The well-structured development program is a key initiative designed by the bank in line with its commitment to invest and develop Saudi nationals in order to groom them to take up critical future leadership roles in the bank.
The selected graduates will undergo a tailored development program, which is aimed to offer the trainees with direct exposure to several banking functionalities including managerial and leadership tasks leading to a management career in SABB.
The development program demands a lot of hard work and dedication, as well as the ability to handle a diverse workload in a demanding financial services environment.
SABB commenced this initiative by carrying out a global search for high potential Saudi graduates whereby over 800 applicants with Bachelor's and/or Master's degrees from the top local and foreign Universities went through the initial screening process.
SABB successfully conducted the selection processes in Riyadh, London and Washington which consisted of best in class selection tools, including on-line ability assessment tests, psychometric assessments, several interviews and an assessment center in order to select the final 20 graduates.
The candidates who experienced the recruitment journey with SABB had very positive impressions and experiences at the assessment methodology and interviews.
The successful candidates attended a welcome gathering hosted by David Dew, managing director of SABB and Ahmed Al-Tuwaijri, general manager human resources. Several other senior bank executives were also present.
Addressing the gathering, David Dew said: "SABB is well known for commitment in building and grooming young graduates to take up future leadership roles within the bank. We have several success stories where many senior executives in the bank who joined SABB from similar programs are now leading our strategic businesses. I encourage you to challenge yourselves in driving your career progression by maximizing all the development opportunities offered through SABB and to leverage best practices from our global partner, HSBC.”
The trainees will undergo classroom and on-the-job training during their development period followed with a five-week residential management development program conducted by HSBC at their Business School in London. This will give Saudi graduates the opportunity to network with similar management trainees selected from over 80 countries where the HSBC Group has its operations, said Dew.
