Ahlibank participates in CBFS Career Fair

MUSCAT: With the objective to connect with new graduates and develop brand awareness among job-seekers, ahlibank, one of the fastest growing banks in the Sultanate, participated in the CBFS Career Fair 2017 on March 1.

Organised by the College of Banking and Financial Studies (CBFS), the career fair provided a platform for all Omani qualified students seeking jobs and training opportunities, to connect with potential recruiters. While focus was on graduates and postgraduate students from CBFS, students of all colleges and academic institutions in Oman also participated in the career fair.

To discuss job and training opportunities with students, ahlibank hosted a stand at the venue. Lloyd Maddock, Chief Executive Officer, ahlibank said, “The career fair is a great opportunity for us to interact face-to-face with the bright young minds who are seeking training and career opportunities with our bank. Youngsters across the world seek job opportunities to use their education and such career fairs give them a chance to embark upon their career ladder to get ahead. Students are encouraged to take keen interest in career fairs as a means to meet and learn about prospective employers, whom are hiring and interested in their skills.” AS part of it commitment to the community, Oman Arab Bank (OAB) organised a clean-up initiative at Wadi Al Khoudh.

The event which carried the theme ‘Let’s keep Oman Beautiful’ was organised recently, and saw the participation of OAB employees and their families, together with a number of visitors to Wadi Al Khoudh willing to join the bank’s CSR initiative.

Commenting on the importance of such initiatives, Hilal al Siyabi, Head of CSR at OAB said, “Although important, we at OAB believe that there is more to CSR than providing financial support to various social activities, CSR for us also includes the engagement of our employees with the community, which in turn will reflect positively on both parties. Therefore, at OAB we focus on promoting a culture of sharing and collaboration in volunteer work among OAB family members.

Our goal is to instil a feeling of joy and satisfaction among our employees when serving the community. This initiative in particular reinforces the importance of collaboration in such social activities. Serving the community is a national obligation in which all members of society should be a part of, and we were pleased to see visitors to the Wadi joining us in our initiative.”

This event comes as part of OAB’s CSR initiatives, marking its first such event of this year and reflecting its commitment to the community.