br />
Why career planning is so important? 165<br />
What takes place in CCO? 165<br />
What information can be found in the CCO? 168<br />
CCO Advertisement 169
MESSAGE FROM UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN PRESIDENT<br />
Dr. Ebrahim Mohammed Janahi<br />
University of Bahrain President<br />
The University of Bahrain has hosted Careers Day for the past thirteen years, a<br />
very significant event that aims to link the student community, with institutions<br />
and businesses in both the public and private sectors within the Kingdom of<br />
Bahrain.<br />
Ever since I was honored by His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of<br />
the Kingdom of Bahrain and Supreme President of the University of Bahrain to<br />
assume my responsibility as President of the country‘s national university , I<br />
have been committed to create an environment conducive to active coordination<br />
and cooperation with the public and private sectors so we may learn from one<br />
another as we develop programmes that provide the <strong>students</strong> of today with the<br />
skills they need to be effective employees tomorrow.<br />
The University receives and values important feedback from all participants in the<br />
Careers Day programme in the various fields of industry, the oil business,<br />
banking, communication services and numerous others. This day yields great<br />
benefits for both our <strong>students</strong> and the community. One such benefit is to<br />
highlight the available opportunities in the labour market by all effective sectors in<br />
the Kingdom of Bahrain in one area and under one ceiling. The second advantage<br />
is manifested by allowing <strong>students</strong> to gain real experience to interact with the<br />
companies and employers through the services provided by the Careers Counseling<br />
Office which offers continuous training workshops and courses to prepare<br />
<strong>students</strong> to enter the world of business smoothly and easily. In addition,<br />
representatives from companies and different sectors will introduce themselves to<br />
the new batch of graduates.
MESSAGE FROM UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN PRESIDENT<br />
We are very proud that many of our <strong>students</strong> are employed during interviews at this event. This is a great<br />
opportunity in the light of the high competitiveness in the labour market. With the increasing number of graduates<br />
in the Kingdom and outside, we are also proud to see that many companies prefer to employ our graduates as<br />
opposed to those from outside. This gives us an indication that the University of Bahrain has efficiently<br />
implemented successful academic programs and that it has built a strategic partnership with the labour market by<br />
predicting its needs and developmental visions.<br />
As I said earlier the University of Bahrain has been holding this event for thirteen consecutive years in order to<br />
maintain continuous relations with the community. It opens avenues for our dear <strong>students</strong> to familiarize<br />
themselves with the labour market requirements and opportunities available within. In addition, it strengthens<br />
the close ties with employers and officials in the various sectors of the labour market.<br />
The University of Bahrain is proud to be a partner in achieving the goals of our national Vision 2030. As a major<br />
element of our strategic plan we have made a commitment to enhancing the quality of teaching and learning as we<br />
prepare our graduates for Bahrain‘s workplace of the twenty-first century.<br />
As we welcome you to the thirteenth Annual Careers Day at the University of Bahrain, I would like to thank you for<br />
your interest and efforts on behalf of our <strong>students</strong>. We apologize to companies and institutes which expressed their<br />
willingness to participate but due to limited space we could not accommodate them this year but hopefully we will<br />
see them at future events.<br />
I further wish to congratulate the Careers Counseling Office under the guidance of Vice President for<br />
Community Services, Professor Ali Mansour Al-Shehab, all the staff , <strong>students</strong> and volunteers who have worked<br />
tirelessly to make this event so successful. I also call upon all our dear <strong>students</strong> to seize this opportunity to avail<br />
of this event that brings the labour market to the grounds of the University of Bahrain.<br />
Dr Ebrahim Mohammad Janahi<br />
University of Bahrain President
Dear <strong>students</strong><br />
MESSAGE FROM VP FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE & ALUMNI AFFAIRS<br />
It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you to the Career Day 13, the University of<br />
Bahrain‘s most successful event that annually receives attention and care of all<br />
<strong>students</strong> and University of Bahrain‘s president Dr. Ebrahim Mohammed Ahmed<br />
Janahi, who patrons the event.<br />
This event, which I consider as <strong>students</strong>‘ best job source and generator, would not<br />
have been possible without effort and planning by our work committee which<br />
comprises staff and <strong>students</strong>. I hereby urge all to benefit from this opportunity<br />
that is brought forward the biggest employers in the country on one floor.<br />
We are really proud to have organized this event for more than a decade<br />
consecutively. The event is a successful step towards achieving our aim which is to<br />
create a strong connection between <strong>students</strong>' ambitions and employers' needs. I<br />
hope the highest benefit for all and the very best of luck for our <strong>students</strong>.<br />
Best regards,<br />
Professor Dr. Ali Mansour Nasr Al Shahab<br />
Vice President for Community Services and Alumni Affairs<br />
Prof. Dr. Ali Mansour Al Shehab<br />
V P for Community Service &<br />
Alumni Affairs
MESSAGE FROM BATELCO CHIEF EXECUTIVE BAHRAIN<br />
Batelco is very pleased to offer its support to the University of Bahrain for its<br />
annual Career Day, now in its 13th year. We are honoured to have been a major<br />
participant at this UoB special event for many years as it links in with Batelco‘s<br />
commitment to assist Bahraini <strong>students</strong> as they strive to establish their careers.<br />
I believe Career Day is an invaluable event that provides the perfect opportunity for<br />
university <strong>students</strong> to find out more about career opportunities in the<br />
telecommunications industry as well as the wider job market.<br />
As always, Batelco will host a very big stand at Career Day and a number of our<br />
staff who are experts in their fields will be available at the stand to meet with<br />
<strong>students</strong> and give them an insight into the very wide variety of careers on offer at<br />
Batelco. Representatives from our HR team will also be on hand to give advice on<br />
the required academic qualifications and guidance about how to apply for careers<br />
at Batelco.<br />
Seeking employment is a challenging task these days and the advice and support<br />
offered by those who are already in established careers can be very helpful and<br />
encouraging. Always remember that every new career starts with some simple<br />
steps.<br />
We are truly delighted to note that our annual support has helped many young<br />
people from UoB to enter into the job market with confidence. UoB deserves a huge<br />
vote of thanks for organising the annual Career Day and we appreciate the<br />
opportunity to be part of this great initiative.<br />
Rashid Abdulla<br />
Batelco Chief Executive Bahrain<br />
Rashid Abdulla<br />
Batelco Chief Executive Bahrain
MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR OF CAREER COUNSELLING OFFICE<br />
While planning and anticipating an event like this for a long<br />
time, You will only have one chance to make a great first<br />
impression. So our dear graduating student research the<br />
companies, fine-tune your resume, dress for the job, ask great<br />
questions. Nothing impresses an employer more than genuine<br />
interests and enthusiasm about the company.<br />
As this careers Day 13 is definitely useful to graduating <strong>students</strong><br />
looking to make job contacts and full-time positions. UoB<br />
careers day 13 is also an opportunity to talk to real world<br />
recruiters as you network. Freshmen, sophomores, and juniors<br />
will find a wealth of information on career-related experiences<br />
and issues.<br />
Our thanks extended to UoB President, VP for Community<br />
Service & Alumni Affairs for the patronage & support of this<br />
event. Our deep appreciations goes to sponsors & participants<br />
of Careers Day 13.<br />
Nael Mahmood Al Anais<br />
Director of Career Counselling Office<br />
(Head of Organizing Committee)<br />
Good Luck and make the best of Careers Day 13.<br />
Nael Al-Anais<br />
Director of Career Counselling Office<br />
(Head of Organizing Committee)
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MESSAGE<br />
Dear <strong>students</strong> This is your chance to talk with representatives of various<br />
employers and ask questions, and possibly exchange information, so try to make a<br />
good impression to approach employers in a limited amount of time.<br />
And so, here comes the role of the Career Counselling office (CCO) team who<br />
organized this exhibition and offers <strong>students</strong> and graduates advice and tips to<br />
help them with job search and career survey.<br />
CCO has developed particular areas of expertise and will help <strong>students</strong> and<br />
graduates think carefully about their specific career choices. CCO is also available<br />
to those who need help focusing on where to start their searches, how to integrate<br />
academic interests with career interests, and when to begin the process.<br />
At the end a counselor can help you steer your interests and goals into a realistic<br />
and fulfilling career choice.<br />
Good Luck<br />
Careers Day 13 Organizing Committee
Floor Plan
Companies on the Floor<br />
Company Name<br />
Stand no.<br />
Platinum Class<br />
Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) 1<br />
Gold Class<br />
Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) 2<br />
Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) 5<br />
Silver Class<br />
Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo W.L.L. 3<br />
PricewaterhouseCoopers 4<br />
Ernst & Young 6<br />
Unilever 7<br />
Y.K. Al-Moayyed & Sons 8<br />
Civil Service Bureau 9<br />
BDO 10<br />
Standard Chartered Bank 11<br />
KPMG Fakhro 12<br />
Tamkeen 13<br />
Mondelez International 14<br />
Crowne Plaza Hotel 15<br />
Media Sponsor<br />
Al Ayam Publishing 42<br />
Company Name<br />
Bronze Class<br />
Stand no.<br />
Nestle Bahrain Trading W.L.L. 16<br />
Ministry of Education 17<br />
Midal Cables Ltd 18<br />
Education USA 19<br />
Olayan Kimberly-Clark 20<br />
Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Co. 21<br />
Tatweer Petroleum 22<br />
Deloitte 23<br />
Yokogawa Middle East 24<br />
Al Atheer Audit & Consulting 25<br />
BMMI 26<br />
Bahrain Development Bank 27<br />
Gulftalent.com 28<br />
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited 29<br />
Bahrain Credit 30<br />
Atkins 31<br />
Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard co. 32<br />
Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo 33<br />
Solidarity General Takaful 34<br />
Schlumberger Overseas S.A 35<br />
Bahrain Duty Free 36<br />
Abdulaal Gulf Audit 37<br />
Prince Events Management 38<br />
Bahrain National Holding 39<br />
Ministry of Labour - Employment Service Bureau 40<br />
Bahrain Society of Engineers 41
Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco)<br />
About Batelco<br />
Platinum Sponsor<br />
œP.O.BOX: 14, Manama<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17884499<br />
Fax: +973 17611776<br />
Website: www.batelco.com<br />
Batelco Group, listed on the Bahrain Bourse, is the leading integrated communications‘<br />
provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain and a company of reference among the region‘s key<br />
telecommunications players for innovation and customer experience.<br />
Batelco serves both the corporate and consumer markets in the most liberalised and<br />
competitive environment in the Middle East region. It delivers cutting-edge fixed and<br />
wireless telecommunications services to its customers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia,<br />
Jordan, Yemen and Egypt.<br />
The Batelco Group of companies offers end-to-end telecommunications solutions for its<br />
residential, business and government customers in Bahrain on Next Generation, all IP fixed<br />
and 3.75G wireless networks, MPLS based regional data solutions and, GSM mobile and<br />
WiMax broadband services across the countries in which it operates.
Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC)<br />
Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) was established in December 1979 as a joint<br />
venture between three GCC member states for the manufacture of fertilizers and<br />
petrochemicals. The joint venture is equally owned by the Government of the Kingdom of<br />
Bahrain, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, and Petrochemical Industries Company, Kuwait.<br />
GPIC uses natural gas, which is readily available in Bahrain, as a feedstock for the production<br />
of 1,200 metric tonnes of Ammonia, 1,700 metric tonnes of Urea and 1,200 metric tonnes of<br />
Methanol, totalling 1.4 million tonnes each year. In addition to the production plants, the GPIC<br />
Complex, which was built in Sitra on a reclaimed area of 600,000 square metres, comprises<br />
utilities plants, maintenance workshops, offices, stores and laboratories.<br />
Gold Sponsor<br />
œP.O.BOX: 26730 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17731777<br />
Fax: +973 17731047<br />
Website: www.gpic.com<br />
E-mail: gpic@gpic.com<br />
GPIC considers itself a role model in the protection of the environment and was the first<br />
industrial company to use practical demonstration project to verify the environmental<br />
credentials of its operations. A fish farm, a bird sanctuary, palm tree plantations and a herb<br />
garden have all been established at the GPIC site. GPIC was also the first Company in the<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain to allocate prizes for environmental research in secondary schools, in<br />
addition to organizing environmental awareness lectures for <strong>students</strong> of primary and<br />
intermediate schools.<br />
GPIC is considered a model example of Gulf integration and the success of the Company could<br />
not have been possible without the strong support enjoyed from His Majesty King Hamad bin<br />
Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman<br />
Al Khalifa, Prime Minister and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown<br />
Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander. The wise directives of the Board of Directors led by<br />
H.E. Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa have had a significant impact upon making these outstanding<br />
achievements.<br />
There is no doubt that the tremendous efforts made by the executive management and all the<br />
employees have contributed to maintaining this momentum and growth which augurs well for<br />
the future of the Company and its continuous success on all levels.
The Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO)<br />
BAPCO, wholly owned by the Government of Bahrain, is engaged in the oil industry<br />
Including refining, distribution of petroleum products and natural gas, sales and exports of<br />
crude oil and refined products.<br />
The company owns a 260,000 barrel-a-day refinery, storage facilities for more than 14 million<br />
barrels, a marketing terminal, and a marine terminal for its petroleum products. Ninety-five per<br />
cent of refined products are exports.<br />
BAPCO‘s prime customers for crude oil and refined products are based in the Middle East,<br />
India, the Far East, South East Asia and Africa.<br />
Gold Sponsor<br />
BAPCO exports crude oil to world markets and sells petroleum products locally and<br />
internationally. It also supplies and sells aviation fuel at the Bahrain International<br />
Airport through its affiliate, The Bahrain Aviation Fueling Company (BAFCO), in which the<br />
company is a 60% shareholder.<br />
The company also provides the full requirements of natural gas to the power generating plants<br />
and other industries in the country.<br />
BAPCO is pressing ahead with its ambitious human resource management programme to<br />
ensure that the skills of its workforce match the technological and business demands of this<br />
new millennium. In addition, its scholarship and sponsorship programmes support more than<br />
300 <strong>students</strong> in higher education in Bahrain and abroad.<br />
P.O.BOX: 25555 Awali,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel.: +973 17704040<br />
Fax: +973 17704070<br />
Website: www.bapco.net<br />
E-mail: info@bapco.net<br />
Protection of the environment continues to be a major focus of the company‘s policy. In line<br />
with best practice, BAPCO has created an EHS policy that integrates the functions of<br />
Occupational Health, Industrial Safety and Environment. A founder member of the Regional<br />
Clean Sea Organization (RECSO), the company remains at the forefront of technical expertise in<br />
oil spill response. A clearly set out policy, a range of protective clothing and equipment, full<br />
training and strict monitoring form BAPCO‘s ongoing commitment to the prevention and control<br />
of accidents and emergencies. The company has worked up to 12 million employee-hours<br />
without lost-time accident.
Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo<br />
Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo group of companies, is one of the largest family owned Business<br />
Conglomerates in the Arabian Gulf. Since its formation in 1890 as a trading company by Hajji<br />
Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo, the group has achieved consistent growth.<br />
Today, Kanoo is a leading business name, its progress directed by family members in all the<br />
countries in which it operates across the region, supported be a multi-disciplined and multinational<br />
management and staff. Kanoo remains at the forefront in embracing modern<br />
management techniques and utilization of cutting edge information technology solutions. Great<br />
emphasis has always been placed on consistent quality and implementation of ISO 9000<br />
Quality management System has assisted the Company to deliver the highest levels of customer<br />
satisfaction.<br />
Silver Sponsor<br />
P.O.BOX : 45 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17220220<br />
Fax: +973 17229122<br />
Website: www.kanoo.com<br />
E-mail: Kanoobah@batelco.com.bh<br />
Diversification has been, and continues to be, one of the key elements underlying Kanoo‘s<br />
successful growth. From its Shipping, General Trading, property and Travel base, the company<br />
has branched out into Machinery Sales and Service, Power & Industrial Projects, Oilfield & Gas<br />
Services, Chemicals, Retail, Security System, Procurement Services, Insurance, Cargo Freight<br />
Forwarding and Joint Venture partnerships in many specialized fields, in association with<br />
many of the world‘s leading companies in manufacturing, services and industrial products.<br />
The Kanoo group of companies, through its strength and experience, is confident of its ability to<br />
meet the exciting challenges and opportunities, which will arise in this moat dynamic of<br />
regional economies. Its financial reputation and strength enjoys international renown.
PricewaterhouseCoopers<br />
Silver Sponsor<br />
P.O.BOX : 21144 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17118800<br />
Fax: +973 17540556<br />
Website: www.pwc.com/middle-east<br />
E-mail: pwc.bahrain@bh.pwc.com<br />
A career with PricewaterhouseCoopers is a journey of continued development which benefits<br />
our people, our clients, our firm and our community<br />
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is the number 1 professional services firm in the world with a<br />
network of more than 180,000 people in 158 countries. In the Middle East, we are the fastest<br />
growing professional services firm consisting of more than 2,500 people, operating in 23 offices<br />
and across 13 jurisdictions in the region.<br />
We recruit some of the highest caliber people across the world; Bahrain and the Middle East are<br />
no exception. Typically, we attract and grow talented people who have excelled in their<br />
academic and student life, that are energetic, ambitious, willing to embrace change and are<br />
always ready for a challenge.<br />
PwC works seamlessly across geographical borders to develop fresh perspectives and provide<br />
practical advice. We innovate and develop some of the leading and ground breaking approaches<br />
to help clients solve complex business opportunities. PwC provides industry-focused assurance,<br />
tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for our clients and<br />
stakeholders<br />
Your career in the Middle East would typically focus on one of the following main business<br />
areas:<br />
Assurance and Audit services<br />
• Consulting • Deals • Risk • Tax<br />
Engaging with a wide range of clients also enables opportunities for international assignments.<br />
Most people know PwC as one of the world's most respected professional services firm. Join us<br />
and you will quickly find out why. You'll learn that we are less about corporate hierarchies and<br />
more about building meaningful relationships with our clients, with each other, and with the<br />
communities in which we live and work.<br />
It would be inconceivable to think of PwC without thinking of our people – come and meet some<br />
of them at our stand in the main hall.<br />
Explore the PwC website (www.pwc.com/middle-east) to discover what differentiates PwC<br />
from the crowd. Find out more about PwC and read about some of our experiences.
Ernst & Young<br />
Bahrain<br />
―Ernst & Young is the trusted business adviser that contributes most to the success of its<br />
people and clients by creating value and confidence.‖<br />
Ernst & Young is the largest professional services firm in the Kingdom of Bahrain with over 350<br />
professional staff. Our first office was opened in Bahrain in 1928. The Kingdom has a long<br />
history of being the major commercial and trading base of the region. The Bahrain office has<br />
continued to grow and meet the needs of many businesses with particular strength in the<br />
banking and insurance sectors.<br />
Middle East<br />
Silver Sponsor<br />
P.O.BOX: 140 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17535455<br />
Fax: +973 17535405<br />
Website: www.ey.com/me<br />
Ernst & Young has been operating in the region as an independent Middle East partnership of<br />
professional accountants for over 85 years. During this time the firm has evolved to meet the<br />
developments within the area and today our clients are served out of 23 offices in 17 countries.<br />
The Middle East practice, unlike many other accounting firms, is a single entity – legally,<br />
financially and operationally and a founder member of Ernst & Young Global. The Middle East<br />
Practice is represented in all major International Technical Committees of the firm, such as:<br />
• Auditing, Technical and Training<br />
• Banking<br />
• Oil & Gas and Extractive Industries<br />
• International Tax<br />
• Business Advisory, and<br />
• Manufacturing/High Technology<br />
One hundred and thirty five Partners are resident in the Middle East and total staff comprises<br />
of approximately 3,800 professionals.
UNILEVER<br />
Silver Sponsor<br />
P.O.BOX: 17055<br />
Tel.: +971 4 805 8444<br />
Website: www.unilever.ae<br />
E-mail:<br />
ES.HRServicesKSAGulf@unilever.com<br />
On any given day, two billion people use Unilever products to look good, feel good and get<br />
more out of life.<br />
Life partners<br />
With more than 400 brands focused on health and wellbeing, no company touches so many<br />
people‘s lives in so many different ways. Our portfolio ranges from nutritionally balanced foods<br />
to indulgent ice creams, affordable soaps, luxurious shampoos and everyday household care<br />
products. We produce world-leading brands including Lipton, Knur, Dove, Axe, Hellmann‘s and<br />
Omo.<br />
Responsible business<br />
In 2010 we launched the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan – a set of targets designed to help us<br />
deliver our objective of growing our business while minimizing our impact on the environment.<br />
Impact & innovation<br />
We realize innovation is a key to our progress, and through cutting-edge science we‘re<br />
constantly enhancing our brands, improving their nutritional properties, taste, fragrance, or<br />
functionality. We invest nearly €1 billion every year in research and development, and have<br />
established laboratories around the world where our scientists explore new thinking and<br />
techniques, applying their expertise to our products. Consumer research plays a vital role in<br />
this process.<br />
Business facts and figures<br />
• Our products are sold in more than 180 countries.<br />
• We operate in 11 product areas – and are global leaders in seven of them.<br />
• Brands like Dove, Lux, Pond's and Rexona have made us global leaders in the deodorant and<br />
skin care markets – where our sales grew 7.9% in 2010.<br />
• Lipton's and Brooke Bond, Ben & Jerry's and Heartbrand are among the brands that have<br />
made us global leaders in the ice cream and beverage markets – where volume grew 5.9% in<br />
2010.<br />
• More than 167,000 people work for Unilever.<br />
• Our Sustainable Living Plan, launched in 2010, is helping more than a billion people take<br />
action to improve their health and well-being.
Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons<br />
Silver Sponsor<br />
P.O.BOX: 143 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17211211<br />
Fax: +973 17210220<br />
Website: www.almoayyed.com.bh<br />
E-mail:<br />
almoayyed@almoayyed.com.bh<br />
As a leading company Y.K. Almoayyed & Sons (Group of Companies), tends to provide their<br />
customers with the best products and services that add quality to their life. As strong believers<br />
in Customers Comes First principle, providing their customers with a variety of choices from<br />
international leading brands that fulfill the needs of individuals as well as corporate customers.<br />
Our Product Categories include:<br />
Consumer Electronics & Household Appliances.<br />
• Automobile & Commercial Vehicles.<br />
• Technical Services & Engineering.<br />
• Sanitary Ware & Building Materials.<br />
• Furniture & Office Furnishing.<br />
• Interior Designing.<br />
• Real Estate.<br />
• Information Technology.<br />
• Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)<br />
Distribution.<br />
• Perfumes & Cosmetics.<br />
• Consumer & Business Imaging.<br />
• Medical Technologies Support.<br />
• Lifts & Escalators.<br />
• Contracting and Air Conditioning<br />
Such international Leading Brands are Nissan, Infiniti, Ford, Lincoln, Renault, Sony, Toshiba,<br />
Kodak, Bose, Komatsu and York etc., allowing the customer to be the person with choice.<br />
We strongly believe that our employees are our most important asset. With employee‘s strength<br />
of more than 5,000, the YKA team comprises of dedicated professionals from different ethnic<br />
backgrounds.<br />
The major thrust of HRD is to be a partner in progress with YKA Group by providing good<br />
managerial practices, standards as well as working solutions to foster a positive work culture<br />
and environment for all its employees.<br />
Our major focus is Career Development, Training and Development, Performance Management,<br />
Bahrainiazation and commitment to practice the innovations and changes in the international<br />
HR field.<br />
YK Almoayyed Group believes that ―Change is the challenge for ideal tomorrow and changes are<br />
brought by the employees‖.<br />
Join us and let us together build YKA, a company that you will be proud to work for.
Civil Service Bureau<br />
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P.O.BOX: 1066, Jufair<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17364444<br />
Fax: +973 1728506<br />
Website: www.csb.gov.bh<br />
E-mail: media@csb.gov.bh<br />
The Civil Service Bureau (CSB) was established in the Kingdom of Bahrain back in 1975 as an<br />
independent government entity under the jurisdiction of the Cabinet Affairs with the sole<br />
mission of supervising recruitment and human capital in all government entities.<br />
The core mission of the Civil Service Bureau is ‗to develop the public sector by enhancing<br />
productivity and enshrining equality‘.<br />
Ministers and government entities in the Kingdom of Bahrain are governed by the policies and<br />
procedures set by the CSB; ensuring that all public sector bodies follow the overall civil service<br />
policy.<br />
One of the key mandates of the Bureau is to supervise, through a centralized system, public<br />
sector employee affairs through a series of strategic approaches including constant supervisory<br />
and consulting services along with a thorough management audit.<br />
Research and development plays a vital part and is a key factor to the medium and long-term<br />
strategy of the Civil Service Bureau. One of the pillars of success for CSB is to research and<br />
study all related draft laws, proposed regulations, policies and procedures ensuring that the<br />
necessary recommendations are suggested prior to any approval or change. The Bureau also<br />
proposes changes or enhancements to public policies and strategies related to civil service.<br />
On the other hand, CSB also implements new policies and amendments to the civil service law<br />
accomplished through a detailed management audit system. The management audit monitors<br />
the implementation of the civil service law and issues regular reports to the concerned bodies.<br />
Moreover, the Civil Service Bureau is also responsible for studying and re-evaluating the<br />
organizational charts for all government entities including job descriptions and roles and<br />
responsibilities. A complete study and recommendation is then handed over to the legal team<br />
for execution.<br />
The CSB is also responsible for centralizing and managing all recruitment announcements,<br />
process, examination, and selection process.<br />
Training is also another key mandate – the CSB believes that education and vocational training<br />
is a pillar of success in terms of enhancing employee skills and developing productivity. A<br />
training program and strategy is deployed by the CSB based on the requirement of each<br />
government entity.
BDO<br />
BDO Public Accountants is one of the leading accounting and advisory services Firms in<br />
Bahrain. The Firm has concentrated its efforts on maintaining a high standard of professional<br />
competence and service, and has succeeded in attracting major companies and projects to its<br />
client base and portfolio respectively.<br />
BDO in Bahrain is a local provision with an international mission that strives to offer its<br />
trainees the very best professional training.<br />
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P.O.BOX: 787 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17530077<br />
Fax: +97317530088<br />
Website: www.bdo.bh<br />
E-mail: info@bdo.bh<br />
Highly acclaimed for our auditing practice, we are a member firm of BDO International, the<br />
world's fifth largest multinational professional services organization serving global and national<br />
organizations with more than 1,204 offices in 138 countries and employs over 54,933 partners<br />
and staff. BDO in Bahrain serves 1,000+ clients; we pride ourselves on being big enough to<br />
matter, yet small enough to value our clients as people rather than commercial opportunities.<br />
Our People<br />
BDO takes pride in hiring and developing people with exceptional skills and talent. The nature<br />
of our market makes it essential that we recruit individuals with impact; the kind of people who<br />
will make a difference the moment they arrive, flourishing under our core values.<br />
Working at BDO<br />
Your professional development is determined by following your own road map and developing<br />
your own talents. In order to do so, you should choose an employer with the right fit, an<br />
organization that suits your approach and working needs.<br />
Choosing BDO means choosing a different and exciting career path. The personal and<br />
professional developments of our employees are central focus points in our company; we give<br />
them the training and development they need to provide exceptional client service.<br />
Working at BDO means experiencing the advantages of a local and open working environment,<br />
combined with the advantages of working for a professional organization with an international<br />
network and scope. BDO provide good advancement opportunities and employment terms.
Standard Chartered Bank<br />
Standard Chartered – leading the way in Asia, Africa and the Middle East<br />
Standard Chartered Bank is the first bank in Bahrain, having started in 1920 and played a<br />
pivotal role in establishing Bahrain as a key financial centre. In its 91th year, the Bank enjoys<br />
the position of having the most extensive branch network amongst foreign international banks<br />
in Bahrain with 7 branches.<br />
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P.O.BOX : 29 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17223636<br />
Fax: +973 17150678<br />
Website:<br />
www.standardchartered.com.bh<br />
In Bahrain, we are one of the leading banks, offering an extensive range of products and<br />
services for personal customers, local companies, multinational corporate and financial<br />
institutions. Our main objective is to offer outstanding value to our customers by providing a<br />
knowledgeable, efficient and reliable service in a personal, helpful and responsive manner.<br />
Central to this service philosophy is the professional consultative approach we take with each<br />
customer. By getting to know them better, we can identify their needs and match them with<br />
quality products which suit them best.<br />
Standard Chartered is a leading international banking group. It has operated for over 150 years<br />
in some of the world's most dynamic markets and earns more than 90 per cent of its income<br />
and profits in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. This geographic focus and commitment to<br />
developing deep relationships with clients and customers has driven the Bank‘s growth in<br />
recent years. Standard Chartered PLC is listed on the London and Hong Kong stock exchanges<br />
as well as the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges in India.<br />
With 1,700 offices in 70 markets, the Group offers exciting and challenging international career<br />
opportunities for around 85,000 staff. It is committed to building a sustainable business over<br />
the long term and is trusted worldwide for upholding high standards of corporate governance,<br />
social responsibility, environmental protection and employee diversity. Standard Chartered‘s<br />
heritage and values are expressed in its brand promise, ‗Here for good‘.
KPMG Fakhro<br />
KPMG Fakhro is a member firm of KPMG International, a global network of leading professional<br />
firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 152 countries and have<br />
145,000 people working in member firms around the world. KPMG in Bahrain is the hub of our<br />
Middle East and South Asia practice, serving numerous industries, including Financial<br />
Services, Energy, and Infrastructure, Healthcare and Government. With 9 partners and more<br />
than 250 professional staff, we are one of the largest professional services firms in Bahrain.<br />
Our reputation and performance are entirely dependent on our people and driven by our core<br />
values:<br />
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P.O.BOX : 710 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17224807<br />
Fax: +973 17919621<br />
Website: www.kpmg.com.bh<br />
• We lead by example<br />
• We work together<br />
• We respect the Individual<br />
• We seek the facts and provide insight<br />
• We are open and honest in our communication<br />
• We are committed to our communities<br />
• Above all, we act with integrity<br />
KPMG is committed to being recognized as an Employer of Choice. We invest heavily in our<br />
employees‘ professional development under the patronage of the Jassim Fakhro People<br />
Development Fund. We also were recently awarded Platinum approved employer level status<br />
certificate from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the global body for<br />
professional accountants. We encourage our professionals to become members of global<br />
professional organization such as The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and<br />
Wales, The Institute of Chartered Accountants in India or the U.S. CPA.<br />
KPMG is also committed to the communities in which we work and encourage employees to<br />
participate in firm-sponsored Corporate Social Responsibility programs as well as other KPMG<br />
sponsored community activities.<br />
If you would like to be part of a leading Big Four firm that is committed to your future<br />
and the future of our community, then meet us at the University of Bahrain Careers Day.
Tamkeen<br />
P.O.BOX : 18131,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17383326 –<br />
+973 17383327<br />
Fax: +973 17382352<br />
E-Mail: support@tamkeen.bh<br />
Website : www.tamkeen.bh<br />
About Tamkeen<br />
Tamkeen is a semi-autonomous yet independent authority which formulates strategic and<br />
operational plans to use the fees collected by the LMRA in order to enhance the overall<br />
prosperity of Bahrain by investing in Bahraini employability, job creation, and social support.<br />
Tamkeen’s main objectives are to support Bahrainis to become the employees of choice, and<br />
to support high quality private sector job creation and helping the private sector cope with the<br />
impact of labour market reform.<br />
To achieve these objectives, Tamkeen will invest in the cost and quality competitiveness of<br />
Bahrainis (e.g., reduction of cost of employing Bahrainis relative to expatriates, investment in<br />
skill and attitude improvement programmes of Bahrainis) and tackle employment barriers on<br />
both employer and new market entrants sides through a combination of financial incentives<br />
and capability building; and in supporting the private<br />
sector's adjustment to new cost structures by providing access to capital to alleviate short-term<br />
cash constraints or improve productivity, and in know-how initiatives that support<br />
improvements in productivity and decreased reliance on expatriate labour through spreading<br />
management and technical knowledge.<br />
Tamkeen has invested more than BD 140 million in more than 70 projects that targeted more<br />
than 50,000 Bahraini nationals and organisations.<br />
The development of programmes is continuing as Tamkeen‘s strategy to increase the number of<br />
beneficiaries on an ongoing basis, which reflects the kingdom's economic development in<br />
general.<br />
For more information about our programmes, please call:<br />
Marketing Communication department<br />
Tamkeen<br />
http://www.facebook.com/TamkeenBahrain<br />
http://twitter.com/TamkeenBahrain<br />
http://www.youtube.com/TamkeenBahrain
Mondelēz International<br />
Mondelēz International<br />
Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is a world leader in chocolate, biscuits, gum,<br />
candy, coffee and powdered beverages. The company comprises the global snacking and food<br />
brands of the former Kraft Foods Inc. following the spin-off of its North American grocery<br />
operations in Oct. 2012. Mondelēz International‘s portfolio includes several billion-dollar<br />
brands such as Cadbury and Milka chocolate, Jacobs coffee, LU, Nabisco and Oreo biscuits,<br />
Tang powdered beverages and Trident gums. Mondelēz International has annual revenue of<br />
approximately $36 billion and operations in more than 80 countries. Visit<br />
www.mondelezinternational.com and www.facebook.com/mondelezinternational.<br />
Operations in Bahrain<br />
Silver Sponsor<br />
P.O.BOX: 21701<br />
Tel.: +973 17464555<br />
Fax: +973 17464576<br />
Website:<br />
www.mondelezinternational.com<br />
The Bahrain manufacturing facility is part of the global organization and is a strategically<br />
important operation. The company officially opened the $40m state-of-the-art Manufacturing &<br />
Logistics facility at Bahrain International investment Park (BIIP) Bahrain, on April 15th, 2008.<br />
The plant is undoubtedly one of the most advanced food manufacturing facilities in the region.<br />
Significant investments have been made in expanding the plant in the last five years and today<br />
employs close to 250 highly talented professionals from 14 countries.<br />
As one of the largest food and beverage plants in the Middle East, the facility processes Kraft<br />
cheese and produces Tang for the GCC & North Africa Region.<br />
People<br />
One of the fundamentals of our global corporate strategy is to unleash the power of our people.<br />
We manage this through performance driven, values led mindset and demonstrating<br />
unquestioned integrity in everything we do. If you are committed to working in an organization<br />
that offers a career and not a job, we are excited to meet you!
Crowne Plaza Bahrain<br />
Welcome to Crowne Plaza Bahrain, located in the most central area of Manama in the main<br />
business district, and just 10 minutes from Bahrain International Airport. Crowne Plaza<br />
Bahrain has earned itself a renowned reputation for providing an exceptionally warm and<br />
friendly service to all guests.<br />
Crowne Plaza Bahrain is truly one of Bahrain‘s most established and well known hotels, and is<br />
certainly a venue for all occasions with its wide choice of 6 restaurants, and the adjoining<br />
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Bahrain Conference Center, the second largest venue in Bahrain, catering for 8 to 1700 people.<br />
Making it simply the best place to hold your meeting or special event.<br />
P.O.BOX: 5831 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17531122<br />
Fax: +973 17530154<br />
Website: www.cp-bahrain.com
Nestle Bahrain Trading<br />
Nestlé constitutes approximately 250,000 employees, made up of 100 different nationalities;<br />
working at Nestlé can offer you the opportunity of an exciting international career.<br />
Whether your expertise is in marketing, administration, finance or molecular biology, as a<br />
leading global food and beverage company Nestlé requires talented individuals from many<br />
different walks of life. And for those of you who are just starting your journey, you can read<br />
more about our intern and graduate schemes.<br />
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As a Nestlé employee you will be privileged to work as part of a global team with good working<br />
conditions and the opportunity for continuous development and training. In return, you are<br />
expected to work according to the company‘s longstanding corporate business principles of<br />
Dynamism, realism, pragmatism, hard work, honesty and trustworthiness.<br />
P.O.BOX : 26146 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17810910<br />
Fax: +973 17825399<br />
Website: www.nestle.com<br />
E-mail: careers@bh.nestle.com<br />
Nestlé understands that people are the center of our success. If you feel that you have the<br />
qualities required to add value to the Nestlé Group, to help us move forward toward the future<br />
as the leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company then we would like to hear from you.
Ministry of Education<br />
Ministry of Education is one of the largest government ministries, and has about 21523<br />
employees, which includes both academic and administrative staff. The Ministry consists of<br />
twenty-eight directories. It has 207 primary, intermediate and secondary schools.<br />
The total number of <strong>students</strong> (50249 boys and 77393 girls) based on 2012/2013 statistics.<br />
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P.O.BOX : 43 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17278999<br />
Fax: +973 17231681<br />
Website: www.education.gov.bh<br />
Email: mepe.wij@moe.gov.bh
Midal Cables<br />
Midal Spans the Globe ……<br />
Whether with Aluminium or Aluminium alloy rods, wires or overhead conductors, Midal Cables<br />
manufactures to high quality specifications for demanding clients across the world.<br />
Midal Cables is one of Bahrain's foremost privately owned companies, dedicated to contributing<br />
to the economy of Bahrain, while promoting a national skilled work force within the company.<br />
Over 30 years, Midal Cables has firmly established itself as an industry leader and is one of the<br />
few companies in the world capable of producing several types of alloy rods<br />
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P.O.BOX: 5939 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17832832<br />
Fax: +973 17832932<br />
Website: www.midalcable.com<br />
E-mail: midalcbl@midalcable.com<br />
Exporting its Award winning products not only across the Middle East but throughout the<br />
globe, Midal has built up a reputation of quality and reliability in the marketplace worldwide.<br />
Currently manufacturing over 150,000 metric tonnes per annum, Midal exports virtually its<br />
entire product range throughout the U.S., Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Australia and New<br />
Zealand.<br />
With its integrated management systems (IMS) certified to ISO 9001 :2000 (International<br />
Quality Management System Award), OHSAS 18001 :1999 safety standard and ISO 14001<br />
:2004 (International Environmental Management System Award), Midal has been<br />
internationally recognised for its assured commitment to quality, health, safety and<br />
environmental protection.<br />
For high quality aluminium and alloy rods, wires or complete range of bare conductor<br />
requirements - MIDAL is the name to trust.
Education USA<br />
YOU CAN STUDY IN THE USA<br />
Quality. Choice. Value. Education… beyond the classroom.<br />
The Educational Advising Center at the U.S. Embassy in Manama offers a wide range of<br />
information and services to assist Bahrainis pursuing higher education opportunities in the<br />
United States. The Center is staffed by a full-time Educational Advisor who is available to<br />
schedule both group and individual consultations. The Educational Advisor can assist<br />
<strong>students</strong> to research potential universities or colleges, search for financial aid opportunities,<br />
learn more about applying for a student visa, and other related activities. If you are interested<br />
in studying in the United States, please contact the Educational advisor today to schedule your<br />
personalized consultation.<br />
P.O Box:<br />
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26431, Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel.: +973 17242700<br />
Fax: +973 17270547<br />
Website:<br />
http://bahrain.usembassy.gov/<br />
Email: manamaPAO@state.gov<br />
Resources at the Educational Advising Center include:<br />
• Resources on education in the United States and the American educational system, public<br />
and private including Academic Honor Codes.<br />
• A reference library for study in the U.S.A.<br />
• A collection of college and university catalogs<br />
• Materials regarding admission tests<br />
• Accreditation: what it is, why it matters and how you can identify accredited colleges and<br />
universities<br />
• Summer Programs<br />
• English Language Programs<br />
• Pre-departure preparation<br />
• Living in the U.S.A.<br />
• Financial Aid and scholarships including those sponsored by the U.S. government<br />
• Applying for a student visa<br />
Become a ―fan‖ at:<br />
http://www.facebook.com/AmericanEmbassyManama
Olayan Kimberly-Clark<br />
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P.O.BOX: 33124,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel.: +973 17830688<br />
Fax: +973 17830175<br />
E-mail: okchr@kcc.com<br />
Kimberly-Clark makes the essentials for a better life in categories ranging from diapers and<br />
toilet paper to facial tissues and personal care.<br />
Our powerhouse brands hold the number one or two positions in more than 80 countries<br />
around the world…<br />
And nearly one-quarter of the world‘s population use our products every day.<br />
• 57,000 employees worldwide<br />
• Well-known global brands HUGGIES® KLEENEX® SCOTT® KOTEX® PULL-UPS® DEPEND®<br />
• Turnover $19.7bn; Operating Profit of $2.1bn; Operating Margin of 12.5%<br />
• Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with operations in 35 countries,<br />
• Kimberly-Clark‘s global brands are sold in more than 150 countries.<br />
• Every day, 1.3 billion people trust Kimberly-Clark's essential products and the solutions they<br />
provide to make their lives better.<br />
• KC Celebrates 140th anniversary in 2012!<br />
Olayan Kimberly-Clark<br />
―Olayan Kimberly-Clark‖ is a joint Venture Company with two manufacturing facilities in<br />
Bahrain and Saudi which produces tissue product, Feminine Pads and Kids Diapers.<br />
Olayan is an important and longstanding strategic partner for K-C in the Arabian Gulf region.<br />
the Olayan Group describes itself as "a private multinational enterprise comprising 50<br />
companies and affiliated businesses engaged in distribution, manufacturing, services and<br />
investment." Its emphasis is on businesses related to Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia, Olayan<br />
group operate or actively participate in more than 40 companies, often in partnership with<br />
leading multinationals. Internationally, we are global investors, with emphasis on both public<br />
and private equities and on fixed income securities.<br />
The Olayan organization was founded on the principles of hard work, determination, a desire to<br />
learn and thoughtful business practices. These values made the organization a natural partner<br />
when Kimberly-Clark began expansion into the Gulf region.<br />
OKC Products<br />
Key Brands in the Business
Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company (GARMCO)<br />
Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company (GARMCO) is a relatively modern rolling mill established<br />
and based in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 1981. The company is owned by the government<br />
sectors of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Iraq.<br />
The company is mainly specialized in producing high quality rolled aluminium products with<br />
various sizes and alloys. The plant commenced operation in 1986 with a nominal capacity of<br />
40,000 metric tones per year of common alloy sheet and coils. This increased to 70,000 tonnes<br />
by 1990. GARMCO then invested in a second cold-rolling mill and related facilities, resulting in<br />
the current annual capacity of 125,000 tonnes, our success is reflected in the continuous<br />
increase in capacity, enrichment of our product range and continued investment in<br />
downstream facilities and associated offices around the world. A further update of the facilities<br />
was done in 2004 to raise the capacity to 145,000 tonnes. In 2005 another fine tuning on the<br />
existing equipment was carried out to reach the currant capacity of 165,000 tonnes.<br />
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P.O.BOX: 20725<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17731000<br />
Fax: +973 17730542<br />
Website: www.garmco.com<br />
With the Company‘s commitment to support the growing downstream industries in the region, a<br />
Foil Mill plant of 5,000 metric tonnes per year capacity was constructed and commissioned just<br />
south of the mill during 1999. The facility has been enhanced and is now producing at the rate<br />
of 18,000 metric tonnes per year of household foil, semi rigid container stock and fin stock to<br />
meet the growing demands of the converters in the Middle Eastern market. Options are being<br />
studied and implemented to increase the capacity of this facility to 40,000 metric tones per<br />
year. Also GARMCO established itself in 1995 as the benchmark for quality and service<br />
throughout Australia and New Zealand.<br />
GARMCO Rolling Ahead Towards a Bright New Future.
Tatweer Petroleum<br />
In December 2009, Tatweer Petroleum assumed responsibility for the stewardship and<br />
redevelopment of the Bahrain Field. The Company‘s primary goal is to increase the production<br />
of oil and the availability of gas to meet the future energy demands of the Kingdom of Bahrain.<br />
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P.O.BOX: 25888, Awali<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17148000<br />
Fax: +973 17148001<br />
Website: www.tatweerpetroleum.com<br />
E-Mail: info@tatweerpetroleum.com<br />
Tatweer Petroleum brings together the unique experience, knowledge and expertise of its<br />
partners. The Bahrain Field Redevelopment Project is a joint venture between NOGA holding,<br />
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, and Mubadala Development Company. This project was<br />
officially decreed in law by Royal Decree number 24 on 21 June 2009, entitled ‗The<br />
Development and Production Sharing Agreement (DPSA)‘ between the joint venture partners.<br />
The Company utilizes the latest enhanced oil recovery technologies to implement its mission to<br />
develop the Bahrain Field in order to maximize value for stakeholders, and contribute to the<br />
growth of Bahrain‘s economy. This will support the vision of Tatweer Petroleum to energize the<br />
Kingdom‘s economic growth and social prosperity. Tatweer is committed to the highest<br />
standards of health, safety and environmental protection, and the development of Bahraini<br />
nationals. With a substantial investment of billions of dollars over the next 20 years, Tatweer<br />
aims to unlock the potential of the Bahrain Field, tripling oil production and doubling gas<br />
delivery capacity.
Deloitte<br />
About Deloitte:<br />
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Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a UK private company<br />
limited by guarantee, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and<br />
independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com<br />
Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services to public and private<br />
clients spanning multiple industries. With a globally connected network of member firms in<br />
more than 150 countries, Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and high-quality service to<br />
clients, delivering the insights they need to address their most complex business challenges.<br />
Deloitte has in the region of 200,000 professionals, all committed to becoming the standard of<br />
excellence.<br />
Deloitte's professionals are unified by a collaborative culture that fosters integrity, outstanding<br />
value to markets and clients, commitment to each other, and strength from cultural diversity.<br />
They enjoy an environment of continuous learning, challenging experiences, and enriching<br />
career opportunities. Deloitte's professionals are dedicated to strengthening corporate<br />
responsibility, building public trust, and making a positive impact in their communities.<br />
About Deloitte & Touche (M.E.):<br />
œP.O.BOX: 421 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17214490<br />
Fax: +97317214550<br />
Website: www.deloitte.com<br />
E-mail: dttbahrain@deloitte.com<br />
Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) is a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL) and is<br />
the first Arab professional services firm established in the Middle East region with<br />
uninterrupted presence for over 85 years. Deloitte is among the region‘s leading professional<br />
services firms, providing audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services through 26<br />
offices in 15 countries with over 2,500 partners, directors and staff. It is a Tier 1 Tax advisor in<br />
the GCC region (International Tax Review World Tax 2010, 2011 and 2012 Rankings) and was<br />
recognized as the 2010 Best Consulting Firm of the Year in the Complinet GCC Compliance<br />
Awards. In 2011, the firm received the Middle East Training & Development Excellence Award<br />
by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
Yokogawa Middle East<br />
Global Leadership-Local Partnership<br />
Yokogawa Electric Corporation-Japan, a global leader in Industrial Automation operates<br />
through 70 companies worldwide employing more than 6000 engineers. The expertise of these<br />
specialists has made Yokogawa a front-runner in innovation & technology development.<br />
Yokogawa has established its Middles East Headquarter at Bahrain as Yokogawa Middle East<br />
B.S.C. (c)-(YME), for easy access to the sales, engineering and service facilities throughout the<br />
region. YME is the regional headquarters with a multi-cultural professional workforce<br />
specialized in various functions.<br />
Yokogawa specializes in providing industrial automation solutions for production processes in:<br />
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• Oil and Gas<br />
• Chemical, Petrochemical & Refining<br />
• Power, Water and Utility<br />
• Pharmaceutical and many other fields.<br />
Our targeted core business support graduates are the Engineers who belong to one of the<br />
following fields:<br />
P.O.BOX: 10070 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17358100<br />
+973 17358401<br />
Email: yhda@bh.yokogawa.com<br />
• Instrumentation<br />
• Automation and Process control<br />
• Electrical<br />
• Electronics<br />
• Chemical<br />
Yokogawa provides exciting career opportunities through extensive on-the-job training<br />
programs for Bahraini graduate engineers who are interested in the field of Process Control<br />
Instrumentation.
Al Atheer Audit & Consulting<br />
Founded in early 2008, Alatheer Audit and Consulting (―Alatheer‖ or the ―Firm‖) is a dynamic<br />
and proactive professional services firm harvested by local and international expertise. The<br />
well-seasoned management team sets a paradigm to the level of quality and experience attached<br />
with the delivered service as they possess significant experience in audit and advisory services<br />
with two of the big audit firms and major banks in the Kingdom of Bahrain.<br />
Alatheer has within a short timeframe gained the trust of the business community and provided<br />
its services to a wide range of clients including financial institutions, governmental entities,<br />
large commercial and non-profit organisations, a testimony that is also reflected by its<br />
increasing client portfolio.<br />
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Alatheer is currently organized into four lines of services. These are illustrated as follows:<br />
1. Audit and Assurance;<br />
2. Business Advisory;<br />
3. Accounting and Bookkeeping; and<br />
4. Corporate Support.<br />
Alatheer team comprises a dedicated team of partners, directors, managers and professional<br />
staff who have a well recognized professional qualifications mixed with a wide range of<br />
experience gained from providing professional services to clients throughout the Gulf Region,<br />
Canada and South East Asia.<br />
œP.O.BOX: 18213 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17382877<br />
Fax: +973 17382866<br />
Website: www.alatheer.biz<br />
E-mail: info@alatheer.com<br />
The team has provided audit and assurance services to a wide cross section of private and<br />
government sector clients such that collectively it possesses a large pool of knowledge that can<br />
be tapped to ensure that the client receives a pro-active and value added services. The team<br />
also includes specialists who have been actively involved in advising on new business ventures,<br />
devising complex financial models, valuations, preparing feasibility studies and business plans,<br />
raising project finance, conducting financial due diligence and providing inward investment<br />
advice to international investors to the region.
BMMI<br />
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P.O. Box : 828<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17739444<br />
Fax: +973 17735111<br />
Website: www.bmmigroup.com<br />
Email: l&d@bmmi.com.bh<br />
BMMI operates across industries, across the Middle East & Africa region and across continents<br />
distributing food, beverages and household goods, providing end-to-end supply chain solutions,<br />
and delivering contract-based consumable and non-consumable products to governments,<br />
NGOs and commercial customers.<br />
Listed on the Bahrain Stock Exchange, BMMI has an annual turnover in excess of US$ 250<br />
million. With a multicultural workforce representing more than 34 different nationalities, BMMI<br />
manages its activities through establishing strategic branches, associates and joint ventures in<br />
Bahrain, Qatar, Djibouti, Mali, Ghana, Gabon, North and South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Kenya<br />
and Washington DC.<br />
The Group‘s core business activities are:<br />
FMCG and Beverage Distribution<br />
BMMI is a key player in the distribution, wholesale, and retail of food, beverages and household<br />
goods, and represents a leading portfolio of renowned global brands.<br />
Supermarkets<br />
BMMI owns and operates Alosra Supermarkets in Bahrain, which enjoy a reputation for<br />
delivering fast and friendly service and for offering fresh, quality products.<br />
Packaged Meals & Cafés<br />
The Great Deli Co. is a BMMI subsidiary, which produces ready-to-eat meals including salads,<br />
sandwiches, wraps and sushi rolls. A spin-off from the brand is The Great Deli Café which<br />
serves an array of hearty, home-style breakfasts, soups, salads, baguettes, cakes and fresh<br />
beverages.<br />
Contract Supply<br />
BMMI offers a comprehensive range of contract based services (warehousing, distribution and<br />
shipping) and sourcing and supply options to Government, Defence, and Energy sectors within<br />
the Middle East and Africa.<br />
Remote Site and Facilities Management<br />
Global Sourcing & Supply (GSS) is the remote site and facilities management subsidiary of<br />
BMMI. GSS caters to industries as diverse as NGOs, Mining, Infrastructure, and Oil &<br />
Gas, with a focus on temporary structures, facility management, and food & hospitality<br />
services in both onshore and offshore sectors.
Bahrain Development Bank<br />
As a specialist Bank, BDB activities are focused on financing and development of small and<br />
medium enterprises in addition to encouraging & supporting the entrepreneurship activities in<br />
the Kingdom of Bahrain.<br />
Working In-line with Bahrain Economic Vision 2030, BDB adopts a dynamic and effective<br />
strategy for stimulating entrepreneurial activity in implementing its plans for financing &<br />
advising small and medium enterprises.<br />
This strategy is in line with the Bank‘s mission of being an active participant in national<br />
strategy by supporting this sector of the economy. BDB‘s role in this context is especially<br />
significant given the growing size and contribution of this important segment to domestic<br />
economic activity.<br />
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SMEs are garnering special status and attention worldwide due to their comparative<br />
advantage relative to larger enterprises and projects.<br />
Hence facilitating SMEs development has positive impact on the development of the economy.<br />
Over the years, BDB has extended its innovative mix of financial & non-financial services to<br />
reach a large number of entrepreneurs, spread across a broad range of economic sub-sectors,<br />
including manufacturing, services trade, health, education, fisheries, agriculture, professionals,<br />
and other value-adding service<br />
activities.<br />
P.O Box: 20501, Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel.: +973 17511111<br />
Fax: +973 17530223<br />
Website: www.bdb-bh.com<br />
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT<br />
• Small & medium Business Finance<br />
• Educational & Pilot Training Finance<br />
• Taxi Finance<br />
• Business Advisory<br />
• Fisheries & Agriculture Loans<br />
• Islamic Finance<br />
• Venture Capital & Equity Participation
Gulftalent.com<br />
GulfTalent.com is the Middle East‘s leading online recruitment portal, with a database of over 3<br />
million professionals covering all sectors and job categories. The company serves as the primary<br />
source of both local and expatriate talent to the largest employers and recruitment agencies in<br />
Bahrain and across the region. Headquartered in Dubai, GulfTalent.com covers the six markets<br />
of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.<br />
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P.O Box: 500684, Dubai, UAE<br />
Tel.: +971 43672084<br />
Fax: +971 43672782<br />
Website: www.gulftalent.com
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited<br />
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P.O. Box: 57 Manama<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17569999<br />
Fax: +973 17569688<br />
Website: www.hsbc.com.bh<br />
About HSBC….<br />
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. HSBC‘s<br />
international network comprises with over 7,500 offices in 87 countries and territories in<br />
Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa.<br />
HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services to more than 95 million customers:<br />
personal financial services (including consumer finance), commercial banking, corporate,<br />
investment banking and markets, and private banking<br />
A principal member of the HSBC Group since 1959, the Bank's unique relationship with the<br />
Middle East dates back more than a century. Founded in London in 1889, it pioneered banking<br />
in the region and for decades was the only bank committed to supporting the area.<br />
Today HSBC provides a wide range of banking services for both corporate and individual<br />
customers.<br />
In Bahrain, the HSBC Group is represented by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, the largest<br />
and most widely represented international Bank in the Middle East.<br />
HSBC in Bahrain offers you a full range of Retail Banking products & services such as Current<br />
and Savings Accounts, Time Deposits, packaged financial products like HSBC Premier and<br />
Advace Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Auto Loans and Home Loans. You can access our<br />
products and services through a range of state-of-the-art delivery channels such as our Phone<br />
Banking services, Personal Internet Banking services, our Branch Network as well as through<br />
our network of ATMs conveniently situated around Bahrain.<br />
As a corporate customer you have access to a comprehensive range of products and services<br />
that address your needs in today's challenging and diverse markets. Our geographical reach<br />
and proven local expertise enable us deliver reliable, efficient and professional service - how<br />
you want it, when you want it. Our services include Trade Services, Treasury Services, Global<br />
Payments and Cash Management, Commercial Cards, Securities Services and much more.
Bahrain Credit<br />
Bahrain Commercial Facilities Company B.S.C. (BCFC), popularly known as ―Bahrain Credit‖,<br />
was established on 29 August, 1983 as a closed joint stock company with an authorized capital<br />
of BD10,000,000, an issued capital of BD5,000,000 and to provide specialist financial services<br />
to Bahraini citizens.<br />
Diversifying its business activities in 1989, the Company acquired Honda, Pontiac and GMC<br />
dealerships in Bahrain. In March 1989, National Motor Company (W.L.L.) was established and<br />
rights to the above dealerships were transferred to it. In 1996, National Motor Company<br />
acquired the Cadillac and Chevrolet dealerships.<br />
In 1993, BCFC became a public shareholding company, the first of its kind in Bahrain. The<br />
successful flotation of the Company‘s shares in April 1993 increased the authorized capital<br />
from BD10,000,000 to BD50,000,000, and to BD 66,357,000 in 2009.<br />
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P.O.BOX: 1175 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17786000<br />
Fax: +973 17786182<br />
Website: www.bahraincredit.com.bh<br />
E-mail:<br />
bcredit@bahraincredit.com.bh<br />
In 1997, Tas‘heelat Insurance Services Company (W.L.L.) was established to offer new and<br />
innovative financial services and insurance products. Tas‘heelat Insurance offers a spectrum of<br />
insurance services under one roof. Tas‘heelat‘s services are not limited to processing insurance<br />
formalities, it also gives sound advice to clients to obtain the best insurance policies in the<br />
market. Thanks to its ties with many reputed insurance companies in the country.<br />
In October 2002, Tas‘heelat Real Estate Services Company (S.P.C.) was established to offer<br />
customers developed solutions in a promising and flourishing property investment market.<br />
Since its launch, the Company has been able to acquire considerable experience in the property<br />
market, representing direct marketing of Company-owned properties and indirect marketing of<br />
properties owned by third parties.<br />
BCFC now operates out of four conveniently located branches in various parts of the Kingdom<br />
of Bahrain to meet the requirements of its esteemed customers. The branches are situated in<br />
Isa Town, Hamala, Sitra and Muharraq.
Atkins<br />
Atkins is one of the world's leading engineering and design consultancies, employing some<br />
17,700 people across the globe, with 2,000 staff located in 11 offices throughout the GCC. It<br />
has the breadth and depth of expertise to plan, design and enable some of the world's most<br />
technically challenging and time critical infrastructure projects.<br />
Atkins is renowned for the expertise, experience and excellence of its people – and professional<br />
qualifications are at the heart of this reputation. We are actively seeking architecture and<br />
engineering graduates and we offer unparalleled opportunities for talented individuals in search<br />
of a rewarding career. Our Graduate Development Programme (GDP) will provide you with all<br />
the support, training and practical experience you need to develop your career; offering an allencompassing<br />
approach to developing your skills, knowledge and behaviours.<br />
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Our Bahrain office‘s local portfolio includes landmark projects such as the Bahrain World Trade<br />
Center, Durrat al Bahrain and the Bahrain National Theatre. Atkins is also a lead consultant in<br />
assisting Bahrain deliver the National Vision 2030 with our work on the National Planning and<br />
Development Strategies for the Kingdom.<br />
Engineers are integral throughout our business and work on a diverse range of projects<br />
including building design and structural engineering, highways and transport, civil<br />
infrastructure and marine engineering.<br />
P.O Box: 5668, Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel.: +973 17510400<br />
Fax: +973 17131252<br />
Website:<br />
www.middle-east.atkinsglobal.com<br />
E-mail:<br />
office.bahrain@atkinsglobal.com<br />
Atkins in Bahrain employs around 180 skilled and support staff and the company follows a<br />
dedicated programme of personal development and training. With over 200 offices worldwide,<br />
we offer the opportunity for promising candidates to work overseas.<br />
Atkins is ranked No.53 on the Top 100 Graduate Employers 2012, (The Times, UK), and No.64<br />
on the UK 300 Graduate Employers List 2012, (The Guardian, UK).
Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Co. (ASRY)<br />
In line with the company‘s objective to strengthen ASRY‘s Bahrainisation policy, recruitment of<br />
Engineers, Technicians, Operators, skilled-workers …etc is based on technical skills<br />
competency and qualification in different aspects related to marine and general engineering<br />
fields. ASRY is one of the labor intensive organizations in Bahrain, and provides opportunities<br />
for employment and contributing positively to the further growth and prosperity Kingdom of<br />
Bahrain. In order to maximize the efficiency, quality and economic viability of the company,<br />
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ASRY provides professional and intensive in house training programs.<br />
Moreover, providing<br />
industrial training to graduates from the University of Bahrain (UOB), Bahrain Training<br />
Institute (BTI), Technical & General Government Secondary Schools (Ministry of Education),<br />
and for other workers of major employers in Bahrain. These efforts in encouraging our<br />
P.O.BOX: 50110 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17671111<br />
Fax: +973 17670236<br />
Website: www.asry.net<br />
employees and <strong>students</strong> (in Bahrain) for continuous career development and self-learning<br />
attempt to insure the availability and capability of our workforce in performing the shipbuilding<br />
& ship repair tasks and duties, and provides quality service to our clients in this rapidly<br />
changing and growing demands of globalized marketplace.
Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo<br />
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P.O.BOX: 50110 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17671111<br />
Fax: +973 17670236<br />
Website: www.asry.net<br />
At the time of Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo‘s birth in 1920, there were only two cars on the island of<br />
Bahrain. Within a decade this had increased seventy-fold with the demands of oil exploration,<br />
despite the ravages of the Great Depression. In the years following World War II, Ebrahim<br />
established himself as a leading importer of automobiles and parts, securing in 1966 the sole<br />
authorized distributorship in Bahrain of Toyota automobiles, industrial vehicles and related<br />
services.<br />
Today, with more than 50 years of commitment to service excellence, E.K. Kanoo is universally<br />
acknowledged as one of the island‘s automotive pioneers, developing and exceeding<br />
expectations in the automotive business. The next generation of the Kanoo family is now fully<br />
involved in the business and is building their careers, and the business, in the founder‘s<br />
footsteps.<br />
However much the world has changed from the humble days of yesteryear, E.K. Kanoo‘s<br />
traditional courtesy and respect for customers and employees alike are undeniable constant.<br />
This, and the Group‘s impeccable reputation for trust, will enable it to face the challenges that<br />
lie ahead.<br />
Management Say:<br />
At the Ebrahim K. Kanoo B.S.C.(c), every member of staff is vital to the success of the<br />
organization. Since its foundation the group has operated an open door policy aimed at<br />
rewarding initiatives that contribute to excellence in quality service and standards.<br />
Continuous professional learning & development of employees have been the driving force<br />
behind the group's growth. Learning and development processes are appropriate mechanisms<br />
to facilitate the development of a learning culture. The group has made significant leap in<br />
transforming towards being a learning organization through addressing employee expectations<br />
and demands for learning. The contribution of this transformation is being realized through the<br />
development of better customer relations, enhancement of human capital, the creation of<br />
employee commitment and loyalty and a contribution to organizational sustainability and its<br />
continuity.<br />
Establishing the link between business and professional development of its human capital<br />
assists Ebrahim K. Kanoo to develop innovative solutions and approaches to meet the<br />
competitive edge of business challenges, further enhancing organizational effectiveness and<br />
performance.
Solidarity General Takaful<br />
About Solidarity General Takaful:<br />
Solidarity General Takaful, a subsidiary of Solidarity Group Holding B.S.C (c) incorporated<br />
under the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has the vision to become the<br />
General Takaful provider of customer choice within the markets it operates in. With an<br />
authorised capital of $50 million and a paid up capital of $20 million, the company provides a<br />
wide range of Sharia‘h compliant protection products through high quality customer services<br />
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delivered by well trained and dedicated staff attentive to the needs of individual and corporate<br />
policyholders. Solidarity General Takaful was named in 2012 for the second time running<br />
―Bahrain Insurer of the Year‖ and the ―best Takaful Insurer of the Year – MENA region‖ in 2010<br />
and 2011 at the MENA Insurance Awards Ceremony.<br />
P.O.BOX: 18668 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17585222<br />
Fax: +973 17585200<br />
Website: www.solidarity.com.bh<br />
For more information on Solidarity General Takaful, please visit the Company‘s website at<br />
http://www.solidaritygeneral.com
Schlumberger Overseas S.A<br />
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P.O.BOX : 25394 Awali,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17756893<br />
Fax: +973 17754110<br />
Website: www.slb.com<br />
About Schlumberger:<br />
Schlumberger is the world's leading oilfield services company supplying a wide range of high<br />
technology products and services from formation evaluation through directional drilling, well<br />
cementing and stimulation, well completions and productivity to consulting, software,<br />
information management and IT infrastructure services that support core industry operational<br />
processes. Today, the company employs more than 80,000 people of over 140 nationalities<br />
working in 100 countries.<br />
About the Schlumberger service companies:<br />
D&M - Drilling and Measurements – for directional, drilling measurements, and logging while<br />
drilling.<br />
REW – Reservoir Evaluation Wireline – for Open and Cased hole well evaluation and<br />
characterization.<br />
WS – Well Services – for well cementing and stimulation.<br />
WTS – Well Testing Services - Sampling and analyzing reservoir fluids, plus measuring and<br />
monitoring their flow.<br />
CPL- Completions - Downhole equipment, monitoring systems and control devices to enable<br />
safe and efficient hydrocarbon production and increase recovery.<br />
ATL- Artificial lift - Downhole lift mechanisms, including electric submersible pumps and gaslift<br />
and monitoring systems, to optimize production.<br />
WG – Western Geco – for surface seismic data acquisition and processing.<br />
SIS – Schlumberger Information Solutions – for advanced software systems, information<br />
management, and IT services.<br />
DCS – Data and Consulting Services – for expert consulting services and data interpretation.<br />
IPM – Integrated Project Management – for integrating all oilfield services into one package and<br />
managing it.<br />
Majors that are needed at Schlumberger:<br />
Engineering and applied sciences degrees (Geology and Geophysics).<br />
Training and Technology:<br />
Continuous exposure to best in class technology and training/development throughout the<br />
career.
Bahrain Duty Free<br />
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P.O.BOX: 1714 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17723100<br />
Fax: +973 17728738<br />
Website: www.bdutyfree.com<br />
Email: info@bdutyfree.com<br />
About Bahrain Duty Free Shop<br />
Bahrain Duty Free Shop Complex was established in 1990 and is located at Bahrain<br />
International Airport. Bahrain Duty Free also operates an in- flight service and has a shop<br />
located at the sea port.<br />
Our Vision:<br />
To be truly customer focused travel Retail Company, to be a great place to work and to be the<br />
premier travel retailer in the Middle East.<br />
Our Values<br />
1. Customer Focused – Delivering a service to customers that is simply better.<br />
2. Responsible - Corporate Social Responsibility<br />
3. Leadership – Lead by example; honesty and integrity<br />
4. Change Oriented – Embracing change and continues self-improvement<br />
5. Working Together – Team spirit & best place to work<br />
6. Innovation – Try to innovate<br />
Our Purpose<br />
To win and keep customers by offering the best of Bahraini hospitality and a simply better<br />
shopping experience .<br />
Bahrain Duty Free received many awards and recognitions over the past few years :<br />
2008/2009 ―Platinum award ―Best Duty Free in Middle East & North Africa‖ at Mena Award in<br />
Dubai.<br />
2007 ―Gold Award ―Best Platinum award ―Best Duty Free in Middle East & North Africa‖ at<br />
Mena Awad in Dubai.<br />
2007 ―Best Marketing Campaign of the year by a Retailer‖ at frountier Awards in Cannes.<br />
2006 ―Highly commended ―Airport/Land-Based Retailer for the year‖ at the frountier Awards in<br />
Cannes.<br />
2005 ―Airport/Land-Based Retailer for the year‖ at the frountier Awards in Cannes.<br />
―Best Marketing Campaign of the year by a Retailer‖ at frountier Awards in Cannes.<br />
2004 ―Best Marketing Campaign of the year by a Retailer‖ at frountier Awards in Cannes.<br />
2002/2003 ―Highly commended ―Airport/Land-Based Retailer for the year‖ at the<br />
frountier Awards in Cannes.<br />
1995/1997 ―Airport/Land-Based Retailer for the year‖ at the frountier Awards in Cannes
Grant Thornton - Abdulaal Gulf Audit<br />
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P.O.BOX: 11175<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17500188<br />
Fax: +973 17500199<br />
Website: www.gtbahrain.com<br />
Email: info@bh.gt.com<br />
Grant Thornton-Abdulaal Gulf Audit is a firm of public accountants and management<br />
consultants, which was established in the year 2000, a member firm of Grant Thornton<br />
International one of the leading audit and consultancy firms in the world. Grant Thornton with<br />
a network of 600 offices in 124 countries around the world and employs over 30,000<br />
professional staff.<br />
The audit practice has over 400 clients representing a wide cross-section of the business<br />
community. The firm has concentrated its efforts on maintaining a high standard of<br />
professional competence and service.<br />
Grant Thornton Abdulaal Gulf Audit primarily offers services as follows :<br />
• Auditing ( External Audit & Internal Audit )<br />
• Business Advisory Services (Due Diligence, Risk Management, Financial Policies and<br />
• Procedures, Business Valuation, Business Risk Services, Feasibility Studies )<br />
• Legal Services (Company Formation, Liquidations, Trademark Registration)<br />
• Accounting & Recruitment Services (Accounting outsourcing, secondment of staff ).<br />
Our firm is one of the Bahrain‘s leading assurance and business advisory firms dedicated to<br />
serving the needs of privately held businesses and also public interest entities. Its our firms<br />
stated policy to provide services to the highest technical, professional and ethical standards<br />
and, there by, to maximize the benefits available to its clients.<br />
The Firm started consists of a very small number of staff and after years of existence, it grows<br />
to 75 staff of mixed nationalities. The Firm is having an approximate 27 Bahraini employees<br />
graduated from University of Bahrain and consists of at least half of the total employees of the<br />
Firm.<br />
As we go along further succession and development, the Firm is supporting the various<br />
activities for the enhancement of the young Bahrainis, thereby providing actual training of the<br />
profession in the field of accountancy and audit. Developing effective, valued relationships is<br />
key to the success of our business, as a result our core proposition centers on a round<br />
partnership between Grant Thornton Abdulaal Gulf Audit, our social responsibility in the<br />
community and with our clients.<br />
We aspire to provide excellence and quality in everything we do.
Prince Events Management<br />
P.O. Box:<br />
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38836 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17311602<br />
Fax: +973 173116603<br />
Mob: +973 36006665<br />
E-Mail: info@princeem.com<br />
About Prince Events Management<br />
Prince brings to the community a new breath of air in the event planning market. By going the<br />
extra mile, and using event-planning projects to lead the market by providing high quality<br />
events every time.<br />
Our experience<br />
Prince is an equal opportunity business making its expertise and its products available to help<br />
our customers plan their own events from A to Z, and also make hosting an Event a snap, right<br />
down to the smallest details. The event planning projects brings an interactive event planning<br />
as close as their personal mobile. Through these and other affordable products and services.<br />
Our Services<br />
Content capturing the imagination and demanding the attention of your audience, whether<br />
press or clients, is our task. Nowadays marketing is turning to specialists, who have the<br />
technical expertise and creative flair to give them the edge for that important launch or<br />
promotion.<br />
• Conferences<br />
• Exhibitions<br />
• Corporate Events<br />
• Social & Community Services programs<br />
• Workshops<br />
• Entertainments events<br />
• Event consultants<br />
• Concept Development<br />
• Lights, Special Effects & Stage Design<br />
• Graduation<br />
• Designing and Advertising<br />
• Grand Opening & Product Launch
Bahrain National Holding<br />
With a heritage dating back to 1969, Bahrain National Holding Company B.S.C (BNH) is the<br />
holding company of the premier composite Bahraini insurance group, offering all types of<br />
insurance and risk management solutions. BNH provides strategic direction and support to its<br />
subsidiaries bnl (Bahrain National Life Assurance) and bni (Bahrain National Insurance) and<br />
has been reaffirmed the ―BBB+‖ rating with a ―stable‖ outlook granted by Standard and Poor‘s<br />
(S&P) in 2009, in addition to other regional joint ventures. Driven by the goals of unity,<br />
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simplicity and growth, the new BNH corporate identity reflects its strength as an international<br />
standard financial corporation – driving excellence in performance and strengthening its role as<br />
the Group‘s visioning unit; creating and realizing further opportunities across the GCC over the<br />
years, BNH is today a household name in Bahrain.<br />
P.O Box: 843, Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel.: +973 17587300<br />
Fax: +973 17587099<br />
Website: www.bnhgroup.com<br />
Email: hc@bnhgroup.com
Ministry of Labour – Employment Service Bureau<br />
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P.O. Box: 32333,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17873969<br />
Fax: +973 17680600<br />
Website:<br />
http://www.mol.gov.bh/MOL/ar/D<br />
efault.aspx<br />
Employment Services Bureau<br />
Responsible of finding suitable vacancies in the private sector for national workforce through<br />
matching between vacancies and job seekers. It relies on vocational guidance coordination with<br />
human resources directorates in companies, and the job seekers Training Section which is part<br />
of the Human Resources Development Directorate (the executive body of the supreme council<br />
for vocational training), in order to provide job seekers with different skills for vacancies<br />
available at the private sector.<br />
The Bureau has five employment, training & centers following, which are:<br />
• Sitra Employment and Training Center.<br />
• Hamad Town Employment and Training Center.<br />
• Northern Governorate Employment and Training<br />
Center.<br />
Businessmen Center:<br />
Sets strategic plans for the center to enhance the cooperation between the ministry and<br />
businesspersons in establishment and companies of the private sector, as well as providing<br />
vocational guidance for job seekers.<br />
Directorate of Unemployment Insurance (UI):<br />
Was newly established directorate after the Regulation Decree no.78 for 2006 for the UI Law. UI<br />
serves the unemployed and newly job seekers until they find suitable jobs according to the UI<br />
criteria. This directorate follows the office of the Assistant Under-Secretary for Labour Affairs<br />
and is responsible of applying the law, observing and documenting the information of the<br />
beneficiary unemployment, supervising the payments prices, organizing with the employment<br />
and training centers to provide suitable training and job opportunities for qualified job seekers<br />
according to the criteria of the UI system , and directly organizing with the general<br />
organization for Social Insurance , which is in charge of receiving UI levies ( collected from<br />
employers and employees ) and managing its budget.<br />
Sections of the Directorate:<br />
• Registration and Evaluation section<br />
• Employment Affairs Auditing and follow up section.<br />
• Compensations section.<br />
• Capital Governorate Employment<br />
and Training Center.<br />
• Muharraq Government and Training<br />
Center.
Bahrain Society of Engineers<br />
The Bahrain Society of Engineers was established in 1972 as a professional voluntary nonprofit<br />
organization and is the premier body representing engineering professionals in the<br />
Kingdom. Amongst others, it seeks to advance the profession while striving for continuous<br />
enhancement of engineering skills of its members through training and by conducting technical<br />
& professional programmes. The society aims for excellence in all its activities and promotes a<br />
code of conduct and ethics amongst its members. In addition to promoting the profession, its<br />
Bronze Sponsor<br />
activities include amongst others, supporting the development of the economy and contributing<br />
to measures for protecting the environment. The society has developed an enviable track record<br />
of capacities, skills and experience and is widely acknowledged as a leading engineering body in<br />
the GCC, particularly in organising scientific conferences, exhibitions and training events,<br />
P.O.BOX: 1714 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17723100<br />
Fax: +973 17728738<br />
Website: www.bdutyfree.com<br />
Email: info@bdutyfree.com<br />
sometimes in partnership with other leading bodies. It maintains close links with the<br />
government and academia including with leading universities and has annual contact<br />
programmes with secondary school <strong>students</strong> to promote the engineering profession and<br />
encourage the youth to take up engineering as a career.
Al Ayam Publishing<br />
Media Sponsor<br />
P.O.BOX: 1714 Manama,<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: +973 17723100<br />
Fax: +973 17728738<br />
Website: www.bdutyfree.com<br />
Email: info@bdutyfree.com<br />
Al Ayam Publishing was established in 1989 by a group of young Bahraini journalists which<br />
was unique in the Arab world.<br />
The first issue of the ―Al Ayam‖ daily newspaper in Arabic was published on March 7th, 1989<br />
and after that the daily ―Bahrain Tribune‖ in English was published on March 8th, 1997. Al<br />
Ayam group also published an entertainment weekly magazine ―Sada Al Osbou‖ and a monthly<br />
magazine ―Gulf Panorama‖, and several media project.<br />
Al Ayam is the first newspaper in Bahrain, chosen by all, both citizens and residents, as a<br />
source of reliable and credible news covering platform which is progressively open to different<br />
views and ideas. Al Ayam also id the publisher of Bahrain Tribune, a daily newspaper in<br />
English, which is the voice of Bahrain to all English speaker readers in Bahrain.<br />
Al Ayam Media Centre<br />
Al Ayam Media centre is the head quarter of all Alayam establishment‘s departments with an<br />
area of more 30,000 sq. meter, near King Fahd Causeway on the way towards Kingdom of Saudi<br />
Arabia. It has also the facilities to organize Conferences, Official Events and parties.<br />
Al Ayam Press<br />
Al Ayam has the latest in Web Printing Technology and can print different forms of newspapers<br />
in full colour. Latest commercial press can print magazines, books, leaflets etc.<br />
Al Ayam Cultural Festival<br />
Organized Al Ayam Cultural and Book Festival Since 1993 with books from all over the world,<br />
lectures and workshops.<br />
Al Ayam Advertising<br />
Preferred by all Corporate and Multinationals to promote their products/services by way of<br />
advertising.<br />
Al Ayam Distribution<br />
Most subscribed Newspaper, with the Biggest and Widest Circulation Network. Circulation of<br />
various newspaper, magazines and book undertaken. Cover all corners of Bahrain with the<br />
largest fleet of vehicles.
Start your search now<br />
Whether it is gathering<br />
information about the<br />
employers or it is postgraduate<br />
opportunities<br />
that you seek, Careers<br />
day 13 is the right place<br />
to start your search.<br />
About 42 potential<br />
employers will be there to<br />
meet UOB <strong>students</strong>.<br />
Some are currently<br />
hiring, most are not but<br />
want to stay in contact<br />
with University of<br />
Bahrain <strong>students</strong> for<br />
when they are hiring<br />
again. It‘s a tough job<br />
market out there. Don‘t<br />
miss this networking<br />
opportunity.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Special thanks to Batelco<br />
(platinum sponsor),<br />
thanks to companies<br />
supported the event and<br />
to <strong>students</strong> of different<br />
Colleges. Their help<br />
putting on this event is<br />
greatly appreciated.<br />
Careers Day Tips<br />
Reasons to attend<br />
Careers Day<br />
Getting jobs should not<br />
be the only reason for<br />
you to attend this event.<br />
However, Careers Day is<br />
an excellent opportunity<br />
to explore the wide range<br />
of career options that<br />
exist in the corporate<br />
world and gather<br />
information that can<br />
boost your employability.<br />
You will also be able to<br />
collect data on companies<br />
that you are interested<br />
in. Regardless of your<br />
major, year in college, or<br />
future goals, there are<br />
numerous benefits to<br />
attending a Careers Day.
Some of the more<br />
common reasons are<br />
highlighted below:<br />
• Increase your chances<br />
of receiving an interview<br />
with an employer<br />
• Expand your network<br />
of contacts<br />
• Investigate positions,<br />
occupations and/or<br />
career fields. You could<br />
pursue with your specific<br />
major and background<br />
• Learn more about<br />
employers and their<br />
available positions<br />
• Receive sound job<br />
search advice from<br />
seasoned company<br />
recruiter.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
What to expect at<br />
Careers Day<br />
Having realistic<br />
expectations of Careers<br />
Day is important in<br />
succeeding in your career<br />
search. The following list<br />
can be helpful to identify<br />
any misconceptions of<br />
Careers Day:<br />
• Employers expect<br />
<strong>students</strong> to be prepared<br />
(i.e. be professionally<br />
dressed, ask thoughtful<br />
questions, have a<br />
polished CV)<br />
• Employers expect to<br />
interact with <strong>students</strong><br />
seeking employment as<br />
well as employers<br />
•Most recruiters are not<br />
authorized to hire<br />
candidates on the day of<br />
the fair. With this in<br />
mind, your goal should<br />
be to land an interview -<br />
not a job offer<br />
•Employers‘ goals are to<br />
be exposed to as many<br />
job candidates as<br />
possible.<br />
• Take time to prepare<br />
for the fair, you will get<br />
as much out of this event<br />
as you put into it<br />
Note: Just attending the<br />
fair is not enough; you<br />
need to prepare for it.
BEFORE CAREERS DAY<br />
Preparation<br />
Goals<br />
Set goals for yourself.<br />
What do you want from<br />
Careers Day?<br />
Market Yourself<br />
Prepare a 1-2 minute<br />
commercial, which<br />
includes your academics,<br />
activities, work<br />
experience, skills, and/or<br />
career goals.<br />
Examples of<br />
Experience<br />
Identify specific<br />
experiences where you<br />
have demonstrated your<br />
strengths and abilities.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Explanation of<br />
Interests<br />
Prepare explanations of<br />
why you are interested in<br />
a particular industry or<br />
company.<br />
Questions<br />
prepare a list of<br />
questions to ask the<br />
representatives.<br />
Hand Shake Practice<br />
Practice giving your<br />
handshake (firm but not<br />
a vice-grip) and your 1-2<br />
minute commercial.<br />
Clothing and<br />
Accessories<br />
Select an outfit and<br />
accessories that meet<br />
professional standards.<br />
A Great Resume (CV)<br />
Representation of<br />
You<br />
Develop a strong resume<br />
(CV) that represents your<br />
knowledge, skills, and<br />
abilities effectively.<br />
Focused Objective(s)<br />
If you are looking at<br />
several career options,<br />
you may want to have<br />
two or more targeted CVs<br />
with different career<br />
objectives.<br />
Quality<br />
Your CV needs to look<br />
professional & easy to<br />
read and on plain white<br />
or cream-colored resume<br />
paper and free of typos.
DURING CAREERS DAY<br />
Interpersonal And<br />
Listening Skills<br />
First Impressions<br />
Make a good first<br />
impression: be prepared,<br />
dress for success "dress<br />
to impress", and greet<br />
employers with a smile,<br />
firm handshake, and<br />
good eye contact.<br />
Eye Contact<br />
Make eye contact<br />
immediately when<br />
introducing yourself and<br />
maintain eye contact<br />
through introductions.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Introductions<br />
Have a strong opening<br />
introduction of yourself<br />
(1-2 minute commercial<br />
about yourself).<br />
Names<br />
Remember the<br />
representative's name.<br />
Smiles<br />
Smile and be polite.<br />
Body Language<br />
DO NOT chew gum,<br />
fidget, play with your<br />
hair, rock from side to<br />
side, look around when<br />
talking or being spoken<br />
to.<br />
Documentation<br />
• Get as much<br />
information as possible<br />
from companies you are<br />
interested in.<br />
• Write yourself notes<br />
after each significant<br />
encounter.<br />
• Avoid making your goal<br />
(collection of free giveaway<br />
items)! You may get<br />
more than you can carry<br />
and they may distract<br />
you from your original<br />
goals.
Communication with<br />
Company<br />
Representatives<br />
• Study the floor layout<br />
before going in to find the<br />
companies you are<br />
interested in.<br />
• Wait your turn.<br />
• Listen to the questions<br />
other job seekers are<br />
asking and the responses<br />
they get.<br />
• Reveal information in a<br />
give-and-take fashion<br />
• Communicate your<br />
abilities and interests.<br />
• Ask questions and<br />
listen carefully to what<br />
the representative replies.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Get representative<br />
business card if possible,<br />
to build up your network.<br />
• Avoid using<br />
euphemisms - filler words<br />
such as, ―um,‖ ―like,‖<br />
―you know.‖<br />
• Before leaving, be sure<br />
to close the conversation<br />
and thank them by<br />
name.<br />
Questions to Ask<br />
First and foremost,<br />
questions should be<br />
natural. Be yourself.<br />
Don't rifle your<br />
questions; maintain a<br />
natural flow.
Questions You May<br />
Want to Ask Company /<br />
Organization<br />
Representatives:<br />
1. What kind of entry-level<br />
positions exist within<br />
your company?<br />
2. Is my major needed in<br />
your organization?<br />
3. Does your company hire<br />
on a continual basis or<br />
just at certain times of<br />
the year?<br />
4. How long is the<br />
recruitment process?<br />
5. Is the master degree<br />
important for your<br />
organization?<br />
6. Do you have a certain<br />
GPA consideration in the<br />
recruiting process?<br />
7. What are the personality<br />
traits of successful in<br />
your organization?<br />
STUDENTS<br />
8. For how many years does<br />
the entry-level employee<br />
typically stay in the same<br />
level?<br />
* Don't read directly from this list<br />
of questions at the Careers Day.<br />
AFTER CAREERS DAY<br />
Follow Up<br />
Thank You<br />
Make a list of companies<br />
you talked with in<br />
descending order of<br />
importance. Write and<br />
mail a thank you letter<br />
(typed) within 48 hours of<br />
Careers Day to the<br />
recruiters from<br />
companies you are truly<br />
interested in. Mailing a<br />
thank you letter is not<br />
only appropriate; it can<br />
also bring attention to<br />
your name.<br />
Phone Calls<br />
Call/email those<br />
recruiters who indicated<br />
that it was okay to do so.<br />
Other (After-<br />
Thoughts)<br />
Be prepared for the<br />
company to contact you<br />
to follow up.
Careers Day Functions<br />
and Facilities<br />
Opening Ceremony<br />
Opens officially at<br />
10:00AM on 11 th of<br />
March 2013 under<br />
patronage of University of<br />
Bahrain‘s President Dr.<br />
Ebrahim Mohammed<br />
Janahi<br />
Companies Exhibitions<br />
on the following days<br />
Located in Hall (S-18)<br />
Sakhir Campus the<br />
exhibition starts after the<br />
opening ceremony and<br />
from 9:00AM till 01:30<br />
PM on the 12 th , 13 th of<br />
March 2013<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Career Counselling<br />
Corner<br />
To advise <strong>students</strong><br />
towards tips and<br />
techniques of career<br />
planning (CV‘s, Interview<br />
Skills, Work Ethics and<br />
Networking ).<br />
Open Session<br />
Expert will be invited to<br />
discuss recruitment<br />
matters with UoB<br />
<strong>students</strong> in the outside<br />
tent (sponsored by GPIC<br />
& Bapco) according to the<br />
following schedule:<br />
Date Day Time Subject Guest<br />
12-Mar-13<br />
13-Mar-13<br />
Tuesday<br />
Wednesday<br />
10:00 am<br />
10:45 am<br />
11:00 am<br />
11:45 am<br />
9:30 am<br />
10:30 am<br />
11:00 am<br />
11:45 am<br />
About Bapco<br />
Recruitment and<br />
Selection at GPIC<br />
Interactive Career<br />
Guidance<br />
Prepare for<br />
Success<br />
Bapco<br />
GPIC<br />
Bapco<br />
GPIC
STUDENTS<br />
Application Area<br />
Reserved area to fill up<br />
applications and forms<br />
distributed by<br />
companies. Also to get<br />
some tips about CVs and<br />
interviews in a semi<br />
workshop manner.<br />
Attendance Policy<br />
• Careers Day 13 is open<br />
to UOB <strong>students</strong><br />
(current, expected and<br />
graduates) seeking career<br />
information and<br />
opportunities.<br />
• We reserve the right to<br />
request identification and<br />
to verify its authenticity.<br />
• Distribution of<br />
materials at Careers Day<br />
13 is limited to CV's<br />
and/or other materials<br />
that support candidacy.<br />
• Attendees are expected<br />
to conduct themselves in<br />
a non-disruptive manner.<br />
Disruptive behaviour<br />
includes, but is not<br />
limited to, blocking<br />
others‘ access,<br />
solicitation of signatures<br />
on petitions, accosting<br />
those in attendance and<br />
wearing disguises.<br />
‣ Remember:<br />
Visit Career Counselling<br />
Office for assistance and:<br />
Pick up a free Resume<br />
and Cover Letter Sample.<br />
It outlines tips and<br />
guidelines for writing<br />
cover letters and<br />
resumes, and getting<br />
references. It also<br />
include examples.<br />
Attend as much<br />
workshops as you can.<br />
Register for the overall<br />
preparatory workshop.<br />
Contact us…<br />
University of Bahrain - Career Counselling Office<br />
P.O. Box: 32038, Sakhir, Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Tel: 17 438865 Fax: 17 449763<br />
E-mail: cccenter@admin.uob.bh
STUDENTS<br />
Dear <strong>students</strong> This is your<br />
chance to talk with<br />
companies representatives<br />
and ask questions, and<br />
possibly exchange<br />
information, so try to<br />
make a good impression<br />
to approach employers in<br />
a limited amount of time.<br />
here are few tips to get<br />
you started on road to<br />
careers day success.
STEP 1<br />
Prepare your CV and job<br />
letters<br />
What is a CV?<br />
A CV or "Curriculum<br />
Vitae" is essentially a<br />
record of your personal,<br />
educational and work<br />
details, which<br />
emphasizes the<br />
experience, knowledge<br />
and skills relevant to the<br />
type of job you are<br />
applying.<br />
Its purpose is to secure<br />
an interview where you<br />
can sell yourself to a<br />
prospective employer and<br />
be offered a job.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
What should a CV look<br />
like?<br />
It should include:<br />
• Personal Details<br />
• Educational and<br />
Qualifications<br />
• Employment/Work<br />
Experience<br />
• Interests, Hobbies &<br />
Activities<br />
• Skills<br />
• References<br />
Essential Parts of a CV<br />
• Heading<br />
• Education<br />
• Work History<br />
• Interests, Hobbies &<br />
Activities<br />
• Skills<br />
• Professional Licenses<br />
and Certificates<br />
Optional Parts of a CV<br />
• Career Objective<br />
• Professional<br />
Association<br />
Memberships<br />
• Special Abilities<br />
• Publications and<br />
Presentations<br />
• Achievements/Awards<br />
• Summary or Highlights<br />
• References
Writing Your CV<br />
CV Content<br />
Heading: Make sure your<br />
name is the most obvious<br />
piece of information on<br />
your CV, Include local<br />
and/or permanent<br />
address and phone<br />
number, list email if you<br />
check it daily.<br />
Example:<br />
Curriculum Vitae<br />
Ali Mohammed Hassan<br />
Address: House No. 1111<br />
Road No. 2222 Block No. 333<br />
Contact: Mobile: 367777777<br />
Home: 17777777<br />
Email:<br />
aabbcc23@hotmail.com<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Personal Details: If you<br />
write your name in the<br />
heading there is no need<br />
to write it here, write<br />
your date of birth,<br />
nationality, marital<br />
status and passport<br />
number.<br />
Example:<br />
Personal Detail:<br />
Nationality: Bahraini<br />
Date of Birth: 18/8/1988<br />
Marital Status: Single<br />
C.P.R. No: 880808800<br />
Passport No.: 78455<br />
Objective: An objective<br />
gives your CV focus,<br />
credibility and direction.<br />
It should be specific<br />
enough to tell the<br />
employer the kind of<br />
work you seek and/or the<br />
type of industry or<br />
organization you will<br />
consider.<br />
The Value of Career<br />
Objectives<br />
Your career objective is<br />
the opening act of your<br />
curriculum vitae, setting<br />
the stage for the content<br />
that follows.
Its function is to offer a<br />
rationale for the<br />
submission of your CV to<br />
the recipient, by defining<br />
the job you want to<br />
acquire, and highlighting<br />
the qualities that make<br />
you ideal to attain it.<br />
If your curriculum vitae<br />
fails to start with a career<br />
objective, the reader may<br />
well infer that you either:<br />
a. do not know what<br />
work you want;<br />
Or<br />
b. lack the initiative<br />
and/or intelligence to get<br />
your objective across.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
It's certainly true that a<br />
career objective<br />
statement, short as it is,<br />
often proves the most<br />
difficult curriculum vitae<br />
component to write.<br />
Don't be too disheartened<br />
by this—the final rewards<br />
will outweigh the initial<br />
problems you encounter.<br />
By beginning your pitch<br />
with a clear, concise,<br />
dynamic objective, you<br />
will ensure that:<br />
a. your CV is interpreted<br />
the way you intended;<br />
And<br />
b. you emerge as<br />
someone whose<br />
aspirations are clearly<br />
defined, and whose<br />
capabilities support their<br />
goals.
STUDENTS<br />
20 “Career Objectives”<br />
Examples:<br />
Objective:<br />
1. To build a long-term<br />
career in your profession<br />
with opportunities for<br />
career growth.<br />
2. To use my skills in the<br />
best possible way for<br />
achieving the company‘s<br />
goals.<br />
3. To enhance my<br />
professional skills in a<br />
dynamic and stable<br />
workplace.<br />
4. Seeking a challenging<br />
position in a warehouse<br />
environment my skills<br />
can be put to good use.<br />
5. Looking for a job in ……<br />
6. To secure a management<br />
position in a high growth<br />
company with<br />
considerable<br />
advancement<br />
opportunities.<br />
7. I would like to obtain a<br />
job with long term<br />
prospects, preferably in<br />
the building and<br />
construction industry.<br />
8. To secure a position<br />
where my qualities of a<br />
fast learner and the<br />
ability to take on new<br />
challenges can be used.<br />
9. To secure a position<br />
where by hard work,<br />
dedication and the ability<br />
to acquire new skills will<br />
advantage any company I<br />
work for.<br />
10. Obtain a position at ABC<br />
institute where I can<br />
maximize my training<br />
experience, program<br />
development skills and<br />
my teaching abilities.<br />
11. Seeking a position in an<br />
office environment,<br />
where there is a need for<br />
a variety of office<br />
management tasks<br />
including-computer<br />
knowledge,<br />
organizational abilities,<br />
business intelligence and<br />
database program use.<br />
12. To obtain a position as a<br />
School Teacher that will<br />
utilize my strong<br />
dedication to children‘s<br />
development and to their<br />
educational needs.
13. To obtain a position as<br />
an Office Secretary in<br />
which my computer<br />
knowledge, and<br />
organizational abilities<br />
can be fully utilized.<br />
14. To obtain a position as a<br />
software program<br />
designer in a challenging<br />
environment that utilizes<br />
team-work effort for<br />
researching, learning and<br />
developing new high-tech<br />
products.<br />
15. To gain employment with<br />
a company or institution<br />
that offers me a<br />
consistently positive<br />
atmosphere to learn new<br />
technologies and<br />
implement them for<br />
betterment of the<br />
business.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
16.To join an interactive<br />
organization that offers me<br />
a constructive workplace<br />
for communication and<br />
interacting with customers<br />
and people.<br />
17.Seeking an entry-level<br />
position in marketing<br />
utilizing my strong<br />
analytical and<br />
communication skills<br />
combined with a bachelor<br />
of Marketing.<br />
18.Recent college graduate<br />
with Diploma / Bachelor<br />
in Engineering seeks an<br />
entry-level position in Civil<br />
Engineering.<br />
19.Recent university graduate<br />
seeking an internship with<br />
an online media company<br />
who can utilize my<br />
developed skills in<br />
communications and<br />
multimedia design.<br />
20. Wish to join public<br />
relations staff of large<br />
organization. Interested<br />
in photography,<br />
preparing news releases<br />
and working on company<br />
publications.<br />
These are just some<br />
examples of the career<br />
objectives. Career<br />
objectives can be<br />
anything and everything<br />
that a professional seeks<br />
in a professional<br />
relationship.
Education: List your<br />
educational background<br />
in reverse chronological<br />
order. List your highest<br />
degree first followed by<br />
other degrees you have<br />
received.<br />
Example:<br />
Education:<br />
2006 – To date<br />
University of Bahrain<br />
B.Sc. In Civil Engineering<br />
GPA (3.17)<br />
2003 – 2006<br />
Manama Secondary School<br />
Secondary Certificate (Art)<br />
GPA (91%)<br />
STUDENTS<br />
GPA: Listing your grade<br />
point average (GPA) is<br />
optional; however, in the<br />
technical areas it is<br />
recommended to provide<br />
your GPA. Many<br />
companies may assume a<br />
poor GPA if it is not<br />
listed.<br />
Courses or Certificates:<br />
List any courses you<br />
attended or any<br />
certificate that you have<br />
got. List the name of the<br />
certificate or the course<br />
and the name of the<br />
institute.<br />
Example:<br />
Certificates:<br />
June-Aug 2005<br />
The British Council<br />
English Language Certificate<br />
Work Experience: List<br />
your most recent<br />
experience first. Give the<br />
name of your employer,<br />
job title, and what you<br />
actually did and achieved<br />
in that job (the job<br />
description is optional).<br />
Its includes:<br />
Full time jobs.<br />
Academic research<br />
projects.<br />
Internships<br />
Part time jobs<br />
Volunteer work.
Example:<br />
Work Experience:<br />
2007 – 2008<br />
Kuwait Finance House<br />
Internal Control Department<br />
Trainee or Part Time Job<br />
Interest , Hobbies &<br />
Activities:<br />
This section of your CV is<br />
entirely optional,<br />
however, job applicants<br />
who don't give the<br />
hobbies and personal<br />
interests section on their<br />
CV much thought could<br />
be missing out on an<br />
opportunity to highlight<br />
how well suited they are<br />
for a specific job.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
This section should<br />
actually be seen as a<br />
chance to showcase your<br />
personality type by<br />
making the most of your<br />
hobbies, and like other<br />
CV sections, your<br />
hobbies must support the<br />
all-important goal of<br />
getting the interview.<br />
A well thought out Hobby<br />
Section won‘t get you the<br />
job, but it can send a<br />
strong message to a<br />
potential employer, and<br />
confirm that you are the<br />
right type of person for<br />
the role.<br />
For example, for a job<br />
that requires strong team<br />
working skills, you could<br />
show that your<br />
personality would be a<br />
good fit by including<br />
outgoing and teamoriented<br />
hobbies and<br />
interests on your CV.<br />
Football, Bingo,<br />
Basketball and other<br />
team related sports could<br />
all reveal the more<br />
extroverted side of your<br />
personality. You may also<br />
choose to leave out solo<br />
hobbies or hobbies that<br />
involve just one or two<br />
people, such as tennis,<br />
chess, reading, and<br />
writing.
Example:<br />
Interest, Hobbies &<br />
Activities:<br />
• Climbing<br />
• Voluntary work<br />
• Watching or playing sport<br />
• Painting<br />
• Fishing<br />
• Boating or sailing<br />
• Collecting stamps and coins<br />
• Cookery<br />
• Dressmaking Knitting<br />
• Maintaining your car<br />
• Playing musical<br />
instruments<br />
• Rambling<br />
• Potholing<br />
• Motor racing<br />
• Pottery<br />
• Photography<br />
• Cycling<br />
• Swimming<br />
• Writing poetry or stories<br />
Skills:<br />
STUDENTS<br />
How to sell your skills<br />
on your CV….?<br />
Its widely acknowledged<br />
that having a degree is no<br />
longer enough to secure<br />
you a job, and this is set<br />
to increase with<br />
increasing numbers of<br />
the population entering<br />
higher education.<br />
Employers are asking<br />
more to what <strong>students</strong><br />
have at University<br />
outside of their degrees,<br />
and those who have<br />
taken part in student<br />
activities have a huge<br />
advantage when it comes<br />
to applying for jobs.<br />
Remember, it‘s not just<br />
about having the skills,<br />
it‘s about being able to<br />
sell them well to potential<br />
employers when writing<br />
your CV, filling in<br />
application forms, and at<br />
interviews.<br />
• Always put yourself in<br />
the position of the<br />
employer – What would<br />
you want to know?<br />
• Once you have written<br />
your CV or application,<br />
go through and write ―so<br />
what?‖ next to<br />
everything. If it isn‘t<br />
relevant, take it out.
• Show that as well as<br />
picking up new skills you<br />
are able to reflect on your<br />
skills and invest in your<br />
own personal<br />
development.<br />
• Explain how you have<br />
used and can use a skill,<br />
for example confidently,<br />
positively, thoughtfully,<br />
diplomatically,<br />
responsibly, sensitively.<br />
Remember, when<br />
applying for jobs, think<br />
about it as a marketing<br />
exercise with you as the<br />
product and the employer<br />
as a customer. Really<br />
sell yourself and your<br />
skills to your potential<br />
employer – why should<br />
they want you more than<br />
anyone else?<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Many <strong>students</strong> and<br />
graduates seriously<br />
underestimate the skills<br />
they have and struggle<br />
when asked to provide<br />
evidence of these. It may<br />
help to review your skills<br />
from a number of<br />
different angles. One way<br />
is to look at the skills<br />
required in different parts<br />
of your life, which may<br />
divide up roughly as<br />
follows:<br />
* Study * Volunteering<br />
* Part-time job<br />
* Hobbies * Home<br />
What Skills Are<br />
Employer Looking For?<br />
After extensive research,<br />
we identified the<br />
following skills as those<br />
which are most desirable<br />
for potential employers<br />
(with 1 being most<br />
desirable).<br />
Motivation and enthusiasm<br />
1. Interpersonal skills<br />
2. Team working<br />
3. Oral communication<br />
4. Flexibility and adaptability<br />
5. Initiative<br />
6. Productivity<br />
7. Problem solving<br />
8. Planning an organization<br />
9. Managing own development<br />
10. Written communication<br />
11. Customer orientation<br />
12. Time management<br />
13. Business awareness<br />
14. Numeracy<br />
15. Leadership<br />
16. Cultural sensitivity<br />
17. General IT/computer<br />
literacy<br />
18. Risk<br />
taking/entrepreneurship<br />
19. Foreign languages
Which of these skills do<br />
you think you have<br />
gained from you<br />
involvement in student<br />
activities? Which skills do<br />
you think are your<br />
weakest? Are there<br />
<strong>students</strong> activities you<br />
could get involved in to<br />
develop these skills?<br />
Examples on how to<br />
gain more skills:<br />
Motivation and<br />
enthusiasm<br />
Choosing to get involved<br />
in a student group in the<br />
first place, setting one<br />
up.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Interpersonal Skills<br />
Committee dutiesliaising<br />
with<br />
staff/student<br />
members/external<br />
bodies. Being any kind<br />
of mentor. Handling over<br />
to successor.<br />
Team Working<br />
Being on a committee<br />
Oral Communication<br />
Similar examples to<br />
interpersonal skills.<br />
Chairing meeting, making<br />
speeches, delivering<br />
presentations, delivering<br />
any kind of training.<br />
Flexibility and<br />
Adaptability<br />
Managing your student<br />
activities commitments<br />
while studying, coping<br />
with anything at short<br />
notice – events changing<br />
or not going to<br />
Initiative<br />
Getting sponsorship,<br />
starting a new venture or<br />
event, starting a new<br />
group or resurrecting and<br />
old one, coping with a<br />
crisis.<br />
Productivity<br />
Managing your student<br />
activity commitments<br />
while studying, achieving<br />
measurable results –<br />
increasing membership.
Problem Solving<br />
Dealing with a crisis,<br />
overcoming obstacles to<br />
achieve something,<br />
resolving conflict on a<br />
committee.<br />
Planning and<br />
Organization<br />
Project work, organizing<br />
events, managing your<br />
student activity<br />
commitments while<br />
studying.<br />
Managing own<br />
development<br />
Attending and keeping a<br />
record of training.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Written Communication<br />
Being the secretary and<br />
taking minutes of<br />
meetings, communicating<br />
with members, letters to<br />
gain sponsorships.<br />
Customer Orientation<br />
Dealing with and<br />
providing for paying<br />
members, experience of a<br />
Student Run Service,<br />
running events and<br />
activities, getting member<br />
feedback.<br />
Time Management<br />
Managing your student<br />
activity commitments<br />
while studying. Planning<br />
events or activities at<br />
short notice.<br />
Business Awareness<br />
Working to a budget,<br />
providing a quality<br />
service to paying<br />
members, relating you<br />
group to the business<br />
world through<br />
sponsorship.<br />
General IT / Computer<br />
literacy<br />
Being responsible for or<br />
using websites, email<br />
lists, using IT to produce<br />
minutes or budgets,<br />
using databases to store.<br />
Leadership<br />
Being on a committee,<br />
being a president or<br />
captain, coordinating a<br />
particular project or<br />
working group.
Cultural Sensitivity<br />
Working in any group as<br />
a university as diverse,<br />
making your activities<br />
open and accessible to all<br />
<strong>students</strong>.<br />
Numeracy<br />
Being a treasurer,<br />
working to budget.<br />
Risk Taking /<br />
Entrepreneurship<br />
Staring new ventures or<br />
groups, running a new<br />
event or scheme.<br />
Foreign Languages<br />
Involvement in a cultural<br />
society, attending why<br />
Don‘t U language<br />
workshops.<br />
Other Skills<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Using active, positive<br />
verbs and language in a<br />
CV or Resume can give<br />
it additional impact and<br />
make a stronger<br />
impression on potential<br />
employers. The use of<br />
'power' or action words<br />
in your CV or Resume is<br />
essential to promoting<br />
your skills and<br />
experience.<br />
Starting your sentences<br />
with action verbs<br />
immediately highlights<br />
the skill used and<br />
focuses the reader's<br />
attention, e.g.<br />
"Supervised a trainee<br />
sales assistant at Boots<br />
Pharmacy by continually<br />
evaluating their<br />
performance and<br />
supporting weaknesses<br />
where necessary.―<br />
Here are some action<br />
words you can use:
STUDENTS<br />
Here are some action words you can use:<br />
Scientific Management Organization Achievement<br />
Assessed<br />
Calculated<br />
Conducted<br />
Diagnosed<br />
Evaluated<br />
Examined<br />
Observed<br />
Recorded<br />
Tested<br />
Administered<br />
Controlled<br />
Coordinated<br />
Corrected<br />
Managed<br />
Monitored<br />
Oversaw<br />
Performed<br />
Reviewed<br />
Selected<br />
Supervised<br />
Supported<br />
Taught<br />
Trained<br />
Arranged<br />
Categorized<br />
Collected<br />
Compiled<br />
Incorporated<br />
Logged<br />
Maintained<br />
Organized<br />
Planned<br />
Prepared<br />
Reserved<br />
Scheduled<br />
Supplied<br />
Updated<br />
Achieved<br />
Built<br />
Completed<br />
Delivered<br />
Established<br />
Expanded<br />
Founded<br />
Identified<br />
Implemented Introduced<br />
Reduced<br />
Solved<br />
Streamlined<br />
Communication Academic Finance/Business Using Initiative<br />
Administered<br />
Advised<br />
Demonstrated<br />
Explained<br />
Instructed<br />
Liaised<br />
Negotiated<br />
Presented<br />
Responded<br />
Analyzed<br />
Completed<br />
Researched<br />
Solved<br />
Budgeted<br />
Increased<br />
Promoted<br />
Represented<br />
Sold<br />
Created<br />
Designed<br />
Developed<br />
Devised<br />
Initiated<br />
Instigated<br />
Launched<br />
Lead<br />
Recommended
References:<br />
One of your references<br />
needs to be someone who<br />
can comment on what<br />
you have done in the<br />
recent past. So if you are<br />
still at university, or have<br />
recently graduated, it is<br />
usual to name one of<br />
your professors, Head of<br />
Department, lecturers or<br />
tutors as references.<br />
It is your personal choice<br />
whether to include<br />
reference along with your<br />
CV or not.<br />
• Reference should be<br />
someone who knows<br />
you well<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Reference should be<br />
someone who knows<br />
you for a long time.<br />
• You should someone<br />
who will speak<br />
positively about you.<br />
• You state name, title,<br />
business mailing<br />
address, phone number.<br />
• Do not use relatives,<br />
friends or other<br />
<strong>students</strong> as references.<br />
• Remember to ask<br />
permission of your<br />
reference before<br />
including their names<br />
in your CV.<br />
• Reference should be<br />
able to talk about your<br />
work ethic and style,<br />
punctuality, selfmanagement,<br />
and other<br />
related issues.<br />
• People who are<br />
potentially strong<br />
references are:<br />
‣ Current or<br />
former employers.<br />
‣ Professors /<br />
teachers<br />
‣ Volunteer<br />
managers<br />
‣ People who are<br />
well known in the<br />
community/field of<br />
your interest
Example:<br />
Reference:<br />
Ahmed Ali Hassan<br />
HR Manager<br />
Shamil Bank<br />
Phone: 17000000<br />
E-mail:<br />
ahmed@shamil.com.bh<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Tips for CV Writing<br />
Are you going to write a<br />
professional CV? You<br />
must be looking for some<br />
useful tips to get you<br />
started with this job.<br />
Here are best 10 tips for<br />
CV writing.<br />
Follow these tips and you<br />
will come up with a<br />
professional and<br />
attractive CV which will<br />
have maximum chances<br />
of being caught by<br />
potential employer to give<br />
you a chance for an<br />
interview.<br />
Tip 1: Make your CV<br />
mistake and error free. A<br />
neat, clean and error free<br />
CV is critical to be<br />
successful in any job<br />
hunting transaction.<br />
Tip 2: Start your CV with<br />
a distinctive and solid<br />
career objective<br />
statement.<br />
Tip 3: Emphasize on<br />
your skills and its<br />
benefits to the employers.<br />
Tip 4: Use Actions Words<br />
throughout the CV to<br />
attract reader‘s<br />
attraction.<br />
Tip 5: Organize your CV<br />
in sections and only<br />
place relevant<br />
information into a<br />
section.
Tip 6: Make your most<br />
recent information being<br />
top of the list no matter it<br />
is education or your<br />
career experience.<br />
Tip 7: Have equal<br />
margins on all sides.<br />
Tip 8: Highlight your<br />
strengths and related<br />
achievements in<br />
professional life.<br />
Tip 9: Highlight potential<br />
areas of employer‘s<br />
interest so that he/she<br />
can quickly notice it.<br />
Keep changing it based<br />
upon employer‘s<br />
advertisement.<br />
Tip 10: Always write your<br />
CV in Summarize way.<br />
Don‘t add long details<br />
with less meaning.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Tip 11: Be consistent in<br />
resume set up (verb<br />
tenses, spacing, dates,<br />
bolding, underlining,<br />
italizing).<br />
Tip 12: Keep font size<br />
between 10-14 (for your<br />
name you can use a<br />
larger size)<br />
Tip 13: Eliminate<br />
personal pronouns such<br />
as ― I ―.<br />
General CV Guidelines<br />
Other CV Writing Tips:<br />
• One page for recent<br />
graduates, two pages if<br />
you have an extensive<br />
work history.<br />
• Direct the reader's eye<br />
using layout/headings.<br />
• Use high-quality white<br />
or off-white bond<br />
paper.<br />
• Proofread! No spelling<br />
or grammatical errors!<br />
(Don't rely on spell<br />
check!).<br />
• Tailor contents to each<br />
job/application.<br />
• List information in<br />
descending order of<br />
importance.
• Sell yourself-be<br />
selective about what<br />
you include, and<br />
organize information<br />
logically.<br />
• Concentrate of the<br />
positive, use action<br />
verbs, and be clear and<br />
concise.<br />
• Include significant<br />
academic assignments<br />
and relevant<br />
extracurricular<br />
activities.<br />
• List accomplishments<br />
and significant<br />
contributions you've<br />
made.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Email And Electronic<br />
CV Submission<br />
Many companies now<br />
collect CVs electronicallyvia<br />
email or the World<br />
Wide Web. As with any<br />
communication with<br />
employers, you must<br />
maintain a professional<br />
tone.<br />
An electronic CV that can<br />
be easily emailed is<br />
essential.<br />
• Use a professional<br />
sounding email address<br />
(not aroorooo@...)<br />
• Make use of the subject<br />
header-be specific!<br />
• Follow company<br />
directions carefully.<br />
• Avoid using special<br />
characters/symbols<br />
(LOL or mathematical<br />
symbols).<br />
• Keep format left<br />
justified.<br />
• Do not underline, bold<br />
or italicize text.<br />
• Stick to a common<br />
font: Courier, Ariel or<br />
Times New Roman.<br />
• "Sign" your email with<br />
your full name.<br />
• PROOFREAD AND<br />
SPELL-CHECK PRIOR<br />
TO SENDING!<br />
• Check the formatting of<br />
your CV by sending an<br />
email to your self.<br />
In your email ask the<br />
employer to inform you if<br />
they are unable to read<br />
your CV as sent.
When is the best time<br />
to have a CV drawn up?<br />
As soon as you are out of<br />
the college you should a<br />
professional CV drawn up<br />
and be ready for job<br />
opportunities. Every six<br />
months you need to<br />
upgrade your CV to<br />
contain the latest<br />
information as and when<br />
you complete any new<br />
degree, training or<br />
achievement.<br />
Every time you apply for<br />
a new job, you need to retype<br />
the CV which should<br />
be totally tailor-made to<br />
the job you are applying<br />
for.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
In order to do this you<br />
should have research well<br />
in the company's<br />
background as well as<br />
identified the best<br />
personal traits and<br />
qualifications which<br />
match with the<br />
prescribed job<br />
requirements. Only then<br />
your CV will catch the<br />
attention of the<br />
prospective employer and<br />
you will gain the chance<br />
for an interview.<br />
Example of a Job<br />
Advertisement and Job<br />
Description:<br />
Followed by tailored<br />
example of a letter and<br />
CV.<br />
English Language<br />
Teacher<br />
Students from around<br />
world come to study at<br />
our language school and<br />
learn in a friendly<br />
supportive school<br />
environment, English<br />
and foreign language or<br />
second language.<br />
We are seeking English<br />
Language Teacher to<br />
work creatively with our<br />
<strong>students</strong>.
STUDENTS<br />
Example of a Job Advertisement and Job<br />
Description:<br />
Followed by tailored example of a letter and CV.<br />
English Language Teacher<br />
Students from around world come to study at our<br />
language school and learn in a friendly supportive school<br />
environment, English and foreign language or second<br />
language.<br />
We are seeking English Language Teacher to work<br />
creatively with our <strong>students</strong>.<br />
Details:<br />
As a teacher with international language college you will<br />
be working international <strong>students</strong> who are looking to<br />
undertake tertiary study. You will have a passion for<br />
languages and be able to develop programmes that<br />
encourage learning in a creative and fun environment.<br />
You will have experience in working individually as well<br />
as in small groups to meet the diverse needs of our<br />
<strong>students</strong>. The position requires excellent people skills<br />
and competency with a number of software applications.<br />
Application Procedures:<br />
For more information please request a copy of the job<br />
specifications form Language School on 17777777 or by<br />
email: lango@gmail.com<br />
Please send your CV and Cover Letter to the above email<br />
or to:<br />
Language School<br />
P.O. Box: 1234<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain<br />
Job Specifications<br />
Area Essential Desirable<br />
Qualifications<br />
Experience<br />
Knowledge, Skills<br />
Competencies<br />
University Degree<br />
* Tutoring<br />
* Small group work<br />
* Computer Literacy<br />
* Effective relationship<br />
building skills (internal &<br />
external)<br />
* Passion for languages<br />
* Creativity<br />
* Experience in a tertiary<br />
environment.<br />
* Contributing to team<br />
success<br />
* Student focus and energy<br />
* Planning & organizing<br />
* Facilitation and<br />
development of language<br />
programmes<br />
*Cultural awareness &<br />
mindfulness<br />
* Problem solving<br />
* Technical & professional<br />
Knowledge.<br />
* B.Sc. In English<br />
* Teaching degree<br />
or diploma<br />
* Language<br />
teaching/learning<br />
experience<br />
* Experience in<br />
Windows,<br />
Word/PowerPoint/<br />
Excel/Access.<br />
* Good<br />
communication<br />
skills.
The Cover Letter<br />
A cover letter is a letter<br />
that that you send to<br />
accompany your CV<br />
when you apply for job,<br />
whether advertised or<br />
when you are sending an<br />
unsolicited application.<br />
Do not over look this tool<br />
as it can be a great asset<br />
in your job hunt.<br />
There are different<br />
types of job related<br />
letters :<br />
Letter of inquiry: In this<br />
type of query you are<br />
enquiring about possible<br />
job opportunities that fit<br />
your skills. You have to<br />
give a general area you<br />
are interested in working<br />
in.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
A Letter of Inquiry can<br />
help you uncover the<br />
hidden job market.<br />
Sometimes these cover<br />
letters are called<br />
marketing letters.<br />
A letter of inquiry should<br />
be followed up with a<br />
phone call as this will<br />
increase your chance of<br />
getting your "foot in the<br />
door". Hopefully such a<br />
phone call can lead to a<br />
meeting or interview.<br />
Good Letters of inquiry<br />
Inform the reader why<br />
you are writing within the<br />
first sentence.<br />
Job Application Cover<br />
Letter or Response to an<br />
Job Advertisement:<br />
Answering a particular<br />
job advert. The important<br />
thing in the cover letter is<br />
to show that your skills<br />
match those for the job<br />
advert.
STUDENTS<br />
An Overview<br />
• A cover letter is sent<br />
with your CV. It can<br />
make the difference<br />
between being<br />
successful in your job<br />
search or not.<br />
• Cover letters are<br />
generally not read<br />
during the first<br />
candidate selection, but<br />
usually they will be<br />
read when the<br />
candidates have been<br />
short listed. Do not<br />
waste such an<br />
opportunity.<br />
• Always include a cover<br />
letter even if the job ad<br />
does not specify that<br />
one is needed. Your<br />
cover letter should not<br />
be a copy of your CV.<br />
Specify some of your<br />
cover letter<br />
achievements and be<br />
sure you know how to<br />
handle Cover Letter<br />
weakness. (Uncertain<br />
as to what you're trying<br />
to say here).<br />
• A cover letter is a way of<br />
showing your writing<br />
and reporting skills.<br />
Your cover letter<br />
should be customized<br />
per employer. However,<br />
if you are sending a lot<br />
of CVs, this task could<br />
prove impossible. Try<br />
instead to have a cover<br />
letter per industry or<br />
per area.<br />
• Do not mention salary<br />
in your cover letter. If<br />
the job ad requests<br />
your expected salary<br />
then mention a range<br />
rather than a specific<br />
amount
Parts of the Cover<br />
Letter …<br />
Introduction<br />
• Indicate why you are<br />
writing to them (job<br />
posting, article, career<br />
fair, networking<br />
account, area of<br />
interest).<br />
• Mention why you want<br />
to work for the<br />
company or what<br />
interests you about the<br />
position.<br />
• Demonstrate<br />
knowledge of the<br />
organization.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Body<br />
• Sell the skills &<br />
abilities you have as<br />
required for the<br />
position (be careful not<br />
to reiterate your entire<br />
resume).<br />
• Back skills up with<br />
specific examples<br />
• State why you would be<br />
a good fit<br />
Close<br />
• Thank them<br />
• Request an interview or<br />
meeting and indicate<br />
how you can be<br />
contacted.<br />
• If you are seeking job<br />
opportunities in the<br />
hidden job market, it is<br />
strongly recommended<br />
you indicate how and<br />
when you will contact the<br />
employer in order to<br />
follow up.<br />
Cover Letter Tips:<br />
• Always send a cover<br />
letter with your resume<br />
if unable to hand it to<br />
the person doing the<br />
hiring.<br />
• Should be addressed to<br />
a specific person –<br />
never use ―To whom it<br />
may concern‖
• Should be typed and on<br />
same paper as your CV.<br />
• Should be attractive,<br />
well laid out, and kept<br />
to one page.<br />
• Write a different cover<br />
letter for each job you<br />
apply for – nothing<br />
worse than a form<br />
cover letter.<br />
• Construct your cover<br />
letter thinking about<br />
what that particular<br />
employer is looking for,<br />
by using the job<br />
posting or company<br />
information.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Application Forms<br />
Employers use<br />
application forms as an<br />
easy way to find<br />
candidate information in<br />
the same location on all<br />
applications. Do not<br />
make it difficult for them.<br />
Here are a few tips when<br />
filling out an application<br />
form:<br />
• Ensure you read the<br />
application form over<br />
thoroughly before<br />
writing anything down.<br />
This will make sure you<br />
fill it out correctly and<br />
you don‘t miss<br />
anything.<br />
• Answer all the<br />
questions. If a<br />
question doesn‘t apply<br />
to you, write in ‗not<br />
applicable‘ so they<br />
know you didn‘t miss<br />
it.<br />
• NEVER write ―see my<br />
CV‖, fill everything out<br />
in as much detail as<br />
possible<br />
• Don‘t forget to sign the<br />
application form.
Cover Letters<br />
Following link about<br />
cover letters it shows<br />
different types of cover<br />
letters for each category.<br />
You can choose from CV<br />
cover letters, job cover<br />
letter, acceptance cover<br />
letters, rejection cover<br />
letters, salary increment<br />
cover letters, appraisal<br />
cover letters and any<br />
other types of sample<br />
cover letters from any of<br />
the categories mentioned.<br />
It‘s also provides<br />
examples on how to write<br />
a cover letters.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Information on cover<br />
letter writing, good cover<br />
letter templates and cover<br />
letter tips are also<br />
provided at the bottom of<br />
the page.<br />
http://www.bestcoverle<br />
tters.com/<br />
All cover letters should:<br />
Explain why you are<br />
sending a resume.<br />
Don't send a resume<br />
without a cover letter.<br />
Don't make the reader<br />
guess what you are<br />
asking for; be specific:<br />
Do you want a summer<br />
internship opportunity,<br />
or a permanent position<br />
at graduation; are you<br />
inquiring about future<br />
employment possibilities?<br />
Tell specifically how<br />
you learned about the<br />
position or the<br />
organization<br />
a flyer posted in your<br />
department, a web site, a<br />
family friend who works<br />
at the organization. It is<br />
appropriate to mention<br />
the name of someone<br />
who suggested that you<br />
write.
Convince the reader to<br />
look at your resume.<br />
The cover letter will be<br />
seen first.<br />
Therefore, it must be very<br />
well written and targeted<br />
to that employer.<br />
Call attention to<br />
elements of your<br />
background<br />
education, leadership,<br />
experience — that are<br />
relevant to a position you<br />
are seeking. Be as<br />
specific as possible, using<br />
examples.<br />
Reflect your attitude,<br />
personality, motivation,<br />
enthusiasm, and<br />
communication skills.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Provide or refer to any<br />
information<br />
specifically requested<br />
in a job advertisement<br />
that might not be covered<br />
in your resume, such as<br />
availability date, or<br />
reference to an attached<br />
writing sample.<br />
FOR<br />
Categories<br />
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STUDENTS<br />
Web links<br />
The Following are web links that you may find helpful:<br />
http://www.bestcoverletters.com/<br />
http://www.cv-service.org/cvhelp.htm<br />
http://www.10minuteresume.com/index.cfm?bhcp=1<br />
http://www.getmyonlinecv.com<br />
http://www.getresume.com<br />
http://www.provenresumes.com<br />
http://www.how-to-write-a-resume.org<br />
http://www.howtowritearesume.net<br />
http://www.write-a-resume.org<br />
http://career-hunters.com/resumeservice.asp<br />
http://www.resume-help.org<br />
http://cvwriting.net<br />
http://www.bestsampleresume.com<br />
http://www.cv-service.org<br />
http://www.adecco.co.nz/<br />
http://www.careerone.com.au/<br />
http://www.wait.com.au<br />
http://www.winz.govt.nz<br />
http://www.cvtips.com<br />
http://www.handsoncv.co.uk
STEP 2<br />
The Interview<br />
The interview is an<br />
opportunity for both the<br />
employer and the<br />
applicant to gather<br />
information. The<br />
employer wants to know<br />
if you, applicant, have<br />
the:<br />
• Skills<br />
• Knowledge<br />
• Self-confidence<br />
• Motivation<br />
At this point you can be<br />
confident that the<br />
employer saw something<br />
of interest in your CV.<br />
He or she also wants to<br />
determine whether or<br />
not you will fit in the<br />
STUDENTS<br />
organization‘s current<br />
employees and<br />
philosophy.<br />
The interview is a twoway<br />
exchange of<br />
information. It is an<br />
opportunity for both<br />
parties to make<br />
themselves. The<br />
employer is selling the<br />
organization to you, and<br />
you are marketing your<br />
skills, knowledge, and<br />
personality to the<br />
employer.<br />
The interview Process<br />
1. The initial interview<br />
can be screening<br />
interview either on<br />
the telephone with<br />
the hiring<br />
authority or<br />
personnel, or face-toface<br />
with personnel.<br />
2. Face-to-face with the<br />
immediate<br />
supervisor, peers,<br />
and sometimes<br />
personnel.<br />
3. Final interviewsometimes<br />
with just<br />
the hiring authority,<br />
but usually will<br />
include vicepresidents,<br />
presidents, or owners<br />
of the company.<br />
4. This interview could<br />
also be followed by<br />
testing:<br />
• Physical<br />
• Written test<br />
• Proof of employment<br />
eligibility.
Objectives of the Job<br />
Interview<br />
1. To decide whether or<br />
not to make you a job<br />
offer.<br />
2. To examine your<br />
work history and<br />
educational<br />
background, your<br />
strengths and<br />
accomplishments .<br />
3. To evaluate your level<br />
of motivation, values,<br />
attitude and<br />
personality.<br />
Types of Interview<br />
All job interviews have<br />
the same objective, but<br />
employers reach that<br />
objective in a variety of<br />
ways.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
You might enter the room<br />
expecting to tell stories<br />
about your professional<br />
successes and instead<br />
find yourself selling the<br />
interviewer a bridge or<br />
editing code at a<br />
computer. One strategy<br />
for performing your best<br />
during an interview is to<br />
know the rules of the<br />
particular game you are<br />
playing when you walk<br />
through the door.<br />
The Screening<br />
Interview<br />
Companies use screening<br />
tools to ensure that<br />
candidates meet<br />
minimum qualification<br />
requirements.<br />
The Informational<br />
Interview<br />
Job seekers ostensibly<br />
secure informational<br />
meetings in order to seek<br />
the advice of someone in<br />
their current or desired<br />
field as well as to gain<br />
further references to<br />
people who can lend<br />
insight. During an<br />
informational interview,<br />
the jobseeker and<br />
employer exchange<br />
information and get to<br />
know one another better<br />
without reference to a<br />
specific job opening.
STUDENTS<br />
The Directive Style<br />
In this style of interview,<br />
the interviewer has a<br />
clear agenda that he or<br />
she follows unflinchingly.<br />
Sometimes companies<br />
use this rigid format to<br />
ensure parity between<br />
interviews; when<br />
interviewers ask each<br />
candidate the same series<br />
of questions, they can<br />
more readily compare the<br />
results. Directive<br />
interviewers rely upon<br />
their own questions and<br />
methods to tease from<br />
you what they wish to<br />
know.<br />
You might feel like you<br />
are being steam-rolled, or<br />
you might find the<br />
conversation develops<br />
naturally. Their style<br />
does not necessarily<br />
mean that they have<br />
dominance issues,<br />
although you should<br />
keep an eye open for<br />
these if the interviewer<br />
would be your supervisor.<br />
The Meandering Style<br />
This interview type,<br />
usually used by<br />
inexperienced<br />
interviewers, relies on<br />
you to lead the<br />
discussion.<br />
It might begin with a<br />
statement like "tell me<br />
about yourself," which<br />
you can use to your<br />
advantage.<br />
The interviewer might ask<br />
you another broad, openended<br />
question before<br />
falling into silence. This<br />
interview style allows you<br />
tactfully to guide the<br />
discussion in a way that<br />
best serves you.
The Stress Interview<br />
Either employers view the<br />
stress interview as a<br />
legitimate way of<br />
determining candidates'<br />
aptness for a position or<br />
someone has latent<br />
maniacal tendencies. You<br />
might be held in the<br />
waiting room for an hour<br />
before the interviewer<br />
greets you. You might<br />
face long silences or cold<br />
stares. The interviewer<br />
might openly challenge<br />
your believes or<br />
judgment. You might be<br />
called upon to perform an<br />
impossible task on the<br />
fly-like convincing the<br />
interviewer to exchange<br />
shoes with you.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
The Behavioral<br />
Interview<br />
Many companies<br />
increasingly rely on<br />
behavior interviews since<br />
they use your previous<br />
behavior to indicate your<br />
future performance. In<br />
these interviews,<br />
employers use<br />
standardized methods to<br />
mine information<br />
relevant to your<br />
competency in a<br />
particular area or<br />
position.<br />
Depending upon the<br />
responsibilities of the job<br />
and the working<br />
environment, you might<br />
be asked to describe a<br />
time that required<br />
problem-solving skills,<br />
adaptability, leadership,<br />
conflict resolution, multitasking,<br />
initiative or<br />
stress management. You<br />
will be asked how you<br />
dealt with the situations.<br />
The Audition<br />
For some positions, such<br />
as computer<br />
programmers or trainers,<br />
companies want to see<br />
you in action before they<br />
make their decision.
For this reason, they<br />
might take you through a<br />
simulation or brief<br />
exercise in order to<br />
evaluate your skills. An<br />
audition can be<br />
enormously useful to you<br />
as well, since it allows<br />
you to demonstrate your<br />
abilities in interactive<br />
ways that are likely<br />
familiar to you. The<br />
simulations and exercises<br />
should also give you a<br />
simplified sense of what<br />
the job would be like. If<br />
you sense that other<br />
candidates have an edge<br />
on you in terms of<br />
experience or other<br />
STUDENTS<br />
qualifications, requesting<br />
an audition can help level<br />
the playing field.<br />
The Group Interview<br />
Interviewing<br />
simultaneously with<br />
other candidates can be<br />
disconcerting, but it<br />
provides the company<br />
with a sense of your<br />
leadership potential and<br />
style. The group interview<br />
helps the company get a<br />
glimpse of how you<br />
interact with peers-are<br />
you timid or bossy, are<br />
you attentive or do you<br />
seek attention, do others<br />
turn to you instinctively,<br />
or do you compete for<br />
authority?<br />
The interviewer also<br />
wants to view what your<br />
tools of persuasion are:<br />
do you use<br />
argumentation and<br />
careful reasoning to gain<br />
support or do you divide<br />
and conquer? The<br />
interviewer might call on<br />
you to discuss an issue<br />
with the other<br />
candidates, solve a<br />
problem collectively, or<br />
discuss your peculiar<br />
qualifications in front of<br />
the other candidates.
The Tag-Team<br />
Interview<br />
Expecting to meet with<br />
Ms. Glenn, you might<br />
find yourself in a room<br />
with four other people:<br />
Ms. Glenn, two of her<br />
staff, and the Sales<br />
Director. Companies<br />
often want to gain the<br />
insights of various people<br />
when interviewing<br />
candidates. This method<br />
of interviewing is often<br />
attractive for companies<br />
that rely heavily on team<br />
cooperation.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Not only does the<br />
company want to know<br />
whether your skills<br />
balance that of the<br />
company, but also<br />
whether you can get<br />
along with the other<br />
workers. In some<br />
companies, multiple<br />
people will interview you<br />
simultaneously. In other<br />
companies, you will<br />
proceed through a series<br />
of one-on-one interviews.<br />
The Follow-up Interview<br />
Companies bring<br />
candidates back for<br />
second and sometimes<br />
third or fourth interviews<br />
for a number of reasons.<br />
Sometimes they just<br />
want to confirm that you<br />
are the amazing worker<br />
they first thought you to<br />
be. Sometimes they are<br />
having difficulty deciding<br />
between a short-list of<br />
candidates. Other times,<br />
the interviewer's<br />
supervisor or other<br />
decision makers in the<br />
company want to gain a<br />
sense of you before<br />
signing a hiring decision.<br />
The second interview<br />
could go in a variety of<br />
directions, and you must<br />
prepare for each of them.
When meeting with the<br />
same person again, you<br />
do not need to be as<br />
assertive in your<br />
communication of your<br />
skills. You can focus on<br />
cementing rapport,<br />
understanding where the<br />
company is going and<br />
how your skills mesh<br />
with the company vision<br />
and culture. Still, the<br />
interviewer should view<br />
you as the answer to<br />
their needs. You might<br />
find yourself negotiating<br />
a compensation package.<br />
Alternatively, you might<br />
find that you are starting<br />
from the beginning with a<br />
new person.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Other Types of the<br />
interview<br />
• Selection<br />
interviewing:<br />
its goal is to shortlist<br />
only the qualified<br />
candidates. Focus here<br />
on presenting the facts<br />
about your<br />
qualifications rather<br />
than building a friendly<br />
relationships with the<br />
interviewer<br />
• One-to-one interview:<br />
to test your matches<br />
with the job and your<br />
suitability to their work<br />
environment, how you<br />
will integrate with the<br />
rest of the organization.<br />
Focus on your<br />
qualifications and build<br />
good relationship with<br />
the interviewer.<br />
• Panel interview: where<br />
many representatives<br />
from the organization<br />
will take the role of the<br />
interviewer. Focus your<br />
answer to the person<br />
who is asking . Some<br />
questions will test your<br />
way of thinking rather<br />
your final answer.<br />
• Lunch interview:<br />
conducted in a less<br />
formal atmosphere on a<br />
lunch meal. Be careful<br />
for every move and<br />
word you do or say.
Apply etiquette and<br />
mannered behavior<br />
while eating.<br />
• Telephone interview:<br />
to reduce the number<br />
of candidates who are<br />
invited to a personal<br />
interview. Expect a<br />
conversation about<br />
your resume details.<br />
Focus and keep your<br />
information near the<br />
phone. Ask them to<br />
invite you to a personal<br />
interview. And always<br />
be prepared.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Interview phases …<br />
Phase (1) :<br />
Before the Interview<br />
The main activity here is to collect and<br />
gather information in 3 axis:<br />
1. About the company<br />
• Products<br />
• Services<br />
• Competitors<br />
• Locations<br />
• Branched<br />
• Capital<br />
• CEO‘s<br />
• Departments<br />
2. About the occupation<br />
• Physical surroundings<br />
• Safety<br />
• Salary<br />
• Allowances<br />
• Special requirements<br />
3. About myself (Stories to tell)<br />
• My skills<br />
• Qualifications/projects/awards<br />
• Experience/achievements<br />
• Objectives and goals<br />
• Activities<br />
• Hobbies<br />
• Questions to ask the interview<br />
Practice on telling a story on each part is<br />
a must<br />
Preparing in the interview night :<br />
• Identify very clearly the time,<br />
location of the interview and if<br />
possible the person who‘s going to<br />
conduct it<br />
• Prepare formal, comfortable clothes<br />
• Practice the roads to arrive in the<br />
proper time (15 min before)<br />
• Prepare many copies of the CV and<br />
any other papers<br />
• Sleep enough<br />
• Eat breakfast
STUDENTS<br />
Phase (2) :<br />
During the Interview<br />
Phase (3) :<br />
After the Interview<br />
• Arrive Early<br />
• Be confident<br />
• Smile<br />
• Shake hand firmly in the beginning and<br />
end of conversation<br />
• Set down after their permission to do so<br />
• Keep on the eye contact<br />
• Watch your tone level while speaking<br />
• Display enthusiasm and sincerity<br />
• Communicate clearly<br />
• Listen attentively<br />
• Don‘t smoke or chew gum<br />
• Don‘t interfere the interviewer while<br />
talking<br />
• Ask questions by the end of the<br />
interview<br />
• Keep on a stable body language<br />
• Ask for the job and for a reply<br />
• Match your skills, qualifications,<br />
experience to the offer you have<br />
• Talk about:<br />
o Strengths<br />
o Leadership skills<br />
o Ability to learn new things<br />
o Contributions to the organizations in<br />
which you have worked or volunteered<br />
o Creativity in solving problems and<br />
working with people.<br />
• Present yourself in a positive and<br />
confident manner<br />
• Turn negatives into positives.<br />
• Emphasize what you can do for the<br />
company<br />
• Avoid discussions about personal<br />
problems.<br />
• Thank the interviewer for his/her time<br />
before leaving.<br />
• Evaluate your performance immediately<br />
after the interview<br />
• Write a thank you letter for the<br />
interviewer<br />
• Wait for the reply or ask for it when the<br />
time of waiting exceeds the limit<br />
• Use the interviews as a part of you<br />
contacts network
STUDENTS<br />
The Selection Process<br />
Well done! Your CV and<br />
cover letter has worked<br />
and you are now invited<br />
to attend an interview.<br />
Remember a job interview<br />
not only tries out if you<br />
can do the job, but also if<br />
you are the best person.<br />
Interviewers try to access<br />
both aspects in the<br />
interview process.<br />
Job interviews can be as<br />
straightforward as this:<br />
Interview with a panel or individual<br />
But increasingly many of you will face an interview process<br />
containing some or all of the following elements:<br />
Telephone Interview<br />
Assessment Centre for a<br />
day<br />
Second Interview<br />
(in person or phone)<br />
Job offer and negotiation<br />
Psychometric Tests<br />
Individual Interview with<br />
panel<br />
Job offer and negotiation<br />
Contract signed and starting date<br />
agreed<br />
Contract signed starting<br />
date agreed
Employer<br />
Requirements<br />
• Communication<br />
Skills:<br />
Oral and written,<br />
including the ability to<br />
listen as will as transmit.<br />
Also includes<br />
presentation skills.<br />
Employers say these sills<br />
are most noticeably<br />
lacking in Graduates<br />
applicants.<br />
• Interpersonal/Social<br />
Skills:<br />
The capacity to establish<br />
good working<br />
relationships with<br />
customers, clients,<br />
colleagues is seen as of<br />
STUDENTS<br />
utmost importance in<br />
almost all work roles, for<br />
effective performance<br />
within the organization<br />
and competent<br />
representation of the<br />
organization with its<br />
clientele.<br />
• Organization Skills:<br />
e.g. planning ahead,<br />
meeting delaines;<br />
managing self and others;<br />
coordinating people,<br />
activities( e.g. organizing<br />
events whether work<br />
related , social, etc).<br />
• Problem analysis and<br />
solution:<br />
e.g. clarity and logic of<br />
thought; capacity to<br />
identify key issues and<br />
reconcile conflict;<br />
ingenuity in the creation<br />
of solutions; effectiveness<br />
under pressure; concern<br />
with priorities.<br />
• Intellect:<br />
Judged by how effectively<br />
mental ability is<br />
transmitted into action.<br />
• Leaderships:<br />
Leadership potential is<br />
important because it<br />
assumed that most<br />
graduates will eventually<br />
take up senior positions.<br />
• Team working:<br />
Ability necessary to work<br />
in formal and informal,<br />
interdisciplinary, long<br />
term and project-based<br />
teams.
Adaptability:<br />
For initiation of, and<br />
response to, changing<br />
circumstances. Breadth<br />
of intellect, interests,<br />
knowledge and attitudes<br />
required for adoption to<br />
changing demands.<br />
• Technical Capability:<br />
Capacity to acquire<br />
technical skills required<br />
for application of basic<br />
management techniques<br />
(e.g. statistics, data<br />
analysis, scheduling,<br />
computer applications,<br />
etc).<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Achievement:<br />
Ability to set and achieve<br />
goals for self ant others.<br />
Employers frequently<br />
need those who will help<br />
move the organization<br />
forward.<br />
Overview<br />
preparation<br />
1. Know Yourself:<br />
• What are your<br />
strengths? What<br />
are your<br />
weaknesses?<br />
• What are your<br />
short-and long-term<br />
goals?<br />
• Evaluate yourself<br />
in terms of the<br />
position you seek.<br />
• Formulate<br />
responses by asking<br />
the question: ―Why<br />
should they hire<br />
me?‖<br />
• Remember that<br />
you‘re there to sell<br />
yourself and secure<br />
a job offer.<br />
2. Research the<br />
Company:<br />
• Research the<br />
information about<br />
the company.<br />
• Utilize the library<br />
to review annual<br />
reports, trade<br />
magazines and<br />
newspaper articles.
STUDENTS<br />
• The Internet offers<br />
a wealth of company<br />
information and<br />
industry statistics.<br />
Please visit the<br />
company website.<br />
• Know the<br />
company‘s products<br />
and services.<br />
• Be prepared to tell<br />
the interviewer why<br />
their company<br />
attractive to you.<br />
3. Items to Bring to the<br />
interview:<br />
Your CV<br />
• Review your CV<br />
thoroughly and be<br />
prepared to discuss<br />
all points.<br />
• Always bring a<br />
copy of your CV<br />
identical to the one<br />
supplied to the<br />
interviewer.<br />
Other Items<br />
• Bring a folder and<br />
pen to the interview<br />
to jot down notes.<br />
• Prepare and<br />
review your<br />
questions as well as<br />
specific responses.<br />
• Bring directions to<br />
the interview<br />
location as well as<br />
the interviewers<br />
phone number in<br />
case you are<br />
running late.<br />
4. Arrival at the<br />
interview:<br />
• Plan to arrive 15<br />
minutes before the<br />
interview.<br />
• Allow adequate<br />
time for traffic,<br />
parking, and a last<br />
minute appearance<br />
check. If possible,<br />
scout the location<br />
the day before the<br />
interview to avoid<br />
last minute<br />
problems. Being<br />
late for the interview<br />
may cost you the<br />
job offer.<br />
• Review your CV<br />
and go in with<br />
confidence.
Reasons why<br />
Candidates<br />
are Not Hired<br />
1. Poor attitude: Many<br />
candidates come<br />
across as arrogant.<br />
While employers can<br />
afford to be selfcentered,<br />
candidates<br />
cannot.<br />
2. Appearance: Many<br />
candidates do not<br />
consider their<br />
appearance as much<br />
as they should. First<br />
impressions are<br />
quickly made in the<br />
first three to five<br />
minutes. Review<br />
appearance checklist.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
3. Lack of Research: It‘s<br />
obvious when<br />
candidates haven‘t<br />
learned about the<br />
job, company or<br />
industry prior to the<br />
interview. Visit the<br />
library or use the<br />
internet to research<br />
the company, talk<br />
with friends, peers<br />
and other<br />
professionals about<br />
the opportunity<br />
before each meeting.<br />
4. Not having questions<br />
to ask: Asking<br />
questions shows your<br />
interest in the<br />
company and the<br />
position.<br />
Prepare a list of<br />
intelligent questions<br />
in advance.<br />
5. Not readily knowing<br />
the answers to<br />
interviewers‘<br />
questions. Anticipate<br />
and rehearse answers<br />
to tough questions<br />
about your<br />
background, such as<br />
a recent termination<br />
or and employment<br />
gap. Practicing with<br />
your spouse or a<br />
friend before the<br />
interview will help<br />
you to frame<br />
intelligent responses.
The 3 Steps of<br />
Successful Interviews:<br />
Preparation, Presentation,<br />
and Practice<br />
As a general rule,<br />
interviews last between<br />
20-30 mints so the time<br />
to make the impact<br />
needed to win the job is<br />
brief! This means you<br />
can‘t have a ―seat of the<br />
pants‖ approach. Ask<br />
any person who has an<br />
unsuccessful interview<br />
and they usually tell you<br />
they tried to ―wing it‖.<br />
Most people learn from<br />
this the importance of<br />
preparation.<br />
Step 1<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Preparation<br />
Research the Company:<br />
―Not many applicants<br />
had taken the time to<br />
find out about us‖, said<br />
one of the Graduate<br />
Recruitment employers.<br />
Research indicates lack<br />
of company knowledge is<br />
one of the most common<br />
reasons for failure in an<br />
interview. A common<br />
question in job interview<br />
is, ―why do you want to<br />
work for us‖? and to<br />
answer this you need to<br />
know about the<br />
company.<br />
• What the company<br />
does, location,<br />
turnover, annual<br />
reports, company<br />
websites, corporate<br />
profiles, business pages<br />
and magazines, library<br />
databases.<br />
• Name of the Chief<br />
Executive.<br />
• Organizational<br />
structure and culture.<br />
• Products and services.<br />
• Positions available in<br />
different areas<br />
• Main competitors<br />
• Current business /<br />
industry environment<br />
in which they operate.<br />
Note mergers, joint<br />
ventures and awards.
• What does the position<br />
involve?<br />
• What competencies /<br />
skills are necessary for<br />
the position?<br />
If there is not a job<br />
description outlining the<br />
qualities and<br />
competencies being<br />
looked for, try to talk<br />
with people who have<br />
worked or are working for<br />
the company.<br />
Know Your CV:<br />
Read through your job<br />
application to remind<br />
yourself of what you<br />
wrote – it is all too easy<br />
when doing multiple job<br />
applications to get<br />
muddled.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Take a copy to the<br />
interview. By the time<br />
you are interviewed, your<br />
interview panel may have<br />
read a number of CVs.<br />
No matter how brilliant<br />
you think yours is, CVs<br />
have habit of blurring.<br />
Your task in the interview<br />
is to highlight your CV by<br />
breathing life into it.<br />
Prepare your evidence:<br />
Variety is the spice of any<br />
interview so give them a<br />
range of examples to<br />
remember you by! There<br />
is nothing worse in an<br />
interview than a person<br />
using the same old<br />
example every time.<br />
Use the simple SAR<br />
approach to prepare your<br />
behavioral examples:<br />
Situation<br />
outline the situation<br />
briefly and concisely<br />
Action I took<br />
tell them what you did<br />
(focus in an interview is<br />
on ―I‖ not ―we‖).<br />
Result or outcome<br />
don‘t leave this bit outwere<br />
you<br />
successful/what did you<br />
learn?
Prepare the answers to<br />
questions:<br />
Be mentally prepared for<br />
a question you have not<br />
thought of and don‘t let it<br />
throw you. Some<br />
interviewers very fond of<br />
the fantastical scenario<br />
approach and there is no<br />
right or wrong answer<br />
here; they are interested<br />
in the way you approach<br />
a problem and how you<br />
think. Be aware of being<br />
over-rehearsed.<br />
Prepare question to ask<br />
them:<br />
• To whom will I be<br />
accountable in this<br />
position?<br />
• Will the company<br />
STUDENTS<br />
support on-going study<br />
and development?<br />
• Will there be<br />
opportunities for<br />
increased responsibility<br />
and broader<br />
experiences in the<br />
company?<br />
• How many people work<br />
in this<br />
office/department?<br />
• What is the typical<br />
work week? Is overtime<br />
expected?<br />
• If I am extended a job<br />
offer, how soon would<br />
you like me to start?<br />
• When can I expect to<br />
hear from you?<br />
• Are there any other<br />
questions I can answer<br />
for you?<br />
Interview Questions<br />
NOT to Ask:<br />
• What does this<br />
company do? (Do your<br />
research ahead of<br />
time!)<br />
• If I get the job when<br />
can I take time off for<br />
vacation? (Wait until<br />
you get the offer to<br />
mention prior<br />
commitments)<br />
• Can I change my<br />
schedule if I get the<br />
job? (If you need to<br />
figure out the logistics<br />
of getting to work don't<br />
mention it now...)<br />
• Did I get the job? (Don't<br />
be impatient. They'll let<br />
you know.)
• Why the last person left<br />
the job?<br />
• What are the pay and<br />
perks in the job.?<br />
How to clam your<br />
nerves:<br />
Not many people find the<br />
prospect of a job<br />
interview exciting!<br />
Sometimes the more you<br />
want the job, the more<br />
anxious, nervous, and<br />
tense it can make you.<br />
Work out how to clam<br />
your nerves by looking at<br />
ways that have worked<br />
for you in the past and<br />
factor this into this into<br />
your preparation.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Creative visualization:<br />
Sports teams<br />
successfully use a<br />
technique of picturing<br />
themselves winning.<br />
Visualize yourself in the<br />
interview handling it with<br />
clam confidence.<br />
Deep breathing can have<br />
a very calming effect,<br />
while having the side<br />
benefit of oxygenating<br />
your brain so you can<br />
think better!<br />
Reflect on a time when<br />
you were proud of the<br />
way you handled a<br />
situation and remind<br />
yourself of how you felt a<br />
that time.<br />
It is especially important<br />
to have an image of<br />
yourself as a successful<br />
person when you are<br />
waiting outside that<br />
interview room! Carry the<br />
image with you into the<br />
room.<br />
Consider the logistics:<br />
The Interviewers:<br />
• You are entitled to<br />
know how many people<br />
are on the interview<br />
panel<br />
• Their names and job<br />
titles
When you are nervous it<br />
can be hard remembering<br />
names. Calling someone<br />
the wrong name is getting<br />
off on the wrong foot.<br />
You can prepare for the<br />
different questions they<br />
will ask; the Human<br />
Resources person will<br />
have a different<br />
perspective from the<br />
technical expert.<br />
The Process:<br />
Do you know if there are<br />
other tasks to be given to<br />
you or is the interview<br />
the sole means of<br />
assessment?<br />
It pays to be prepared<br />
mentally for any<br />
psychometric testing.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
At the interview they will<br />
probably outline the next<br />
steps so it is premature<br />
to ask before the<br />
interview.<br />
Documents:<br />
Decide what to take with<br />
you and how you will<br />
carry them:<br />
• CV and Cover letter.<br />
• Original copy of<br />
academic transcript<br />
• Copy of awards,<br />
references.<br />
• Questions you want to<br />
ask.<br />
The Location:<br />
Where exactly is the<br />
interview to be held?<br />
Get clear instructions<br />
and write these down.<br />
Plan how you will get<br />
there, and allow for<br />
traffic delays. Have<br />
contact phone number<br />
for emergencies. Being<br />
late is not a good look<br />
and creates the lasting<br />
kind of impression very<br />
hard to recover.<br />
Have a good night’s<br />
sleep<br />
Having done your<br />
preparation, you can<br />
spend the night prior to<br />
the interview not<br />
cramming your head with<br />
information but treating<br />
yourself to a decent<br />
dinner and an early<br />
night.
IMPORTANT Tip<br />
If you can go to the place<br />
the day before and have a<br />
―dry run‖ by checking out<br />
the building and even<br />
seeing the dress code of<br />
people who work there.<br />
Introduce yourself to the<br />
reception, tell them you<br />
have an interview the<br />
following day and check<br />
out any publicity material<br />
available you have not<br />
already viewed. If you<br />
intend to do this,<br />
remember to dress<br />
smartly as they may<br />
invite you and show you<br />
round!<br />
STUDENTS<br />
At the interview they will<br />
probably outline the next<br />
steps so it is premature<br />
to ask before the<br />
interview.<br />
Documents:<br />
Decide what to take with<br />
you and how you will<br />
carry them:<br />
• CV and Cover letter.<br />
• Original copy of<br />
academic transcript<br />
• Copy of awards,<br />
references.<br />
• Questions you want to<br />
ask.<br />
The Location:<br />
Where exactly is the<br />
interview to be held?<br />
Get clear instructions<br />
and write these down.<br />
Step 2<br />
Presentation<br />
People often say, ―It only<br />
takes a few minutes to<br />
make a lasting<br />
impression‖ or, ―You<br />
don‘t get a second chance<br />
to make a first<br />
impression‖. Within ten<br />
seconds the person<br />
you‘ve just met is busy<br />
building a picture based<br />
on the image you<br />
projected! It is also said<br />
ninety percent of the<br />
interview is spent<br />
substantiating that first<br />
impression.
Dress:<br />
The first impression you<br />
make on a potential<br />
employer is the most<br />
important one. The first<br />
judgment an interviewer<br />
makes is going to be<br />
based on how you look<br />
and what you are<br />
wearing. That's why it's<br />
always important to<br />
dress professionally for<br />
a job interview, even if<br />
the work environment<br />
is casual.<br />
What's the appropriate<br />
dress code for an<br />
interview? You'll want<br />
that first impression to<br />
be not just a good one,<br />
but, a great one.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
The candidate dressed in a<br />
suit and tie is going to make<br />
a much better impression<br />
than the candidate dressed<br />
in scruffy jeans and a t-shirt.<br />
How to Dress for an<br />
Interview:<br />
Men’s Interview Attire<br />
• Suit (solid color - navy or dark<br />
grey)<br />
• Long sleeve shirt (white or<br />
coordinated with the suit)<br />
• Belt<br />
• Tie<br />
• Dark socks, conservative leather<br />
shoes<br />
• Little or no jewelry<br />
• Neat, professional hairstyle<br />
• Limit the aftershave<br />
• Neatly trimmed nails<br />
• Portfolio or briefcase<br />
Women’s Interview Attire<br />
• Suit (navy, black or dark grey)<br />
• The suit skirt should be long<br />
enough so you can sit down<br />
comfortably<br />
• Coordinated blouse<br />
• Conservative shoes<br />
• Limited jewelry (no dangling<br />
earrings or arms full of bracelets)<br />
• No jewelry is better than cheap<br />
jewelry<br />
• Professional hairstyle<br />
• Neutral pantyhose<br />
• Light make-up and perfume<br />
• Neatly manicured clean nails<br />
• Portfolio or briefcase
What Not to Bring to<br />
the Interview<br />
• Gum<br />
• Cell phone<br />
• Coffee or Tea<br />
Interview Attire Tips<br />
• Before you even think<br />
about going on an<br />
interview, make sure<br />
you have appropriate<br />
interview attire and<br />
everything fits<br />
correctly.<br />
• Get your clothes ready<br />
the night before, so you<br />
don't have to spend<br />
time getting them ready<br />
on the day of the<br />
interview.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• If your clothes are dry<br />
clean only, take them<br />
to the cleaners after an<br />
interview, so they are<br />
ready for next time.<br />
• Polish your shoes.<br />
• Bring a breath mint<br />
and use it before you<br />
enter the building.<br />
Step 3<br />
Practice<br />
Practice is important for<br />
helping an interviewee<br />
see themselves and hear<br />
themselves as other do.<br />
One of the greatest assets<br />
for a job seeker is a<br />
―truth teller‖,<br />
a person who will give<br />
honest feedback when<br />
you practice in front of<br />
them.<br />
Ask them to not tone of<br />
voice, hand gestures, eye<br />
contact, sitting position<br />
and other body language.<br />
Practice your interviewing<br />
technique so you look<br />
like you belong. Your<br />
practice will benefit your<br />
performance greatly. Here<br />
are some tips to help you<br />
prepare your<br />
presentation<br />
professionally.
• Practicing for an<br />
interview is much like<br />
readying yourself for a<br />
public speech. Your job<br />
is to sell yourself as the<br />
only one for the job. Be<br />
able to enumerate the<br />
specific reasons why.<br />
• Do not mention skills<br />
you do not possess.<br />
Your potential employer<br />
may test you.<br />
• If you don't understand<br />
a question, ask for<br />
clarification--you must<br />
do this anyway to<br />
survive on a job.<br />
Follow Up<br />
STUDENTS<br />
FOR<br />
& Best Answers<br />
CLICK HERE<br />
Always follow-up with a<br />
thank you letter<br />
reiterating your interest<br />
in the position. If you<br />
interview with multiple<br />
people send each one a<br />
thank you note.<br />
Writing a thank you<br />
letter, or thank you<br />
email, after an<br />
employment interview is<br />
a must. In fact, some<br />
employers think less of<br />
those interviewees who<br />
fail to follow-up promptly.<br />
Plan to send out your<br />
thank you letters or<br />
thank you letter as soon<br />
as possible (preferably<br />
within twenty-four hours)<br />
after your interview.
Customize Your Thank<br />
You Letters<br />
Like any piece of writing,<br />
it is best to keep your<br />
audience in mind.<br />
Address their issues and<br />
concerns. In general,<br />
typed (paper or email)<br />
thank you letters are<br />
recommended.<br />
View Your Thank You<br />
Letters as Sales Letters<br />
You may also view your<br />
thank you letters as<br />
follow-up "sales" letters.<br />
In other words, you can<br />
restate why you want the<br />
job, what your<br />
qualifications are, how<br />
you might make<br />
significant contributions,<br />
and so on.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
This thank you letter is<br />
also the perfect<br />
opportunity to discuss<br />
anything of importance<br />
that your interviewer<br />
neglected to ask or that<br />
you neglected to answer<br />
as thoroughly, or as well,<br />
as you would have liked.<br />
Group Thank You<br />
Letters<br />
What if you spent an<br />
entire day being<br />
interviewed (and taken to<br />
lunch) with several<br />
people? Are individual<br />
thank you letter<br />
appropriate or should<br />
you write a "group"<br />
letter?<br />
Choose your approach<br />
based on what you think<br />
will be most in keeping<br />
with the "personality" of<br />
the organization. Also,<br />
consider whether the<br />
interviews had very much<br />
in common with one<br />
another. If there was a<br />
great deal of similarity<br />
(i.e., shared concerns<br />
mutually voiced by your<br />
interviewers), perhaps a<br />
"group" letter will suffice.<br />
My preference though,<br />
would be to take the<br />
extra time and send an<br />
individual thank you<br />
letter to everyone you met<br />
with.
Follow Up Letter Guide<br />
A Follow Up Letter<br />
should convey these<br />
points:<br />
1. I am still interested<br />
in the company's<br />
current concerns and<br />
opportunities.<br />
2. I have something<br />
specific to contribute<br />
that would benefit<br />
the company.<br />
3. I would like to hear<br />
from you soon.<br />
FOR<br />
Example<br />
CLICK HERE<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Some Do’s & Don’ts:<br />
• Plan to arrive on time<br />
or a few minutes early.<br />
Late arrival for a job<br />
interview is not<br />
excusable.<br />
• If presented with an<br />
application, do fill it<br />
out neatly and<br />
completely. Don‘t rely<br />
on your application or<br />
resume to do the<br />
selling for you.<br />
Interviewers will want<br />
you to speak for<br />
yourself.<br />
• Greet the interviewer<br />
by last name if you are<br />
sure of the<br />
pronunciation.<br />
If not,<br />
ask the employer to<br />
repeat it.<br />
•Give the appearance of<br />
energy as you walk.<br />
Smile! Shake hands<br />
firmly. Be genuinely<br />
glad to meet the<br />
interviewer.<br />
• Wait until you are<br />
offered a chair before<br />
sitting. Sit upright, look<br />
alert and interested at<br />
all times. Be a good<br />
listener as will as a<br />
good communicator.<br />
• Look a prospective<br />
employer in the eye<br />
while speaking.
• Follow the interviewer‘s<br />
leads, but try to get the<br />
interviewer to describe<br />
the position and the<br />
duties to you early in<br />
the interview so that<br />
you can apply your<br />
background, skills and<br />
accomplishments to the<br />
position.<br />
• Make sure that your<br />
good points come<br />
across to the<br />
interviewer in a factual,<br />
sincere manner. Stress<br />
achievements.<br />
• Always conduct<br />
yourself as if you are<br />
determined to get the<br />
job you are discussing.<br />
Never close the door on<br />
opportunity.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Show enthusiasm. If<br />
you are interested in<br />
the opportunity,<br />
enthusiastic feedback<br />
can enhance your<br />
chances of being<br />
further considered. If<br />
you are not interested,<br />
your responsiveness<br />
will still demonstrate<br />
your professionalism.<br />
• Don‘t forget to bring a<br />
copy of your CV<br />
(Resume) keep several<br />
copies on hand<br />
• Don‘t smoke . Even if<br />
the interviewer does<br />
and offers you a<br />
cigarette . Do not chew<br />
gum<br />
• Don‘t answer with a<br />
simple ―yes‖ or ―no‖<br />
Explain whenever<br />
possible. Describe<br />
those things about<br />
yourself which relate to<br />
the situation<br />
• Don‘t lie. Answer<br />
questions truthfully,<br />
frankly and succinctly<br />
• Don‘t make<br />
unnecessary derogatory<br />
remarks about your<br />
present or former<br />
employers. Obviously,<br />
there were issues or<br />
else you would not<br />
have left a prior<br />
company or be looking<br />
to leave a present<br />
employer.
However when<br />
explaining your reasons<br />
to adequately<br />
communicate your<br />
rational.<br />
• Don‘t over answer<br />
questions and if the<br />
interview steers the<br />
conversation into<br />
politics or controversial<br />
issues, try to do more<br />
listening than speaking<br />
since this could be<br />
sensitive situation.<br />
• Don‘t inquire about the<br />
salary , vacations,<br />
bonuses, retirement,<br />
etc. on the initial<br />
interview unless you<br />
are sure the employer<br />
is interested in hiring<br />
you.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
If the interviewer asks<br />
what salary you want,<br />
indicate what you‘ve<br />
earned but you‘re more<br />
interested in<br />
opportunity than<br />
specific salary<br />
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STEP 3<br />
Employability Skills<br />
Introduction<br />
The tow greatest concerns<br />
of employers today are<br />
finding good workers and<br />
training them.<br />
The difference between<br />
the skills needed on the<br />
job and those possesses<br />
by applicants, sometimes<br />
called the skills-gap, is of<br />
real concern of human<br />
resources managers and<br />
business owners looking<br />
to hire competent<br />
employees.<br />
While employers would<br />
prefer to hire people who<br />
are trained and ready to<br />
go to work, they are<br />
usually willing to provide<br />
the specialized , jobspecific<br />
training<br />
necessary for those<br />
lacking such skills.
Finding workers who<br />
have employability or job<br />
readiness skills that help<br />
them fit into and remain<br />
in the work environment<br />
is a real problem.<br />
Employers need reliable,<br />
responsible workers who<br />
can solve problems and<br />
who have social skills<br />
and attitudes to work<br />
together with other<br />
workers.<br />
Employees with these<br />
skills are in demand and<br />
are considered valuable<br />
human capital assets to<br />
companies.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Definition<br />
The Australian Council of<br />
Educational research (ACER)<br />
identified a range of<br />
descriptors for the<br />
characteristics learners are<br />
expected to acquire.<br />
These are included in the<br />
table below :<br />
Descriptor<br />
Skills<br />
Competencies<br />
Attributes,<br />
competencies,<br />
and<br />
characteristics<br />
Definition<br />
Commonly understood to<br />
refer to an ability to<br />
perform a specific task<br />
Used to refer to an<br />
observable behavior<br />
performed to a specifies<br />
level and therefore<br />
provides a basis for the<br />
assessment of<br />
performance<br />
Refer to those capabilities<br />
of an individual in most<br />
instances although "<br />
characteristics" is<br />
sometimes used to<br />
describe a workplace/job<br />
specific requirement.<br />
Employability skills are<br />
those basic, generic<br />
skills, attitudes and<br />
behaviors necessary for<br />
getting, keeping, and<br />
doing well on a job .<br />
They are required not<br />
only to gain employment ,<br />
but also to progress<br />
within an enterprise so<br />
as to achieve ones<br />
potential and contribute<br />
successfully to enterprise<br />
strategic direction.
Employers look for<br />
Employability Skills in<br />
new recruits and they<br />
develop them through<br />
training programs in<br />
current employees to<br />
integrate and use them in<br />
varying combinations<br />
depending on the nature<br />
of the job activities, and<br />
to get along with their<br />
fellow workers and<br />
supervisors and to make<br />
critical decisions.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Unlike occupational or<br />
technical skills,<br />
employability skills are<br />
generic in nature rather<br />
than job specific and cut<br />
across all industry types,<br />
business seizes , and job<br />
levels from the entry level<br />
worker to the senior-most<br />
position.<br />
Employability = Employ + ability<br />
Employability Skills are<br />
developed in school and<br />
through a variety of life<br />
experiences outside<br />
school. The student, the<br />
family and the<br />
educational system,<br />
supported and enhanced<br />
by the rest of the society,<br />
share this responsibility.<br />
Literally that is the ability to be employed - potentially in lots of deferent jobs and workplaces.<br />
Employability skills = the basic skills needed to function effectively at work , no matter what kind of<br />
work you're doing.
Why ?<br />
Economic glob has been<br />
through a decades of<br />
changes and economic<br />
growth and a strong<br />
focus on productivity<br />
improvement. Enterprises<br />
, in recognition of the<br />
economic challenges and<br />
globalization, have<br />
implemented a range of<br />
strategies to support<br />
growth and increase their<br />
international<br />
competitiveness. Such<br />
strategies include<br />
multitasking , greater<br />
automation , workforce<br />
restructuring .<br />
STUDENTS<br />
All of this led to changes<br />
in jobs by making more<br />
people working part-time<br />
jobs part of the year,<br />
workers making living<br />
through combination of<br />
different types of work,<br />
keeping customers happy<br />
is becoming more<br />
important, fewer<br />
opportunities for lower<br />
educational skills, and<br />
greater emphasis on<br />
trades and technology.<br />
With companies continue<br />
to downsize, technology<br />
development and more<br />
people doing business<br />
globally, focus on<br />
adaptation, cost<br />
reduction, increased<br />
productivity, new<br />
markets / products /<br />
services , only workers<br />
who have more different<br />
responsibilities will<br />
remain, recruitment and<br />
training choices are being<br />
largely driven by these<br />
business strategies. In<br />
this environment<br />
employees will need to be<br />
supporting increased<br />
competitiveness,<br />
flexibility, innovation,<br />
client focus and to use<br />
their skills in new ways.
Categories<br />
Employability skills ,<br />
while categorized in may<br />
different ways are<br />
generally divided into<br />
three sets:<br />
1. Basic Academic<br />
Skills: Essential for<br />
high performance,<br />
gained from school<br />
• Reading<br />
• Writing<br />
• Science<br />
• Math<br />
• Oral Communication<br />
• Listening<br />
• Foreign Languages<br />
Fluency<br />
• Information /<br />
Communication<br />
Technology Handling<br />
STUDENTS<br />
2. Higher-Order<br />
Thinking Skills: To<br />
do well and advance ,<br />
important to job<br />
success , gained by<br />
self experience ,<br />
development and<br />
learning<br />
• Self Learning<br />
• Reasoning<br />
• Creativity<br />
• Decision Making<br />
• Problem Solving<br />
• Logical Thinking<br />
3. Personal Qualities:<br />
To effectively utilize<br />
the worker<br />
• Responsible ,<br />
Accountable for the<br />
action taken<br />
• Self Confidence & Self<br />
esteem toward growth,<br />
learning, and personal<br />
health<br />
• Self Control<br />
• Social Skills<br />
• Honest and personal<br />
Ethics<br />
• Integrity & Reliability<br />
• Adaptable & Flexible<br />
• Team Spirit<br />
• Punctual and Efficient<br />
• Self Directed<br />
• Positive Balanced<br />
Attitude<br />
• Personal Presentation<br />
• Cooperative<br />
• Self Motivated<br />
• Self Management<br />
• Enthusiasm<br />
• Ability to deal with<br />
pressure<br />
• Loyalty<br />
• Commonsense<br />
• Commitment
STUDENTS<br />
What Are they ?<br />
According to research<br />
conducted by the<br />
Department of<br />
Education, Science and<br />
Training and the<br />
Australian National<br />
Training Authority<br />
(DEST, ANTA March<br />
2002), the most common<br />
skills sought by<br />
employers are:<br />
Key Skills<br />
Communication<br />
Basic Definitions – Ability to...<br />
Convey information in both verbal and<br />
written formats as appropriate for the<br />
needs of the target audience. It<br />
includes :<br />
Listening and understanding<br />
Speaking clearly and directly<br />
Writing to the needs of the<br />
audience<br />
Negotiating responsively<br />
Reading independently<br />
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Empathising<br />
Using numeracy effectively<br />
including graphs, charts, and<br />
displays<br />
Understanding the needs of<br />
internal and external customers<br />
Persuading effectively<br />
Establishing and using<br />
networks<br />
Being assertive<br />
Sharing information<br />
Speaking and writing in<br />
languages other than Arabic .
STUDENTS<br />
Key Skills<br />
Interpersonal<br />
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Basic Definitions – Ability to...<br />
Develop a rapport with others and form working relationships, listen effectively,<br />
manage conflict, understand human motivation, understand and respect cultural<br />
difference and have a global focus on interpersonal skills.<br />
Teamwork Work in groups towards a combined effort. It includes:<br />
Working with people of different ages, gender, race, religion or political persuasion<br />
Understand and contribute to the organizational goals<br />
Plan and make decisions with others and support the outcomes<br />
Respect the thoughts and opinions of others in the group<br />
Exercise " give and take" to achieve group results<br />
Working as an individual and as a member of a team<br />
Knowing how to define a role as part of a team<br />
Applying teamwork skills to a range of situations eg, crisis<br />
Identifying strengths of team members<br />
Coaching, mentoring, and giving feedback when appropriate to raise the<br />
performance<br />
Leadership Influence, supervise, direct and motivate others to achieve a recognised objective.<br />
Accuracy Be precise and correct in approach to tasks, have an eye for detail.
STUDENTS<br />
Key Skills<br />
Basic Definitions – Ability to...<br />
Interpersonal Develop a rapport with others and form working relationships, listen effectively,<br />
manage conflict, understand human motivation, understand and respect cultural<br />
difference and have a global focus on interpersonal skills.<br />
Teamwork Work in groups towards a combined effort. It includes:<br />
Working with people of different ages, gender, race, religion or political persuasion<br />
Understand and contribute to the organizational goals<br />
Plan and make decisions with others and support the outcomes<br />
Respect the thoughts and opinions of others in the group<br />
Exercise " give and take" to achieve group results<br />
Working as an individual and as a member of a team<br />
Knowing how to define a role as part of a team<br />
Applying teamwork skills to a range of situations eg, crisis<br />
Identifying strengths of team members<br />
Coaching, mentoring, and giving feedback when appropriate to raise the performance<br />
Leadership Influence, supervise, direct and motivate others to achieve a recognised objective.<br />
Accuracy Be precise and correct in approach to tasks, have an eye for detail.<br />
Creativity Originate or imagine new ideas, methods, or products.
STUDENTS<br />
Key Skills<br />
Problem solving<br />
Basic Definitions – Ability to...<br />
Understand and deal with difficult questions or things, apply logic or reasoning to<br />
review information, identify problems, their causes, evaluate options and select the<br />
best solution. It includes:<br />
Developing creative, innovative solutions<br />
Developing practical solutions<br />
Showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them<br />
Solving problems in teams<br />
Applying a range of strategies to problem solving (Technology, Instruments , Tools, ..)<br />
Using mathematics including budgeting and financial management to solve<br />
problems<br />
Applying problem-solving strategies across a range of areas (Science , Social ,<br />
Technology ..)<br />
Testing assumptions, taking the context of data and circumstances into account<br />
Resolving customer concerns in relation to complex project issues.<br />
Initiative and enterprise<br />
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Act without prompting, readiness to be energetic and inventive and contribute to<br />
innovative outcomes. It includes :<br />
Adapting to new situations<br />
Energy and persistence to get the job done<br />
Developing a strategic long-term vision<br />
Being creative<br />
Identifying opportunities not obvious to others<br />
Translating ideas into action<br />
Generating a range of options<br />
Initiating innovative solutions
STUDENTS<br />
Key Skills<br />
Planning and Organising<br />
Basic Definitions – Ability to...<br />
Coordinate and give orderly structure to things or tasks. It includes:<br />
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Managing time and priorities – setting timelines, coordinating tasks for self and<br />
others<br />
Being resourceful<br />
Taking initiative and making decisions<br />
Adapting resource allocations to cope with contingencies<br />
Establishing clear project goals and deliverables<br />
Allocating people and resources to tasks<br />
Planning the use of resources including time<br />
Participating in continuous improvement and planning<br />
Developing a vision and a proactive plan to accompany it<br />
Predicting – weighing up risk, evaluating alternatives, applying evaluation criteria<br />
Collecting, analysing, and organising information<br />
Understanding basic business systems and their relationships.<br />
Flexibility Vary or adjust ones approach or style according to situational demands, welcome and<br />
manage change. Suggest new ideas to get the job done – creatively
STUDENTS<br />
Key Skills<br />
Self management<br />
Basic Definitions – Ability to...<br />
Cope with, prioritise and meet one's own work and personal commitments, have clear<br />
personal goals and strategies and measure performance in regards to these goals, be proactive<br />
in career planning, time management and setting challenges, show personal and<br />
professional restraint and seek balance in all life aspects, including health and fitness. It<br />
includes:<br />
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Having a personal vision and goals<br />
Evaluating and monitoring own performance<br />
Having knowledge and confidence in own ideas and vision<br />
Articulating own ideas and vision<br />
Taking responsibility.
STUDENTS<br />
Key Skills<br />
Ability to learn<br />
Basic Definitions – Ability to...<br />
Acquire additional new knowledge or skills via study, experience or through teaching or<br />
training. It includes:<br />
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Managing own learning<br />
Contributing to the learning community at the workplace<br />
Using a range of mediums to learn – mentoring, peer support, networking, IT, courses<br />
Applying learning to technical issues (eg, products) and people issues (eg,<br />
interpersonal)<br />
Having enthusiasm for ongoing learning<br />
Being willing to learn in any setting, on and off the job<br />
Being open to new ideas and techniques<br />
Being prepared to invest time and effort in learning new skills<br />
Acknowledging the need to learn in order to accommodate change.
STUDENTS<br />
Key Skills<br />
Technology and Computers<br />
Basic Definitions – Ability to...<br />
Work with new technology and demonstrate proficiency with computer programs.<br />
It includes:<br />
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Having a range of basic IT skills<br />
Applying IT as a management tool<br />
Using IT to organise data<br />
Being willing to learn new IT skills<br />
Having the occupational health and safety knowledge to apply technology<br />
Having the appropriate physical capacity.
The following skills and<br />
attributes have been<br />
identified as those<br />
required for the careers of<br />
the 21st Century by<br />
(Skills for Graduates in<br />
the 21st Century, The<br />
Association of Graduate<br />
Recruiters, 1999) .<br />
• Self-awareness:<br />
Identify skills, values,<br />
interests and other<br />
personal attributes.<br />
Identify core strengths<br />
and what sets you apart.<br />
Equipped with evidence<br />
of abilities. Seeks and<br />
gives feedback. Able to<br />
identify areas for<br />
personal, academic and<br />
professional<br />
development.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Self-promotion:<br />
Written and oral. Defines<br />
and promotes own<br />
agenda. Can identify<br />
customer needs<br />
(academic/community/e<br />
mployer). Sells benefits<br />
not just features.<br />
• Exploring and<br />
creating opportunities:<br />
Can identify, create,<br />
investigate and seize<br />
opportunities. Has<br />
research skills to find<br />
information, help and<br />
support.<br />
• Action planning:<br />
Plan action to address:<br />
Where am I now? Where<br />
do I want to be? How do I<br />
get there?<br />
Implement action plan:<br />
organise time, identify<br />
steps to goal and prepare<br />
contingency plans.<br />
Monitor and evaluate<br />
progress against<br />
objectives.<br />
• Networking:<br />
Define, develop and<br />
maintain. Good telephone<br />
skills.<br />
• Matching and<br />
decision making:<br />
Understands personal<br />
priorities and constraints<br />
(internal and external).<br />
Able to balance<br />
work/home pressures.<br />
Match opportunities to<br />
skills, knowledge, values<br />
and interests. Makes<br />
informed decisions.
• Negotiation:<br />
Negotiate psychological<br />
contract from position of<br />
powerlessness. Win/win<br />
agreements.<br />
• Political awareness:<br />
Understands hidden<br />
tensions and power<br />
struggles. Knows location<br />
of power and influence.<br />
• Coping with<br />
uncertainty:<br />
Able to adapt goals in the<br />
light of changing<br />
circumstances. Able to<br />
take risks.<br />
• Development focus:<br />
Committed to lifelong<br />
learning. Understands<br />
preferred method and<br />
style of learning.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Reflects on learning from<br />
experiences, good and<br />
bad. Able to learn from<br />
mistakes of others.<br />
Transfer skills: Able to<br />
apply skills to new<br />
contexts.<br />
• Self-confidence:<br />
Has an underlying<br />
confidence in abilities,<br />
based on past successes.<br />
Has a personal sense of<br />
self-worth, not dependent<br />
on performance.<br />
Acquiring Employability<br />
skills<br />
Meaningful reflection<br />
takes practice. As you are<br />
continually learning and<br />
experiencing new things<br />
in life, it is therefore<br />
important to continually<br />
reflect on your skills and<br />
attributes that are likely<br />
to change over time. On a<br />
regular basis, try to make<br />
some time to think about<br />
your progress. At first,<br />
you may need to guide<br />
your reflection with<br />
questions such as these:<br />
• What did I learn today?<br />
• What did I do well?<br />
• What am I confused<br />
about?<br />
• What do I need help<br />
with?<br />
• What do I want to know<br />
more about?<br />
• What am I going to<br />
work on improving<br />
next?
Remember that in order<br />
to succeed you need to be<br />
proactive - you are in<br />
charge of your own<br />
career. It is important<br />
that you use your time at<br />
UNSW to enhance your<br />
awareness of the<br />
changing world of work<br />
and yourself, to generate<br />
your own career options<br />
and to manage your own<br />
personal development<br />
throughout all stages of<br />
life. This will help you to<br />
become a Self Reliant<br />
Graduate. So try to take<br />
advantage of as many<br />
opportunities as possible<br />
in order to improve your<br />
skills and abilities as a<br />
starting point.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Perhaps you need to<br />
upgrade your skills to<br />
advance at work or get<br />
another job. Maybe you<br />
just want to learn a new<br />
skill for your own<br />
purposes. Whatever your<br />
learning need, you have a<br />
wide variety of options to<br />
achieve your goals.<br />
• Find the Right<br />
Program:<br />
Perhaps you need to<br />
finish high school or<br />
upgrade a particular<br />
skill. Maybe you want to<br />
go to college or<br />
university. Whatever your<br />
situation, there are a<br />
wide variety of programs<br />
• Self-Study:<br />
You are already use this<br />
method informally to<br />
learn how to do everyday<br />
tasks. But self-study is<br />
also a way you can learn<br />
more systematically.<br />
• On the Job Learning:<br />
Training at work can be<br />
as informal as finding<br />
someone to help you<br />
learn a skill to being in<br />
an apprenticeship<br />
program. Learn about<br />
different kinds of on-thejob<br />
learning methods<br />
such as:<br />
• Specialized training<br />
• Coaching/mentoring<br />
• Job shadowing<br />
• Internships
• Volunteerism<br />
• Apprenticeship<br />
• Professional<br />
development<br />
• In the Classroom :<br />
Are you considering<br />
taking a classroom<br />
course? Many adults find<br />
that going back to school<br />
is a positive and<br />
enriching experience.<br />
Why? Because they are:<br />
• Highly motivated.<br />
• Eager to learn quickly<br />
because their time is<br />
valuable.<br />
• Bring useful<br />
background knowledge<br />
to classroom<br />
discussions.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
The result is that most<br />
adults find that any<br />
problems they had at<br />
school when they were<br />
young no longer exist. In<br />
fact, many instructors<br />
say that their adult<br />
<strong>students</strong> are challenging,<br />
stimulating and<br />
rewarding to teach<br />
because of their<br />
curiosity/life experiences.<br />
• Online Learning :<br />
Some people live too far<br />
from a school; others<br />
have schedules that don't<br />
allow for a regular<br />
classroom program. If<br />
you fit this "picture,"<br />
then learning online<br />
could be a good learning<br />
option.<br />
Jotting down the answers<br />
to the following questions<br />
will help you create an<br />
Action Learning Plan<br />
for getting the learning<br />
experience you want<br />
• What do I want to<br />
learn?<br />
• Why do I want to learn<br />
this?<br />
• What are the possible<br />
ways of learning?<br />
• What method will work<br />
best given the way I like<br />
to learn and how I<br />
intend to use it?<br />
• What resources and<br />
supports are available<br />
to help me?
• How will I know I've<br />
learned?<br />
• What are the things I<br />
need to do and when do<br />
I need to do them?<br />
Employability Skills<br />
Assessment<br />
The best way to assess<br />
your skills and abilities is<br />
to consider the situations<br />
in which you have<br />
demonstrated or applied<br />
them. Some of the areas<br />
of life experience that you<br />
may want to consider<br />
include:<br />
STUDENTS<br />
1. Academic experience<br />
and results<br />
2. Work experience –<br />
paid and unpaid<br />
3. Extra curricular<br />
involvement<br />
These three areas are<br />
ones most typically<br />
examined by employers<br />
when they recruit<br />
graduates. This is<br />
because they usually<br />
provide an employer with<br />
the best evidence of the<br />
skills they value and all<br />
employers are looking for<br />
the Balanced Graduate.<br />
Other ways in which you<br />
can further understand<br />
and evaluate your skills<br />
and abilities is by<br />
discussing them with<br />
friends, colleagues and<br />
family members.
STEP 4<br />
Networking and self<br />
promotion<br />
What is networking?<br />
Networking is the process<br />
of making contacts and<br />
exchanging information<br />
with other people. It<br />
involves building<br />
relationships and<br />
creating a personal set of<br />
contacts that may be able<br />
to help you in some way<br />
and you may be able to<br />
help in some way.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Networking is attentively<br />
and consciously meeting<br />
people, being interested<br />
in them, remembering<br />
who they are and what<br />
they do, and exchanging<br />
information with them<br />
over time.<br />
Organizations themselves<br />
engage in networking<br />
when they need new<br />
employees. As a job<br />
seeker, your aim should<br />
be to make sure that<br />
their networks intersect<br />
the network you created.<br />
Your Network<br />
Organization<br />
Network<br />
Many good positions are<br />
never posted, because a<br />
qualified candidate<br />
learned of the position by<br />
talking to the right people<br />
at the right time, and the<br />
position was filled<br />
without any formal<br />
advertisement.<br />
Employers often hire<br />
through contacts because<br />
they prefer to hire<br />
someone they know. If<br />
they receive a<br />
recommendation of a<br />
good candidate, they can<br />
feel confident in their<br />
new employee while<br />
saving time and money<br />
as compare to the<br />
traditional job posting<br />
methods.
Hiring through contacts<br />
bypasses the need to<br />
advertise a position, read<br />
countless CV‘s, and<br />
interview many<br />
candidates. With this in<br />
mind, you can see how it<br />
is beneficial for<br />
employers and job<br />
candidates to network.<br />
Why to network?<br />
1. The single best<br />
source for new<br />
positions is ―Word-ofmouth‖.<br />
2. Gives you an earlier<br />
chance at an<br />
opportunity, at a time<br />
when you can still<br />
help shape the job<br />
STUDENTS<br />
description and<br />
influence the level<br />
and pay range of the<br />
position.<br />
3. Face less competition<br />
because no more<br />
than of other people<br />
will typically be<br />
brought in through<br />
an organization‘s own<br />
networking activities.<br />
4. Get you access to<br />
people who might not<br />
be responsive to<br />
direct approach<br />
letter, and provides<br />
you with the added<br />
advantage of a<br />
recommendation<br />
from someone the<br />
hiring manager<br />
knows<br />
5. conduct field<br />
research, learn about<br />
specific field that you<br />
are interested in.<br />
6. explore careers, learn<br />
about what type of<br />
work exist in different<br />
fields.<br />
7. obtain information<br />
about organizations<br />
8. obtain career advice<br />
9. seek job – search<br />
advice<br />
10. create your own job<br />
or internship<br />
11. ―sanity – check‖ your<br />
approach. Testing<br />
your ability for hiring<br />
in a certain field.
Who to network with?<br />
No limits for networking,<br />
network with every one.<br />
That means: relatives,<br />
family, friends,<br />
colleagues, professors,<br />
guest speakers in you<br />
class, organizations,<br />
doctors, people line in the<br />
coffee shop, any one that<br />
works in the community,<br />
etc………<br />
Network etiquette ( How<br />
to network) ?<br />
• Be well prepared, be<br />
able to articulate as<br />
much as you know about<br />
what you are looking for<br />
in your career<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Always be professional,<br />
courteous, and<br />
considerate.<br />
• Be interested in the<br />
people you meet. Most<br />
people enjoy the chance<br />
to tell you about their<br />
own careers and<br />
activities.<br />
• Be a genuine (real).<br />
Possess a sincere desire<br />
to learn. Be honest in<br />
asking for advice. If you<br />
are only interested in<br />
asking for a job, it will<br />
show, no matter how you<br />
disguise it.<br />
• Be gracious (polite) .<br />
Write a thank you letter<br />
when people take time to<br />
meet with you. Stay in<br />
touch. Update people in<br />
your network when you<br />
make significant progress<br />
in your research or job<br />
search.<br />
• Give back. Know<br />
enough about the people<br />
you meet to keep their<br />
needs in mind as you<br />
continue to network. You<br />
may be able to pass in<br />
ideas, articles, and<br />
contacts that will interest<br />
them.
• Use good judgment<br />
about the amount of time<br />
you request when you<br />
contact people. Do not<br />
overstay your welcome<br />
and don‘t ―return to the<br />
well‖ too many times<br />
• Shelve your shyness:<br />
you can learn to get over<br />
your shyness. Recognize<br />
that other people also<br />
feels the same way,<br />
practice your body<br />
language. Find a role<br />
model and make<br />
something that person<br />
does, like a confident<br />
handshake, part of your<br />
technique.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Join groups<br />
comfortably: at any<br />
gathering people will be<br />
talking in groups, to join<br />
a group use your body<br />
language, touch<br />
someone‘s arm gently<br />
and firmly to be<br />
considered then naturally<br />
the circle will be broken<br />
for you to enter, keep eye<br />
contact with the person<br />
you are talking to and<br />
smile while you listen.<br />
Take a moment to tune<br />
into the conversation and<br />
participate when you‘re<br />
ready. Introduce you self<br />
when there‘s a quiet<br />
period in the<br />
conversation.<br />
• Engage your partner:<br />
you can use body<br />
language to reward and<br />
encourage your partner.<br />
Establish eye contact,<br />
nod your head for non<br />
verbal encouragement, be<br />
nice – show your partner<br />
you are enjoying the<br />
conversation. Smile and<br />
use signals. Aim your<br />
attention at your partner<br />
and ease your attitude.
• Be seriously curious:<br />
networking is not just<br />
about talking, it‘s also<br />
about listening. Don‘t<br />
monopolize the<br />
conversation; encourage<br />
dialogue. Everyone has a<br />
story, use interview<br />
techniques to avoid did<br />
end questions. Ask<br />
people where they came<br />
from and how they got<br />
where they are. Make<br />
other people talk.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Be careful of turnoffs:<br />
just as easily you<br />
can enter a group, you<br />
can also have people<br />
scrambling to make a run<br />
for it. Don‘t do<br />
monologues or tell the<br />
details, they are boring<br />
and lose people attention.<br />
At the same time don‘t<br />
interrupt others.<br />
Persistence is a good<br />
value but know when to<br />
stop probing. Be careful<br />
of flirting, becoming<br />
intoxicated or using<br />
offensive language. This<br />
type of behavior can<br />
make you an unattractive<br />
conversation partner at<br />
this and future events.<br />
Establishing a new<br />
Contact ( asking for<br />
informational interview)<br />
Networking letter is<br />
designed to generate<br />
informational interview<br />
not job interviews. Which<br />
allow you to meet<br />
individuals who can give<br />
you specific information<br />
about your intended<br />
career. Your purpose in<br />
seeking informational<br />
interviews may vary, but<br />
your reasons for wanting<br />
to meet with a contact<br />
person must be genuine<br />
and sincere.
it remains a viable way to<br />
conduct job market<br />
research, refine career<br />
goals, and uncover<br />
vacancies information in<br />
an industry or a<br />
geographical region.<br />
Informational<br />
interviewing isn‘t a magic<br />
shortcut to employment;<br />
it requires solid<br />
preparation, sincerity,<br />
and much effort.<br />
The networking letter is<br />
the first step in the<br />
informational interview<br />
process. Normally, a<br />
resume is not attached to<br />
a networking letter, but it<br />
may be presented during<br />
the interview itself to help<br />
STUDENTS<br />
the interviewer address<br />
your questions. Your aim<br />
is to set up an<br />
introductory<br />
(informational) interview<br />
by sending a small<br />
number of letters and<br />
short CV‘s ( no more than<br />
10 and not all at the<br />
same time) to people that<br />
could be interested in<br />
your skills and<br />
experience. Standard<br />
letters is not a good idea.<br />
It is important that the<br />
recipient feels special,<br />
otherwise they will put<br />
your letter in the bin. Use<br />
the new technology to<br />
deliver your networking<br />
letter through emails or<br />
telephone calls.<br />
Informational<br />
Interviews<br />
one of the easiest way to<br />
build a professional<br />
network is through<br />
informational interviews.<br />
Informational<br />
interviewing offers a<br />
resource for finding jobs,<br />
which are not publicly<br />
advertised. By contacting<br />
people already in your<br />
chosen specialization,<br />
you have access to<br />
―inside information‖<br />
about careers paths, the<br />
skills necessary to<br />
succeed, and people to<br />
contact who may have<br />
positions available.
What’s Informational<br />
Interview?<br />
Informational<br />
Interviewing (career<br />
conversations) is the<br />
process of having<br />
conversations with<br />
individuals ( generally<br />
referred to them as career<br />
advisors ) about their<br />
work as a method of<br />
career exploration and<br />
network building.<br />
Informational<br />
interviewing is NOT job<br />
seeking or job<br />
interviewing. These<br />
career conversations<br />
provide an opportunity<br />
to:<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Gather career – related<br />
information and advice<br />
about an organization,<br />
job, and related<br />
professional concerns<br />
that are not available<br />
from written sources.<br />
• Create contacts and<br />
build relationships with<br />
people in your career<br />
field.<br />
By speaking with<br />
professionals in a career,<br />
you will be better<br />
informed and have the<br />
chance to learn the<br />
vocabulary of the field –<br />
knowledge that will help<br />
you to present yourself<br />
more effectively in job<br />
interviews.<br />
( A primary complaint of<br />
employment interviews is<br />
that job candidates are<br />
not well informed about<br />
their field of interest )<br />
Optimal outcomes<br />
might include one or<br />
more of the following :<br />
• You learn enough<br />
about the field to know<br />
that is or is not for you.<br />
• You get new ideas for<br />
possible careers and/or<br />
jobs in this or related<br />
field, or even in different<br />
field.
• If you visit your<br />
contact‘s workplace, you<br />
gain a firsthand<br />
impression of a specific<br />
work environment.<br />
• If you are already<br />
decided on a career field,<br />
you get practical ideas<br />
and insider advice about<br />
how to enter that field, i.e<br />
.. job hunting strategies,<br />
way to research job<br />
openings, informed<br />
guesswork about where<br />
the best jobs might be.<br />
• You get the names of<br />
other people in your field<br />
of interest who can give<br />
you more information.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• You develop and<br />
maintain friendly<br />
relationships with your<br />
contacts over time and<br />
they may alert you to<br />
future job opportunities.<br />
Who are Career<br />
Advisors?<br />
People agree to be<br />
interviewed for a variety<br />
of reasons:<br />
They enjoy getting to<br />
know other people who<br />
share their interest.<br />
As a courtesy to a mutual<br />
contact or affiliation.<br />
They enjoy sharing what<br />
they find rewarding,<br />
satisfying, and<br />
frustrating about their<br />
work, to pass along more<br />
specific information<br />
about their profession<br />
and employer.<br />
How do you prepare for<br />
a career conversation?<br />
Do your research first.<br />
Find out as much as<br />
possible about the<br />
individuals you plan to<br />
contact and their<br />
organizations and career<br />
fields. Read career<br />
literature, trade<br />
publications, and<br />
company information,<br />
and conduct research<br />
using the internet. See<br />
the career field section<br />
for specific resources.
• Think carefully about<br />
what you hope to learn<br />
and the kinds of<br />
questions that will elicit<br />
that information. Most<br />
people prefer to answer<br />
questions that require<br />
them to reflect on their<br />
work. Open ended,<br />
evaluative questions are<br />
often an effective way to<br />
start the conversation.<br />
The order and phrasing<br />
of your questions will<br />
depend on your own style<br />
and the flow of the<br />
conversation.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Write down a list of<br />
possible questions or<br />
topics before you begin to<br />
conduct advisor.<br />
• Start with your least<br />
intimidating contacts<br />
first.<br />
Some questions to ask<br />
in an informational<br />
interview include:<br />
• How do most people get<br />
into this filed ?<br />
• What skills / personal<br />
qualities, training,<br />
experience, education do<br />
you think are necessary<br />
to be successful in your<br />
field?<br />
• What the job is like?<br />
The challenges, rewards,<br />
encounters, decisions,<br />
frustrations, problems,<br />
time consumed.<br />
• What are the life style<br />
implication of the work?<br />
Salary, benefits, family,<br />
policy, travel, pressure,<br />
flexibility, security.<br />
• What is the normal<br />
work environment?<br />
Physical setting, people,<br />
organizational structure,<br />
culture.<br />
• What are the current<br />
issues of the industry?<br />
• What is a typical day<br />
like?<br />
• What would you do<br />
differently in your career<br />
path to get to where you<br />
are?
• Could you please look<br />
at my CV and give me<br />
feedback about what I<br />
can do to make myself a<br />
better candidate upon<br />
graduate?<br />
• Are there other related<br />
fields that I should be<br />
considering given my<br />
interests?<br />
• Is there someone else<br />
that I should contact for<br />
advice? May I use your<br />
name?<br />
The last question may be<br />
the most important. For<br />
every informational<br />
interview you should<br />
walk away with at least<br />
one more person to<br />
contact.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
In this way, you continue<br />
to expand your<br />
professional network.<br />
few interview guidelines:<br />
Do…<br />
• When requesting the<br />
interview, be clear and<br />
direct about the goal of<br />
your interview<br />
(informational not job)<br />
and the time commitment<br />
( 30- 40 minutes). Cite<br />
your referrals and sources<br />
and be prepared for phone<br />
interview.<br />
• Act professionally as<br />
you would for any<br />
interview, dress properly,<br />
confirm before one day,<br />
arrive little early…<br />
• Listen attentively and<br />
ask your questions with<br />
the flow of the<br />
conversation without<br />
loosing the track of the<br />
time.<br />
• Clarify any special<br />
point you missed or<br />
didn‘t understand , write<br />
any referrals or<br />
suggestions and then put<br />
your comments of what<br />
you learned after the<br />
interview immediately.<br />
• Stay with your time<br />
limit and be sensitive to<br />
any clue from the advisor<br />
that the time limit is<br />
over.<br />
• Write a thank you<br />
letter for the time the<br />
advisor consumed in<br />
interviewing you.
Don’t…<br />
• Ask them for a job even<br />
indirectly.<br />
• Forget to send a thank<br />
you note even for a phone<br />
appointment.<br />
• Speak with only one or<br />
two people and assume<br />
their view is a field<br />
representative.<br />
Matters of judgment<br />
Whether to write or<br />
call first.<br />
• Call first: if they have<br />
indicated that they would<br />
like to be contacted by<br />
phone or to confirm<br />
information you need to<br />
write to them ( such as<br />
address, title, correct<br />
spelling of name)<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Write first: if you think<br />
that the contact would<br />
appreciate having a brief<br />
introduction by mail and<br />
sense of what you are<br />
exploring or if you are not<br />
confident introducing<br />
yourself on the phone.<br />
Remember even when<br />
writing follow up with a<br />
call. Experiment to see<br />
what works best for you.<br />
How and when to<br />
present a resume.<br />
You should always bring<br />
copies of your resume to<br />
an appointment with an<br />
advisor.<br />
Make sure that it is an<br />
efficient way to give your<br />
contact a sense of your<br />
background or as<br />
something that you seek<br />
advice on , rather than as<br />
a ploy to get a job. It is<br />
best to present your<br />
resume near the end of<br />
the meeting.<br />
To pay or not to pay<br />
For the lunch, drink, etc..<br />
a good rule of thumb is<br />
―he who invites, offer to<br />
pay‖ so be prepared to<br />
offer a pay, or – as more<br />
likely- to pay for your<br />
own meal or to graciously<br />
accept their offer to pay.
Self presentation and<br />
your expectations<br />
Be yourself but also be<br />
sensitive to the<br />
impression you make.<br />
Make sure that your<br />
expectations are realistic;<br />
know what you hope to<br />
learn about their career<br />
fields, and don‘t expect<br />
them to offer you a job or<br />
to provide you with<br />
general career<br />
counseling.<br />
Going back to ask for<br />
job hunting help.<br />
It is reasonable to recontact<br />
the person when<br />
you have narrowed your<br />
focus and begun a job<br />
search.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Write or call the advisor<br />
and remind her or him of<br />
your previous contact,<br />
explain your current<br />
situation and goals. Ask<br />
if he or she would mind<br />
passing along your<br />
resume or letting you<br />
know of job leads.<br />
Treat an informational<br />
interview as a<br />
professional meeting. Be<br />
prepared with questions,<br />
dress professionally , and<br />
arrive on time. Ask for a<br />
business card. It is<br />
important to get names,<br />
spellings and titles<br />
correct.<br />
Any informational<br />
interview could lead to a<br />
job, so always be<br />
prepared. It requires<br />
time, energy, a positive<br />
and appreciative attitude.<br />
The investment repays<br />
itself many times over by<br />
generating invaluable<br />
information, skills, and<br />
contacts in a process you<br />
can use throughout your<br />
life. In the future be<br />
willing to be advisor for<br />
others who may be<br />
conducting informational<br />
interviews.
Organize your contacts<br />
into an easily updatable<br />
system<br />
e.g. computer database,<br />
notebook, personal<br />
organizer, index cards,<br />
etc. you might find it<br />
useful to include the<br />
following information:<br />
• Name<br />
• Job / Role<br />
• Work details –<br />
company, address,<br />
phone, mobile , fax,<br />
email, website<br />
• Notes on the company<br />
– recent and future jobs,<br />
press coverage, etc<br />
• How / when you met<br />
• Mutual friends /<br />
acquaintances<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Ideas and possible<br />
kinds of co-operation.<br />
Be proactive in<br />
developing and<br />
maintaining contacts<br />
• Gather potentially<br />
useful business<br />
cards/numbers from<br />
courses, conferences,<br />
meetings, etc.<br />
• Join a professional<br />
group representing your<br />
area of interest.<br />
• If you attend a course,<br />
ask fellow participants<br />
and tutors about their<br />
work and contacts.<br />
• Think about your social<br />
contacts – they may have<br />
friends or colleagues in<br />
the industry.<br />
The idea is to build up a<br />
network of contacts that<br />
you can call on for help,<br />
advice, or jobs. You have<br />
to know why you are<br />
networking, so work out<br />
who and what you need<br />
to know.<br />
Networking is a two-way<br />
street, so be prepared to<br />
share ideas and<br />
information. Make an<br />
effort to go to meetings<br />
and events where you<br />
think the people you<br />
need to know might be.<br />
You might not see an<br />
immediate benefit, but<br />
over time you‘ll increase<br />
your knowledge of your<br />
own profession and make<br />
useful contacts.
Don‘t underestimate the<br />
value of casual<br />
conversations. And<br />
remember to follow up<br />
and keep in touch.<br />
Self promotion<br />
Networking is a critical<br />
component to any<br />
successful job search. By<br />
now you know that<br />
you‘ve got to get out and<br />
meet new people to find<br />
the best leads. But<br />
there‘s something else<br />
that goes hand in hand<br />
with networking: Self –<br />
promotion is a crucial<br />
element to your success<br />
in finding a job, moving<br />
up to a better one and<br />
negotiating a raise.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Beat the fear of self<br />
promotion<br />
Many negative<br />
connotations typically<br />
come to mind when<br />
thinking about self<br />
promotion. All of which<br />
unfortunately keep most<br />
people from feeling<br />
comfortable and<br />
confident when talking<br />
about themselves. you<br />
know all of the immature<br />
favorites: conceited,<br />
show-off, braggart,<br />
arrogant, egotistical.<br />
Nobody wants to fall<br />
victim to such namecalling.<br />
Yet , if you are not<br />
comfortable claiming<br />
your achievements and<br />
promoting yourself, it will<br />
be difficult if not<br />
impossible to get a head<br />
in your career. That‘s<br />
right, you‘ve got to toot<br />
your own horn! And toot<br />
it proudly.
How to overcome self<br />
promotion difficulties?<br />
We often talk about our<br />
responsibilities rather<br />
that our achievements.<br />
We‘ll rehash our previous<br />
job description instead of<br />
boasting about our<br />
accomplishments. We do<br />
this in our resumes,<br />
cover letters,<br />
conversations and<br />
interviews, which often<br />
hold us back from getting<br />
the job, raise or<br />
promotion we deserve.<br />
Ask for advice and<br />
practice turning every<br />
responsibility into an<br />
accomplishment.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Make a point of going<br />
through your resume to<br />
make sure every sentence<br />
and every bullet reflects<br />
an accomplishment that<br />
can be quantified or<br />
qualified. This is not<br />
always possible, but in<br />
most cases you‘ll find<br />
statements that can be<br />
tweaked for a powerful<br />
improvement.<br />
Throughout your career ,<br />
maintain a file or a<br />
notebook to track all of<br />
your achievements – big<br />
and small. Whether it is a<br />
―job well done‖ email<br />
from a colleague, a thank<br />
you note from a client or<br />
any other type of praise.<br />
At any given time you<br />
should be able to identify<br />
three to five of your<br />
biggest and proudest<br />
professional<br />
accomplishments.<br />
Knowing what your<br />
achievements are will<br />
enable you to seize<br />
opportunities to set<br />
yourself apart from the<br />
competition. Remember<br />
that job searching is all<br />
about sales: the product<br />
you are selling is you! If<br />
you‘re unable to convey<br />
the :product‖ benefit, it‘s<br />
more challenging to<br />
convince a potential<br />
buyer to go for it!
once you know what<br />
you‘re selling and why it<br />
is such a special product,<br />
when you‘re networking<br />
and interviewing<br />
situations you‘ll want to<br />
be able to smartly and<br />
succinctly convey your<br />
greatest strength. Many<br />
otherwise smart people<br />
blow great opportunities<br />
because they are<br />
unprepared when<br />
meeting someone new.<br />
one way to never be<br />
caught off guard is to<br />
always practice it, the<br />
more confident you‘ll feel<br />
about delivering.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Be specific (focused)<br />
Beyond that, when<br />
promoting yourself to<br />
new contacts and asking<br />
them for help in your job<br />
search, you‘ll want to be<br />
as specific as possible<br />
with your request. For<br />
example ; when a<br />
manager gets calls or<br />
emails from people<br />
seeking very generic help,<br />
it‘s too time consuming<br />
for him to respond. The<br />
person who says: ‖ I have<br />
a wide variety of interests<br />
and I‘m open to anything‖<br />
is forcing the manager to<br />
think too much for her,<br />
which means he is not<br />
likely to respond.<br />
On the other hand, the<br />
same manager much<br />
more likely to respond to<br />
the person who says: ―<br />
I‘m looking to get into<br />
pharmaceutical sales‖ or<br />
the applicants who write:<br />
‖ I want a job in<br />
corporate public<br />
relations‖ in those cases<br />
he is apt to offer<br />
suggested contacts and<br />
resources because they<br />
are making it easy for<br />
him to offer a few<br />
minutes of advice.<br />
It‘s completely acceptable<br />
- in fact in some cases<br />
encouraged- to have more<br />
than one pitch if you are<br />
exploring careers in<br />
different fields.
You can position and<br />
pitch yourself as an<br />
expert in three different<br />
fields, as long as you‘re<br />
able to describe your<br />
strengths, success and<br />
passion about each of<br />
these areas. You don‘t<br />
have to categorize<br />
yourself to one thing, but<br />
it‘s essential to make<br />
sure you are targeting<br />
each of these efforts.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
One of the biggest<br />
complaints recruiters<br />
have about job seekers is<br />
a lack of focus. This is<br />
especially true in an<br />
economic climate that<br />
has seen longer periods<br />
of unemployment that<br />
any of us would want. As<br />
the bill piles up and the<br />
frustration grows,<br />
jobseekers find<br />
themselves more<br />
desperate. That leads to<br />
the ― I‘ll take anything –<br />
just give me a job‖<br />
approach, which is a<br />
huge turn off to potential<br />
employers.<br />
Be positive and<br />
proactive<br />
When there are many<br />
highly qualified<br />
candidates vying for the<br />
same position, it often<br />
comes down to the<br />
attitude. The candidate<br />
which the best outlook,<br />
the most positive<br />
personality and the more<br />
passion for the position<br />
usually gets the job. Your<br />
self-promotion should<br />
never include any<br />
negatives. Keep all<br />
professional<br />
conversations positive<br />
and proactive. Leave the<br />
baggage behind.
Be proud<br />
The last and perhaps the<br />
most important issue to<br />
realize is that you‘ve<br />
earned the right to<br />
celebrate your<br />
accomplishments. Many<br />
times when something<br />
great happens to us we<br />
can‘t believe it and we<br />
wind up questioning<br />
ourselves as to whether<br />
or not we deserve it. This<br />
is specially true for men<br />
and women. We worry<br />
that someone will wonder<br />
― who does s/he think<br />
s/he is?‖ .<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Fortunately the most<br />
successful person have<br />
gotten over that fear.<br />
They‘re not afraid to tell<br />
everyone who‘ll listen<br />
how great they are, and<br />
frankly we should<br />
applaud them. If you<br />
don‘t toot your horn<br />
nobody else will do it for<br />
you – except you mother,<br />
but she can‘t call every<br />
employer on your behalf.<br />
Be proud – very proud- of<br />
yourself and your<br />
accomplishments. You<br />
have earned it.<br />
Other forms of personal<br />
marketing<br />
• Advertising : in the<br />
trade press / trade<br />
journals – not usually<br />
very productive for<br />
individuals.<br />
• Direct mail shots :<br />
again may not be<br />
productive for<br />
individuals.<br />
• Printed brochures:<br />
expensive, and can be<br />
less effective that letters.<br />
•Show reels : keep them<br />
short ( 3 minutes)
• Headed paper, cards,<br />
compliment slips,<br />
invoices: essential to<br />
convey a professional<br />
image. Make them stand<br />
out and think about color<br />
and design.<br />
• Self presentation:<br />
people make swift<br />
judgment at meetings.<br />
Remember to dress<br />
appropriately to show<br />
that you take it seriously.<br />
• Occasion cards: very<br />
useful for keeping in<br />
touch.<br />
• Personal website<br />
STUDENTS<br />
FOR<br />
CLICK HERE<br />
STEP 5<br />
Work Ethics<br />
What is Work Ethic?<br />
The work ethic is a<br />
cultural norm that<br />
advocates being<br />
personally accountable<br />
and responsible for the<br />
work that one does and is<br />
based on a belief that<br />
work has intrinsic value.<br />
Research has shown that<br />
many characteristics of<br />
work ethic can be<br />
summarized using three<br />
terms<br />
1- Interpersonal skills,<br />
2- Initiative, and<br />
3- Being dependable.
1- Interpersonal Skills:<br />
Include the habits,<br />
attitudes, manners,<br />
appearance, and<br />
behaviors we use around<br />
other people, which affect<br />
how we get along with<br />
other people.<br />
The development of<br />
interpersonal skills<br />
begins early in life and is<br />
influenced by:<br />
STUDENTS<br />
• Family or parents<br />
• Friends<br />
• Our observations of the<br />
world around us.<br />
• Televisions & movies<br />
How to improve our<br />
interpersonal skills?<br />
We must first be aware of<br />
what we are like from the<br />
perspective of other<br />
people who interact with<br />
us. Habits we are<br />
unaware of, actions we<br />
think go unnoticed, and<br />
other things about us<br />
that might affect other<br />
people are impossible for<br />
us to change if we are not<br />
aware of them.<br />
One of the things that<br />
teachers try to do,<br />
starting in the early<br />
grades, is to help<br />
<strong>students</strong> correct bad<br />
habits and to develop<br />
good interpersonal skills.<br />
As we become adults, it<br />
increasingly becomes our<br />
own responsibility to<br />
initiate any changes in<br />
interpersonal skills that<br />
might be needed.
‣ Loyalty<br />
Loyalty to company<br />
means going to your<br />
supervisor with any<br />
problem or complaint<br />
that may arise. Part of a<br />
supervisor‘s job is to<br />
handle employee<br />
problems. Employers<br />
prefer to solve their own<br />
internal problems. They<br />
do not want dissatisfied<br />
employees complaining<br />
about their work.<br />
Another aspect of loyalty<br />
concerns keeping<br />
company ―secrets" or<br />
(strategies) within the<br />
company .<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Always keep in mind that<br />
if the company can<br />
succeed ,you will be more<br />
likely to succeed also.<br />
You should be proud of<br />
the work your company<br />
does and the work you do<br />
for the company .If<br />
conditions are such that<br />
you cannot feel<br />
faithfulness and<br />
allegiance to your<br />
company ,you should<br />
seek a job elsewhere<br />
‣ Trustworthiness<br />
Many cases exist when<br />
an employer or<br />
supervisor needs to be<br />
able to place an employee<br />
in a position of trust.<br />
When the employer trusts<br />
an employee, It often means<br />
that the employer can ask<br />
the employee to do<br />
something beyond the call<br />
of duty and expect the<br />
employee to accomplish it.<br />
The special task could be<br />
closing up a business at the<br />
end of the day .An employer<br />
would want someone who<br />
handles the company‘s cash<br />
or keeps a tool room or<br />
supply room to be<br />
trustworthy. Each of these<br />
situations requires that the<br />
employer trust the employee<br />
to carry out the task. When<br />
the employee completes the<br />
task ,he or she earns the<br />
employer‘s trust.
‣ Self-Discipline and<br />
Self –Responsibility<br />
Being self-disciplined is a<br />
part of accepting<br />
responsibility for your<br />
own actions. We are the<br />
only ones from whom we<br />
can steal time, talent,<br />
and accomplishment.<br />
Self-Discipline requires<br />
that you structure your<br />
time so that you can<br />
cultivate and use your<br />
talents and abilities for<br />
the betterment of your<br />
company and you.<br />
Self-discipline also<br />
requires that you learn to<br />
handle your emotions.<br />
You are in control of your<br />
feelings ;they are not in<br />
control of you.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
2- Being dependable:<br />
Is one of the most highly<br />
sought after traits for<br />
workers in the modern<br />
workplace. This work<br />
ethic construct includes<br />
honesty, reliability ,and<br />
being on time. A<br />
responsible ,dependable<br />
employee is one who<br />
agrees to carry out a task<br />
under agreed –upon<br />
procedure.<br />
Employees are often put<br />
in positions in which they<br />
are responsible for<br />
money, for other people‘s<br />
safety, for other people‘s<br />
production ,for<br />
merchandise for money<br />
,for customer‘s goodwill…<br />
Employers are quick to<br />
see which employees can<br />
handle positions and<br />
situations of<br />
responsibility and which<br />
employees cannot.<br />
When you are careful to<br />
make sure that any job<br />
you are given is done well<br />
and completed on time,<br />
you will build up your<br />
reputation for being<br />
dependable and reliable.<br />
Such work ethics are<br />
valuable to any employer.
3- Initiative:<br />
Direct supervision is<br />
often not a feature of the<br />
modern workplace.<br />
Without initiative<br />
,procrastination and<br />
missed opportunities can<br />
become a real problem.<br />
Sometimes poor<br />
performance results and<br />
leads to loss of a job,<br />
without any second<br />
chances.<br />
Initiative has two<br />
components drive and<br />
effort. Quite often we<br />
hear commentary about<br />
how naturally gifted<br />
someone is in sports, the<br />
arts,…..etc.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Yet ,no matter how gifted<br />
someone is ,unless they<br />
work harder, longer ,and<br />
smarter than their<br />
colleagues, they will not<br />
be the best.<br />
Being successful in the<br />
activities you participate<br />
in dependent on your<br />
skills and your attitudes.<br />
However, the amount of<br />
drive and effort you put<br />
in an activity could make<br />
the difference between<br />
average performance and<br />
high performance.<br />
When employees have<br />
initiative, they are:<br />
• Willing to take the first<br />
step in seeing that<br />
work gets done.<br />
• They are hard workers.<br />
• They do what they are<br />
paid to do, and then<br />
more.<br />
• They see a job or a task<br />
that needs to be done,<br />
and they do it without<br />
being asked.<br />
• Show willingness of<br />
pitch in and help other<br />
employee in (employee<br />
illness ,overload..).<br />
An overall attitude of<br />
helpfulness makes the<br />
organization run more<br />
smoothly and improves<br />
everyone‘s work<br />
situations.
4- Other Work Ethics :<br />
Specific employability<br />
skills and personal<br />
characteristics are drawn<br />
from all three work ethic<br />
components.<br />
‣ Employability skills :<br />
Good communication<br />
skills<br />
Positive attitude<br />
Ability to be dependable,<br />
punctual, and<br />
responsible.<br />
‣ Personal<br />
characteristics:<br />
Dressing properly<br />
Being polite<br />
Displaying selfconfidence<br />
STUDENTS<br />
The Top behaviors that<br />
Cause On-The –Job<br />
Difficulties:<br />
1. Dishonesty and lying.<br />
2. Irresponsibility,<br />
goofing off, and<br />
attending to personal<br />
business on company<br />
time.<br />
3. Arrogance and ego<br />
problem.<br />
4. Absenteeism and<br />
lateness .<br />
5. Not following<br />
instructions or<br />
ignoring company<br />
policies.<br />
6. Complaining about<br />
the company policies.<br />
7. Laziness and lack of<br />
motivation .<br />
8. Lack of character,<br />
inability to get along<br />
well with others<br />
9. Disrespect ,displays<br />
of anger or pettiness.<br />
10. Making ill –informed<br />
decisions and take<br />
credit for work done<br />
by others.<br />
Arguments for Good<br />
Work Ethics:<br />
Why should I put in a<br />
hard days work ,day in<br />
and day out, when fellow<br />
co-workers receive the<br />
same pay for doing less<br />
labor? What is the bonus<br />
for working as hard as<br />
possible and striving to<br />
be a model employee?
These are a couple of the<br />
questions that today's<br />
workers ponder. For one<br />
Michigan State University<br />
student, Jeff Smith ,hard<br />
work always pays off.<br />
Smith worked as a<br />
salesman at JCPenney all<br />
throughout high school.<br />
He states, I‘m sure it<br />
seems like striving to put<br />
in a honest work day<br />
doesn‘t have its obvious<br />
benefits, but mangers<br />
recognize your efforts and<br />
that makes it a more lopsided<br />
matter when it<br />
comes to situations such<br />
as lay-offs, raises, or<br />
vacations time.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
Arguments For Having<br />
Bad Work Ethics<br />
Why should I work when<br />
I‘m going to receive the<br />
same amount of pay? For<br />
one anonymous Michigan<br />
State University student,<br />
hard work doesn‘t always<br />
pay.<br />
He worked at a local<br />
Dairy Queen over the<br />
summer .He hated his job<br />
and the amount of money<br />
he received while there.<br />
However ,he had a<br />
scheme to get some<br />
additional money every<br />
week. He would simply<br />
steal money from the<br />
register to get ahead.<br />
He states, I remember<br />
when people would buy<br />
their ice-cream, I would<br />
fake like I was ringing it<br />
through the register and<br />
then put the money they<br />
gave me for their icecream<br />
right into my<br />
pocket easily made an<br />
extra couple hundred<br />
dollars a week.<br />
Self-evaluation:<br />
• Do you have a<br />
positive attitude about<br />
your job and the<br />
company you work for<br />
on a daily basis?<br />
It is really hard for an<br />
employer to believe you<br />
exude strong work ethics,
if you do not project how<br />
much you love your job<br />
and the company. If you<br />
are grumbling,<br />
complaining or part of<br />
the "whiner's club" at<br />
work, you will never<br />
convince your boss that<br />
you have good work<br />
ethics, or that you should<br />
be promoted.<br />
• Do you have a highlevel<br />
of energy at<br />
work?<br />
To be appointed to<br />
manage a large project,<br />
you need to make the<br />
boss believe you can<br />
handle it easily.<br />
STUDENTS<br />
This is where a healthy<br />
lifestyle is critical, with<br />
proper rest, nutrition and<br />
exercise all-important to<br />
your success. Burning<br />
the candles at both ends<br />
will burn you out.<br />
• Do you do your job<br />
right the first time?<br />
This question really<br />
comes back to attitude<br />
about your job. If you do<br />
your job in a haphazard<br />
fashion, you really<br />
display a poor attitude<br />
about work. In addition,<br />
this situation causes a<br />
real productivity problem<br />
for your company.<br />
If you do it wrong the<br />
first time, you will be<br />
doing it over and over<br />
until you get it right.<br />
• Are you willing to<br />
work overtime when<br />
the company needs<br />
you?<br />
The employer today<br />
needs employees who will<br />
be there for them when it<br />
counts. In information<br />
technology, you will most<br />
likely work overtime if<br />
you are part of a start-up<br />
company or if you are<br />
working on a project<br />
implementation.
In many cases, many<br />
high-paying positions do<br />
require overtime.<br />
This is not an unusual<br />
way of life in IT, as well<br />
as in many white-collar<br />
positions today. If your<br />
company needs you and<br />
you are not willing to put<br />
the time in, you should<br />
not wonder why you are<br />
always passed over at<br />
promotions.<br />
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STUDENTS<br />
• Do you realize how<br />
visible "work ethics"<br />
are in a small<br />
company, or in a team?<br />
Paula Ballog, CFO at<br />
Bender Consulting<br />
Services, Inc. said, "Good<br />
work ethics are critical in<br />
hiring any employee for<br />
any small company in the<br />
United States today.‖<br />
It is amazing how quickly<br />
people forget how visible<br />
they are in a small<br />
company, where every<br />
employee must handle<br />
multiple tasks.<br />
Even in a large<br />
corporation, in a team<br />
environment, the team<br />
player that does not put<br />
in their share is quickly<br />
labeled as "lazy".<br />
Pittsburgh is a town that<br />
lives on reputations, and<br />
you do not ever want that<br />
label.<br />
Remember there are<br />
millions of people who<br />
would give anything to<br />
have what you possess<br />
today - employment.<br />
Good work ethics means<br />
pride in your work.<br />
Employment is a treasure<br />
you never want to lose.
Introduction<br />
Career Counselling Office<br />
can introduce you<br />
(student) to an amazing<br />
array of career<br />
possibilities, and help<br />
you explore the link<br />
between majors and work<br />
options. If you've already<br />
picked your dream job,<br />
we can help you develop<br />
skills and strategies to<br />
get where you want to go.<br />
Along every step toward<br />
receiving your degree,<br />
Career Counselling Office<br />
staff is ready to help you<br />
make and re-evaluate<br />
career choices, write CVs,<br />
practice interviewing,<br />
Career Counselling Office<br />
build networking skills,<br />
and gain "real world"<br />
experience through<br />
internships.<br />
When it's time to search<br />
for a job, we can put you<br />
in touch with some of<br />
challenging entry-level<br />
positions. If graduate or<br />
professional school is<br />
your goal, we'll assist you<br />
with universities and<br />
schools locally and<br />
abroad.<br />
WHAT IS THE CAREER<br />
COUNSELLING OFFICE?<br />
The Career Counselling<br />
Office is a resource<br />
center providing <strong>students</strong><br />
with career awareness<br />
activities and information<br />
to assist them with their<br />
career choices and help<br />
in finding internship and<br />
recruitment<br />
opportunities.<br />
WHERE IS IT<br />
LOCATED?<br />
Our office is located in<br />
Building (S17), Room No.<br />
(001-006) – Sakhir<br />
Campus
WHAT ARE THE<br />
DIVISIONS OF CAREER<br />
COUNSELLING OFFICE?<br />
Career Guidance<br />
Guide and counsel<br />
<strong>students</strong> to help them in<br />
planning their career<br />
path.<br />
Professional Liaisons<br />
Direct <strong>students</strong> who are<br />
expected to graduate to<br />
job opportunities &<br />
career options.<br />
Practical Training<br />
Provide <strong>students</strong> with<br />
training, internship and<br />
coordinate field visits.<br />
Marketing & Promotion<br />
Help <strong>students</strong> to market<br />
their qualification, major,<br />
and skills.<br />
Career Counselling Office<br />
WHO CAN VISIT THE<br />
CAREER OFFICE AND<br />
WHEN?<br />
Any student wishing to<br />
begin their career<br />
exploration can visit the<br />
Career Office, from<br />
freshman year and<br />
continuing through<br />
senior year. Students are<br />
requested to stop in the<br />
career office for a<br />
discussion of their career<br />
plans and how the Career<br />
Counselling Office can<br />
help them.<br />
WHY PLANNING A<br />
CAREER IS SO<br />
IMPORTANT?<br />
Career development does<br />
not seek to force <strong>students</strong><br />
into premature career<br />
choices; rather, it seeks<br />
to avoid premature<br />
elimination of future<br />
options.<br />
WHAT TAKES PLACE IN<br />
THE CAREER OFFICE?<br />
A wide variety of<br />
experiences are<br />
coordinated through the<br />
office.
These are:<br />
CV Checking &<br />
Submission<br />
CV submission service<br />
and graduate- employer<br />
recommendations. CVs<br />
can be submitted<br />
electronically through<br />
CV@uob.edu.bh .<br />
Employers' Visits<br />
Introductory visits to<br />
companies in different<br />
sectors.<br />
Workshops<br />
• Letter of Application<br />
and CV writing<br />
workshops.<br />
• Interview Preparation<br />
workshops.<br />
•<br />
Career Counselling Office<br />
• Work Ethics<br />
workshops.<br />
• Networking workshops<br />
• Career Development<br />
workshops.<br />
• Employability Skills<br />
(Continuously repeated<br />
as and when required)<br />
Guest Speakers<br />
(Lectures)<br />
Speakers from the<br />
industry offer their time<br />
to speak to <strong>students</strong><br />
about their occupations,<br />
the route they took to get<br />
there, and answer<br />
questions about their<br />
daily routines.<br />
Speakers are welcomed<br />
and encouraged to share<br />
their specific career<br />
knowledge and<br />
experience with <strong>students</strong>.<br />
Participation in "Off-<br />
Campus" Events<br />
The office is keen to<br />
attend other events<br />
related to career<br />
development issues. (e.g.<br />
Human Resources<br />
Exhibition and Career<br />
Expo)
Career Hunters<br />
Program<br />
A week of workshops<br />
(Letter of Application, CV<br />
writing, Interview<br />
Preparation,<br />
Work Ethics, Networking,<br />
Career Development) with<br />
heavy companies'<br />
representatives<br />
participation.<br />
Employers' Table<br />
Program (Informal)<br />
Provide good<br />
opportunities for<br />
<strong>students</strong> to meet the<br />
employers from different<br />
sectors on one table to<br />
discuss various career<br />
matters.<br />
Career Counselling Office<br />
Employers’ Zone<br />
Program<br />
Employers Zone is a<br />
program that build a<br />
strong relationship<br />
between the employers<br />
and <strong>students</strong> by inviting<br />
companies from different<br />
sectors presenting<br />
employment<br />
opportunities, entry level<br />
programs and giving<br />
information sessions on a<br />
range of careers paths,<br />
also the program<br />
provides valuable<br />
opportunity to network<br />
with company executives.<br />
On Campus Interviews<br />
Arranged for different<br />
companies & firms and<br />
on Campus per their<br />
request.<br />
Mock Interview<br />
Program<br />
Is one of the very best<br />
way to prepare the<br />
student for an actual<br />
employment interview, it<br />
allows them to gain<br />
experience and practice<br />
in answering question<br />
they likely to be asked<br />
during and interview, and<br />
after the interview the<br />
interviewer will provide<br />
the student with the<br />
feedback and advise him<br />
on how to improve<br />
himself
Annual & Specialized<br />
Careers Day<br />
Students are encouraged<br />
to participate in field<br />
trips to Careers Day and<br />
Specialized Careers Day<br />
to spend time visiting<br />
with a wide variety of<br />
representatives from<br />
different occupations and<br />
locations.<br />
WHAT INFORAMTION<br />
CAN BE FOUND IN THE<br />
CAREER OFFICE?<br />
Resources available are<br />
•Visual aids which<br />
includes, tapes about<br />
employers pro-file,<br />
universities, career<br />
counselling, interview<br />
techniques, CV writing.<br />
Career Counselling Office<br />
• Leaflets, magazines and<br />
printouts about career<br />
counselling, companies,<br />
universities, etc.<br />
(Available for<br />
photocopying)<br />
• IT and Computers:<br />
personal computers<br />
available for CV writing<br />
• Internet: Our office can<br />
be accessed through the<br />
University of Bahrain<br />
home page on the<br />
Internet:<br />
http://www.uob.edu.bh/<br />
• Job posting board<br />
(Daily, Immediate, ..etc)<br />
OFFICE HOURS<br />
Sunday – Thursday<br />
(8:00am to 3:00 pm)<br />
Address<br />
Tel: 17 438865<br />
Fax: 17 449763<br />
Location: S17 (001-006)<br />
E - Mail:<br />
cccenter@admin.uob.bh<br />
P.O Box 32038<br />
University of Bahrain
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CV Checking &<br />
Submission