BRJ program created 2,363 jobs for young Saudis

Bab Rizq Jameel (BRJ), a part of Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiative (ALJCI), created 2,363 jobs for young Saudi men and women at the recent Abha Employment Fair.
The jobs were created in cooperation with the Ministry of Labor, Human Resources Development Fund, Abha Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Asir Municipality.
There were an estimated 3,500 jobs on offer at the fair.
Recently, BRJ revealed that it created 58,440 jobs in 2012, an increase of 7 percent compared with previous year.
Tariq Maghfouri, BRJ director in the southern province announced that 4,861 young men approached BRJ. About 200 were given employment during the fair.
Companies that employed young men were MacDonald's, Arabian Catering Company, Tawaruq House Institution and Al-Burj Company. Jobs available were for merchandisers, accountants, sales executives, sales coordinators and security guards.
BFJ Female Employment Director Rola Basamad stated that BRJ received 8,000 job applications from women during the fair. A total of 2,116 women were employed after interviews were conducted. Salaries ranged from SR 4,000 to SR 6,000 a month.
The companies that employed young women were Al-Ghunaim Group, Technical Training College, Al-Hayat Learning Center, Fun Photography Art Center, Abha Private Hospital, Al-Hayat National Center and Al-Othaim Mall.
Basamad said that there were more jobs available for young women than young men. She emphasized the importance of practical training for young women.
Nora Al-Ghamdi, supervisor for BRJ, said that there were a number of jobs available for women, as physiotherapists, nutritionists, showroom managers, call center employees, electronic marketing employees, computer trainers, customer service employees, production line workers and security guards.
Al-Ghamdi said the BRJ is always aware of the need to create a suitable work environment for women.
The fair covered Abha, Khamis Mushayet, Ohod Rufaida, Sarat Obaidah and Mahayel Asir.