It takes place under the theme “real opportunities for Saudi hands.”
Alanood Abu Alnaja, chief executive officer and project managing director of Tawteen 2012 Exhibition, said private sector companies and government institutes that are keen on hiring young Saudi nationals, have reacted positively to the event.
The exhibition, to be held in Riyadh from Jan. 4 to 6, would pave the way for more than 15, 000 job opportunities, said Alnaja. Fifty percent of these jobs are for Saudi university graduates and the remainder for high school graduates, he said.
The event has the support of private sector companies in Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam.
Alnaja, citing a field study conducted by a number of concerned companies and specialized bodies, showed that the rate of recruitment of Saudi nationals at private sector firms rose by 27 percent in 2011 from last year.
The study, Alnaja indicated, also revealed that the financial crisis of 2009 impacted on the recruitment procedures of Saudi nationals as many large companies tried to slash the number of employees.
“One study showed that creative and talented Saudi nationals in the private sector increased by 12 percent in the current year, and companies started placing citizens in leading positions,” said Alnaja.
The recent royal decrees, the CEO pointed out, and the official directives calling for recruitment of young Saudis had encouraged private and public organizations to rely on a solid database and to increase training budgets.
Companies are starting to attract university graduates of various specialties, according to Alnaja, reflecting their growing trust in recruiting young Saudis. There is also a growing awareness among them on the importance of working in the private sector and reach to leadership positions.
Alnaja said the Tawteen project in the Kingdom had entered a new and important phase with the government’s directives to provide more career opportunities to talented citizens.
It is national duty and a social responsibility, Alnaja said find suitable jobs in accordance to the available qualifications while work on establishing real programs to place Saudis of both genders in different business sectors.
“Tawteen 2012 is a chance for all sectors to present their job opportunities and review the qualifications they need for them, in a practical, scientific and original method, for job-seekers to review,” said Alnaja adding that Tawteen’s mission does not end at that stage, but follows up on recruitment procedures and job tasks with additional studies.
