Looking for Job or Career Change? The annual AUS Career Fair is here!

By Gureni Lukwaro

Students coming to study at American University of Sharjah (AUS) can benefit from a strong and enduring relationship with the university which does not end with their graduation. AUS is committed to equipping its students with the necessary life and career skills while at university as well as supporting them as AUS alumni in their careers and professional lives after they graduate from university.

The Office of Advancement and Alumni Affairs (OAAA) at AUS provides students with a wide variety of career preparation and skills development initiatives. Through this office, the university provides advice and guidance to AUS students and alumni to better prepare their resumes and cover letters in order to increase their chances of finding internships and exciting entry level opportunities.

OAAA also organizes a dynamic annual Careers Forum during which they bring leaders from academia and industry to campus in order to tackle contemporary topics and pressing issues pertaining to the current and future state of the job market, as well as to take a look at all the opportunities which our students and alumni can benefit from. This year’s exciting event will be held on Sunday, March 18, 2018 and Monday, March 19.

The annual forum includes high level panel discussions on the first day, followed by a career fair on the second day. This year, the panel discussions will revolve around the theme of “Youth career development in light of social, economic, and technological advancements.” Her Excellency Sara Al Amiri, who is the UAE’s Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, as well as an AUS alumna, will deliver the event’s inaugural remarks.

Her Excellency Sara Al Amiri, who is the UAE’s Minister of State for Advanced Sciences

The three panels to follow will focus on a number of important issues, including disrupting forces and their impacts on job creation; careers of the future; and the digital revolution – emerging tech as a game changer. Speakers and panelists at these sessions include:

• His Excellency Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman, Supreme Committee for the Digital Transformation of Sharjah
• Ziad Al Hazmi, CEO, Lufthansa Technik
• Samer Choucair, Vice President, Crescent Enterprises
• Irfan Al Hasani, Economic Expert, Dubai Competitiveness Office
• Ghassan Talhouk, Country Manager UAE, LinkedIn
• Elvir Abdul Rahman, Country Manager, DistributionNOW
• Greg Shuler, Chief People Officer, UAE Exchange
• Bader Hareb, Executive Director of Development, Emaar
• Omar Al Mahmoud, CEO, ICT Fund
• Fadle Saad, Country Manager – Enterprise Business and Partnerships, Hewlett Packard
• Xavier Anglada, Managing Director ME & Turkey, Accenture Digital
• Ahmed Ameen Ashour, Regional Education Director - Public Sector at Microsoft Gulf

In addition to these prominent speakers who will grace the occasion, around 60 local, regional and multinational companies will also be on campus to recruit the best talent at AUS. These include:

1. Emaar Properties
2. Bee’ah
3. Crescent Enterprises
4. Crescent Petroleum
5. Petrofac International Ltd
6. Cummins Middle East
7. Central Bank of the UAE
8. Unilever
9. AECOM Middle East Limited
10. Henkel
11. Khatib & Alami
12. L’Oreal Middle East
13. ABB FZ L.L.C.
14. Arab Media Group
15. Bayzat
16. Bosch Middle East
17. BPG Group
18. Careem
19. Chalhoub Group
20. Citi Bank
21. Danone Nutricia Early Life Nutrition
22. Dar Al-Handasah
23. Deloitte & Touche
24. DistributionNOW
25. Dubai Financial Securities Authority (DFSA)
26. Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)
27. du – Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company
28. Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA)
29. Ecolab
30. Elabelz
31. Electrolux Appliances
32. Emirates NBD
33. Enova Facilities Management LLC
34. EY
35. Fast Building Contracting Co.
36. Gemalto
37. Gulftalent
38. Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K)
39. ICAEW Middle East
40. JAFZA
41. Lufthansa Technik
42. Nestle
43. Philip Morris Management Services
44. Philips Lighting
45. PwC
46. Reckitt Benckiser
47. Sanofi
48. SAP
49. Schlumberger
50. Schneider Electric
51. Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center – Sheraa
52. Techno Steel Construction Co. L.L.C.
53. TECOM Group
54. Tenaris
55. UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency
56. Woods Bagot

We encourage all our students who are looking for internships, all senior students who are graduating soon and are getting ready to explore career options, and most importantly, our alumni who are looking for jobs or considering a career change, to attend this year’s fantastic event.

Do remember though to do a little bit of research on companies you are interested in applying to and update your CV, customizing it to the needs of each of the companies you wish to apply to.

We wish you all the best in finding your dream jobs and look forward to welcoming you next week at the AUS annual Careers Forum and Career Fair!

Students and alumni can register to attend the panel discussions via the following link www.ausalumni.ae/AUSCF18

Gureni Lukwaro is a Digital Marketing Manager at American University of Sharjah.

For more information about American University of Sharjah, please visit www.aus.edu

His Excellency Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Chairman, Supreme Committee for the Digital Transformation of Sharjah

Ziad Al Hazmi, CEO, Lufthansa Technik

Samer Choucair, Vice President, Crescent Enterprises

Dr. Irfan Al Hasani, Economic Expert, Dubai Competitiveness Office

Ghassan Talhouk, Country Manager UAE, LinkedIn

Elvir Abdul Rahman, Country Manager, DistributionNOW

Greg Shuler, Chief People Officer, UAE Exchange

Bader Hareb, Executive Director of Development, Emaar

Omar Al Mahmoud, CEO, ICT Fund

Fadle Saad, Country Manager – Enterprise Business and Partnerships, Hewlett Packard

Xavier Anglada, Managing Director ME & Turkey, Accenture Digital

Ahmed Ameen Ashour, Regional Education Director - Public Sector at Microsoft Gulf