DIB's emiratisation committee receives enormous number of job applications

More than 1,000 UAE Nationals visited the DIB's pavilion at the National Careers Exhibition and submitted job applications to work with Dubai Islamic Bank.

Since the inauguration of the exhibition on March 8, the pavilion witnessed an active movement of UAE job seekers that responded to the DIB's initiatives in implementing emiratisation and attracting national cadres.

Commenting on the response, Obaid Al Shamsi, Head of emiratisation committee at DIB, said: "The committee would go through the applications and study the qualifications of applicants. Later on, the committee would forward the approved applications to the bank's administration, which is expected to conduct job interviews with the qualified applicants."

He added: "The committee adopts special standards to recommend applicants such as their qualifications and the bank's needs. These efforts are part of the emiratisation plan implemented by the bank for investing in national cadres and upgrading their skills to keep pace with the rapid economic growth of UAE's economy."

He spoke about a contest organised as part of the bank's plans to increase awareness regarding its products. "About ten awards were offered to winners at the contest. The activity attracted many students and focused on the bank's programmes and products," he noted.

Al Shamsi said: "With 40 per cent of our workforce now UAE national, DIB has one of the highest percentages of Emiratisation in the industry. This followed several initiatives launched by the bank for the purpose of attracting more UAE national cadres to be recruited in the banking sector.

Dubai Islamic bank had also launched "Emarati Programme", a six-month clerical development program conducted for Secondary School holders. Several courses are provided for locals through this programme like English Banking Skills, Customer Service skills, Banks products and services, and many others.

DIB provides for nationals a number of job development programmes in which prestigious international and local institutions contribute. The bank has also signed several agreements with renowned consultancy companies that evaluate the employees' and applicants' abilities to build on strengths and eliminate weaknesses so that national will be able to meet the requirements of the bank.

The continuous efforts and developmental programmes over the past years provided by the bank's administration in general and the human development department in particular played a significant role in achieving the present nationalisation levels that are one of the highest levels among UAE banks.