Bank Muscat highlights career opportunities for SQU students

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate, evoked strong appeal as the ‘best place to work in Oman’ as a large turnout of prospective job seekers visited its stall at the Career and Training Opportunities Fair organised by Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). The 3-day annual event inaugurated by Eng. Mohsen bin Mohammed Al Shaikh, Chairman of Muscat Municipality, ends tomorrow.

Highlighting the career development and training opportunities available to qualified Omani nationals, the bank personnel are on hand to meet enthusiastic job seekers and interact with them on various career options. Hundreds of youth, especially the graduating students, submitted CVs, expressing keen desire to work with the Sultanate’s leading financial institution. A regular participant at the SQU Career Fair, Bank Muscat seizes every opportunity to extend support to Omani nationals seeking career development and training opportunities, says a press release.

Bank Muscat has adopted innovative strategies to equip Omani employees to take up leadership positions in tandem with future challenges. The bank has developed a comprehensive Learning & Development strategy for skill and knowledge enhancement vis-à-vis the requirement of various departments. The bank continuously invests to build human capacity and has been able to derive maximum mileage out of its HR processes as most of its middle and senior management cadres are drawn from within the bank.

With the Omanisation level above 94 per cent, Bank Muscat seizes every opportunity to extend support to Omani nationals seeking career development and training opportunities. The bank’s human resources strategy is notable in maintaining gender diversity as 48 per cent of employees are women holding various positions, including senior management positions.

Bank Muscat reckons its key strength is its competent people and is focused on moulding them to make vital contributions to the bank’s growth and success. The bank plays a prominent role in the development of Omani talent and is committed to investing in improving their skill and expertise to support the growth and development of the bank.