Abu Dhabi Ports and Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) welcomed top quality job applicants at their stand at the recent concluded Tawdheef, Abu Dhabi’s job fair for UAE nationals.

The companies conducted hundreds of face-to-face interviews and collected numerous curriculum vitaes (CV) from Emirati job seekers, making the three-day event a great success, said a statement.

Tawdheef brought together more than 100 exhibitors from various industry sectors, where the exhibitors collectively hold around 7,500 current job vacancies for fresh Emirati graduates and professionals, it said.

Maitha Al Murar, acting vice president - Emiratisation, Human Resources and Administration, Abu Dhabi Ports, said: “The response we have had at Tawdheef has been overwhelming and extremely encouraging.  Abu Dhabi Ports’ is keen to attract young Emirati talent to the local maritime industry, the sector is growing rapidly and offers many exciting job opportunities in an industry which is vitally important to the Emirate and its global aspirations.”

Eisa Hassan Al Marzouqi, senior director HR, ADT, said: “As the manager and operator of Khalifa Port container terminal, we are dedicated to the development of UAE nationals across the full employment spectrum. The success of Tawdheef confirms our profile as an employer of choice who will continue to create new job openings to cater for the growing maritime industry.”

Abu Dhabi Ports and ADT are currently looking to fill 61 job openings in the fields of clerical work and port operations. All of these openings are linked to intensive training programmes conducted by internationally certified experienced maritime professionals, said the statement.

The training includes on-the-job practical operations as well as comprehensive classroom exercises in state-of-the-art training facilities. In addition, all of the candidates are supported by a dedicated mentor who offers guidance in all career related matters.

“We are absolutely committed to supporting the Leadership’s emiratisation drive and to developing Emirati talent into highly skilled valued employees. Recruitment events like Tawdheef give us an excellent opportunity to showcase our many career options”, said Al Murar.

The next career fair which Abu Dhabi Ports representatives will be attending will be the UAE-UK Pioneers Forum at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge in London.

An initiative led by the UAE Embassy in London, the forum will take place on February 7 and targets Emirati students studying in the UK and EU, encouraging them to return home with their international skill set, to take up the many exciting opportunities in the UAE’s own industries. - TradeArabia News Service