Despite the negative perceptions of the Middle East being put out by media organizations globally, there are still many people from nations both East and West writing to Arab News inquiring about job opportunities in Saudi Arabia.
One of the largest and most desirable employers in the Kingdom is the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), a global leader in the petroleum industry. These days, Saudi Aramco makes use of online resources as the starting point for much of its corporate recruitment.
Aramco Services Company (ASC), headquartered in Houston, Texas, operates the website jobsataramco.com. ASC provides many services to its parent company, Saudi Aramco, including the recruitment of professional personnel for Saudi Aramco’s operations in Saudi Arabia. Their website is focused toward hiring from North America, but there is also information for potential European, Asian and Arab employees. The website lists job opportunities in traditional petroleum related fields such as engineering, geoscience and drilling, plus opportunities in support fields including planning, law, IT, finance, nursing, allied health and education.
Another site for employment at Saudi Aramco, https://www3.aramco.com/index_eng.asp, is focused on Saudi hires. This website is for Saudi applicants with bachelor and post-graduate degrees and also holders of high school diplomas and/or vocational qualifications. The website also provides information on apprenticeship, college degree and summer programs.
