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Al Sharif ... ‘Emirati graduates seek meaningful careers’

Careers UAE to feature LinkedIn session on hiring

DUBAI, April 26, 2015

Careers UAE 2015, a major career and education exhibition for Emiratis, has partnered LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional networking platform, to hold a session on online student recruiting strategies.

Careers UAE takes place from April 28 to 30 at Dubai World Trade Centre. The event will feature a wide array of interactive sessions providing guidance and the latest insights on topics that concern employers and recruiters, including talent acquisition and the revolution in student recruiting.

Recent research by LinkedIn shows that 61 per cent of Mena students using the network research people and companies, with only 27 per cent actively search for jobs.

Complementing traditional activities such as on-campus events and bi-annual career fairs, LinkedIn’s interactive session entitled ‘The Student Recruiting Journey Unveiled’ will cover best practices on online recruitment strategies, and implement strategies to help companies find and hire the region’s best students.

Topics to be covered include understanding the various attributes students may value in a hiring organisation, crafting the employee value proposition, creating an impactful talent brand, and methods to reach the right students and deliver the employer’s talent brand messaging.

“The days of employers asking all the questions and deciding whether or not to hire are over. Today’s talented Emirati graduates seek meaningful careers that not only provide a good work-life balance and an attractive compensation package, but also offer them an opportunity to make an impact and create positive change,” said Asma Mohammed Al Sharif, director for Exhibitions, DWTC.

“LinkedIn’s The Student Recruiting Journey Unveiled is an excellent opportunity for companies to learn about communicating with bright Emirati students, creating an online employer presence that is authentic, distinctive and appealing.”

With a panel of experts from Abu Dhabi University, INJAZ and deVere Group sharing their respective views on the topic, the session will feature from the perspectives of a local university that helps their graduates secure challenging careers, an employer who will discuss the company’s graduate recruiting strategies, and a graduate sharing a career success story.

Arda Atalay, regional head, LinkedIn, said: “Youth unemployment can only be tackled through joint effort, starting with government initiatives, high engagement with employers to recognise young talent, and education and training for students and candidates looking for jobs. At LinkedIn, it is part of our responsibility to sustain the required healthy collaboration platform for the UAE and to ensure communication flow among these entities.”

The Student Recruiting Journey Unveiled session will take place on April 29 between 10:30am – 12:00pm. – TradeArabia News Service




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