Akhtaboot – the career network is proud to announce its participation as “Online Recruitment Partner” in UAE’s top career event Tawdheef Recruitment show, which took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) until 2 February.

The leading event which was inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, featured more than 100 government and private organisations looking to meet with 26,116 pre-registered job-seekers and to make a quick start towards their goals of hitting Emiratisation targets for 2012.

Mais Gousous, VP of Marketing at Akhtaboot said: “As part of Akhtaboot’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its presence as the leading recruitment solutions provider for the UAE job market, we are happy to take part in UAE’s top career event with a mission that goes in line with the goals of Akhtaboot Cares Initiative in tackling the unemployment problem and helping match the right person to the right career opportunity.”

“For the first time in the exhibition’s six year history in Abu Dhabi, only firms with immediate job openings for UAE Nationals are taking part,” said Hayete Jemai, Exhibition Director for Tawdheef. 

“The number of Emirati jobseekers ranges between 12,000 and 13,000 annually in Abu Dhabi alone, with the emirate expecting to create more than 600,000 new jobs over the next decade.  Tawdheef is a key link bringing together Emiratis and employers under one roof.”

At least 2,000 immediately vacant positions were offered at the show spanning almost every industry sector including government, finance, healthcare, insurance, retail, tourism and hospitality, energy, industrial, media, recruitment, defence and security, IT, telecoms, transport and logistics.

Mohammad Al Mossabi, a job seeker who attended the recruitment show said: “Akhtaboot online recruitment services provide a different, fresh and unique way in linking the right person to the right career opportunity. Online recruitment is the best way to find jobs as it eliminates the obstacles job seekers usually face when looking for jobs the traditional way”.

Organised by Informa Exhibition, Tawdheef the leading Emiratisation careers event provided more than 2,000 immediately vacant positions for UAE Nationals .The first 2 days of the recruitment show were reserved for Emirati job seekers only, with the final day open to all other nationalities.