Sheikh Sultan to open National Career show

The country's premier career show for Emirati job-seekers in the banking and financial sector will run until Friday (March 7), offering a window of opportunity to graduates.

The event is being held under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi.

It is being organised by Expo Centre Sharjah in association with the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Human Resources Development Committee in the Banking sector, and Emirates Institute for the banking and Financial Studies.

Local as well as international banks will have stalls at the expo, with their representatives at hand to explain the benefits of a career in the banking sector and the opportunities that await Emirati graduates.

Major local banks will include Dubai Islamic Bank, Dubai Bank, National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah, Union National Bank - Abu Dhabi, Arab Bank for Investment & Foreign Trade - Dubai, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Central Bank of the UAE - Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Emirates Islamic Bank, Commercial Bank International - Dubai, Bank of Sharjah Ltd., National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah Islamic Bank, Mashreq (head office), United Arab Bank and Invest Bank, among others.

Some of the Leading international banks are Standard Chartered Bank - Dubai, HSBC Bank Middle East, Barclays Bank Plc - Dubai and Citibank - Dubai.

For the first time, Ajman Bank, Lloyds TSB Bank and Noor Bank will take part.

Apart from government departments and UAE-based colleges and universities, a host of financial institutions such as money exchanges, free zones, insurance companies and financial consultants will participate in the expo.

The exhibition will also feature television stations, chambers of commerce, economic departments, museums, and others.

Several workshops, symposiums, talks and discussion groups will also be held during the exhibition.

Last year, the exhibition attracted more than 65 companies from the banking and financial sector and 12,000 visitors comprising a large number of university students from across the UAE.

Show timing is daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. except Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.