ADNOC, Saudi Aramco top job wishlist for students

MOST POPULAR: Saudi Aramco is among the most popular companies in the Gulf for students, a new survey reveals.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Saudi Aramco and Google are among the most companies for students and graduates in the Middle East, a new survey published on Sunday reveals.

The research from KhaleejGraduates.com and the Employer Brand Institute, which attracted more than 1,000 respondents from 10 universities in the GCC, showed that ADNOC, Emaar and Etisalat were the most popular employers in the UAE.

Respondents in Saudi Arabia ranked Saudi Aramco as the most popular employer, ahead of SABIC and Samba.

The results also showed a strong performance of Microsoft and Google throughout the GCC region and particularly in Bahrain, where they led the rankings.

The survey offers insights into graduates' preferred employers, expected salaries, international career ambitions and the benefits they seek from an employer.

The poll also found growth and development opportunities were the most important criteria in choosing an employer with 52 percent of respondents indicating they find this an important factor, ahead of an attractive salary (37 percent) and a strong reputation (11 percent).

Bahraini students and graduates have the strongest international ambitions with 87 percent intending to work abroad either permanently or temporarily.

Respondents in the UAE and Saudi Arabia also indicated a strong international outlook (75 percent).

Other key findings of the survey included the expectation of UAE students and graduates regarding their entry salaries.

They were the highest in the region ($3,990 a month), more than 50 percent higher than expected salaries in Saudi Arabia and around 150 percent higher than Bahrain.

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Article about students
Posted by Maggie Seeliger, Houston, USA on Monday 4 May 2009 at 01:55 UAE time


People looking for jobs with these companies should look for ways to network with employees from these companies. For example there is a big women's energy conference in Dubai May 24 (www.wglnetwork.com) that will have the Saudi Aramco chief engineer and the HR Director speaking at it.

response to paul
Posted by FAK, dubai, UAE on Sunday 3 May 2009 at 13:48 UAE time


You think this is too much to ask for, i know some companies you used to pay entry level locals Dhs 35,000, imagine that! People in the UAE have gotten so spoiled; companies deserve that... they shot themselves in the foot when they starting paying stupidly high salaries for so little in terms of standards... then again the inflation over the past three years didnt help, but imagine entry level locals making 30K! the irony of life!

4000 dollars entry salary
Posted by paul, Dubai, UAE on Sunday 3 May 2009 at 11:02 UAE time


What are these guys thinking? And this is with a recession on?

How can it be that those in Bahrain have some sense of reality?

China may have its 'little emperors' this is quite ridiculous. If this is the outlook of the young, then things do not look bright for emiratization. And if you force companies to hire completely inexperienced people at an average of 4000 USD per month then you will quickly see an exodus of major corporations heading to Bahrain which does seem to be developing a reputation as rather more business friendly.

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