ITC participates in the Open Recruitment Day at King Fahad University

The Integrated Telecommunication Company participated in the Open Day for Recruitment at King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals that took place from 7-9 January 2008 under the patronage of the University’s Rector and with the presence of a selected number of national and international firms.

In a tour among the various parts of the exhibition, Dr. Khalid Al-Sultan, Rector of KFUPM, applauded ITC’s participation and the company’s efforts in creating job opportunities for the Saudi youth. He further appreciated the interaction of the representatives of the private sector with the educational institutions towards the training of the ambitious young Saudis and creating conducive environment for realization of aspirations in leading companies that offer career stability.

On the other hand, Mr. Raid Dawood, Director of Human Resources at ITC, maintained that their participation in the event came in conformity with their Saudization strategy and as part of a comprehensive training program to build the capabilities and recruit young graduates in diverse administrative, marketing, financial and technical fields of work. The targeted sectors are those of telecommunication, audio-visual and broad-band internet areas applying modern telecommunication media. In fact, such sectors are presently lacking in the Saudi specialized personnel.

Mr. Al-Dawood further added that the Open Recruitment Day is an important occasion to meet Saudi youth who would like to get recruited, receive their applications, get to know their professional and career trends and introduce ITC to them. He elaborated that ITC has found a great interest on the side of the new graduates to joint the firm, which is viewed as one of the leading companies in this key sector. He expressed appreciation for the parties in organizing the event, with particular reference to the KFUPM’s management that took the initiative based on its social responsibility as well as its intimate link with the Saudis.

It is noteworthy that the participation of ITC in the event was preceded by reaching a cooperation agreement with the Saudi Human Resources Development Fund to train and recruit 80 young Saudis in the various specialties within the company.