Dubai Bank participates at Careers UAE 2003

Its presence at the event is giving young, talented UAE National graduates the opportunity to visit the stand and learn how they can build a career with one of the most innovative and vibrant banks in the UAE.

The event, which will run until April 23, was officially opened by His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Chancellor of the Higher College of Technology.

Commenting at the Fair, Mr. Ahmed Bin Brek, Chief Executive Officer of the bank said: 'Encouraging UAE nationals to take an active role in the banking sector is extremely important. We have a responsibility to support and nurture them so that they become the industry's leaders of tomorrow.

'Recent polls show that banking is the most sought after and preferred career option for most UAE nationals. As a bank with a fresh, new approach, we are particularly keen to showcase our credentials so that UAE nationals can build their careers and contribute to the continued success and future growth of the bank, ' Mr. Bin Brek continued.

The Dubai Bank stand is located at M7 in the main exhibition hall and throughout the four-day exhibition, a selection of the company's national employees will be present at the stand to meet interested graduates and showcase Dubai Bank.

The exhibition, which is held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the UAE Minister of Finance and Industry is organised jointly by the Dubai World Trade Centre, the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), TANMIA and Zayed University.

The UAE Careers Fair has become an important event in the UAE exhibition calendar and more than 175 exhibitors will be present from both the government and private sector. This year's event is expected to provide considerably more job opportunities for professionally qualified UAE nationals as compared to the previous events.

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