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Majid Al Futtaim Group leads the emiritisation drive by employing qualified nationals in the 2006 UAE Career Fair

  • United Arab Emirates: Sunday, April 23 - 2006 at 15:04
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Majid Al Futtaim Group, the UAE market leader in the emiritisation drive and one of the largest private business groups in the UAE and the Middle East region, took an active part in the UAE Career Fair which opened today at the Dubai Exhibition and Convention Centre, in order to encourage the employment of more UAE nationals within its ranks.

Francois de Montaudouin, CEO MAF Holding stated, "We operate across the GCC and the Middle East and we are an expanding organization that currently recruits more than 10,000 employees. We are always on the look out for talented and hard working UAE nationals to boost our staff strength. Thus, the UAE Career Fair is an ideal starting point in our search for young recruits."

Francois said that Majid Al Futtaim Group was operating in various industries such as retail, properties, hospitality, leisure and entertainment, and that the varied recruitment needs of the group offered a wide range of jobs and employment opportunities for young UAE nationals.

"We are expanding and, as market leaders in various industries, we have a need to recruit talented UAE nationals whether it is in our shopping malls such as Mall of the Emirates or leisure and entertainment business such as Ski Dubai, Cinestar Cinemas and Magic Planet or hypermarkets such as the Carrefour chain across the Middle East. We have a constant need for recruiting qualified and suitable young recruits,"


Francois added.

According to Francois, this year marks the fourth consecutive year that Majid Al Futtaim Group takes an active role in the UAE Career Fair as the event represents a good opportunity to reach the pool of talent the Group needs to meet its diverse recruitment requirements.

"This is a very important event since it gives us the opportunity to enhance our emiratisation drive and recruit, train and retain a qualified pool of local talent that would contribute towards the progress of the company and its success," he explained

Francois noted that previously the UAE Career Fair allowed the Group to meet its recruitment drive and this year will be no exception with more qualified graduates coming into the employment market in the UAE.

The UAE Career Fair is being held at Dubai International Exhibition & Convention Centre, from Aril 23rd to 25th at Hall 6 from 10 am to 8pm.
 
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About Majid Al Futtaim Group:
Majid Al Futtaim Group and its subsidiaries successfully brought the concepts of regional shopping malls and hypermarkets to the region, pioneering a vision that has changed the face of shopping, entertainment and leisure in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

Majid Al Futtaim opened his first shopping mall in 1995 and has since created a business of international significance in the MENA region. Over the past decade the Group has taken its groundbreaking concepts into other major cities in the United Arab Emirates and is currently active in a number of markets throughout the Middle East and North Africa, including Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Lebanon.
The Majid Al Futtaim Group, one of the largest private establishments in the GCC consists of a number of core businesses that complement each other, yet are separately managed, covering various industries such as retailing, property development, leisure and entertainment, investments and hospitality to name a few. This provides maximum flexibility and potential, enabling the operating divisions to seize their own opportunities, as well as work together on major projects.

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Nagy Sedra, Group Account Director, Promoseven Weber shandwick. Tel: +971 4 321 0077, Fax: +971 4 321 1711

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