Career Forum

18^th October 2011 - Day 1

3.30pm - 4.00pm

Success Factors

Mr. Ghaleb Saleh Alharthi, A/Vice President Asset Planning & Support (TPO), ADNOC

4.00pm - 4.30pm

Land That Job: How to Prepare and Conduct Successful Interviews

• Job Hunting: When to start?
• 1^st Step: CV Writing’s ‘do’s and don’ts’
• 2^nd Step: Where to look? How to apply?
• 3^rd Step: Preparing for the interview
• 4^th Step: conducting a successful interview
• Final Step: Done with the interviews, what now?

Ibrahim Mohammad, Emiratization and Customer Relations Manager, Schlumberger Middle East and Asia Learning Center - MLC

4.30pm - 5.00pm

Topic TBA

Mrs. Rafia Al Qubaisi, Owner of Mauzan, Abu Dhabi Business Women Council

• The Use of Social Media to Leverage Status
•  Pro’s & Con’s to Social Media
• Social Media UAE
• Media UAE
• My Last Decade

Marwan DJ Bliss

19^th October 2011 - Day 2 LADIES DAY

4.00pm - 4.30pm

Technical & Vocational Education: An Early Preparation for your Career

• An Overview of TVET Education
• How TVET can help in being better prepared for a career
• TVET Education provider in Abu Dhabi: ACTVET as a provider of TVET through IAT & ADVETI - Major Programs Offered

Ms. Senabil Al Hussaini, Curriculum Standers Manager, ACTVET

4.30pm - 5.00pm

Dress to Impress For your Success

This presentation will offer advice on:

• Your total image
• How you want to be seen
• Forming a good impression
• The three levels of business attire
• Color in the Business World
• How to impress

Nina Iskander, Image Consultant

5.00pm - 5.30pm

The Development and Growth of Individual Competences

• Philips businesses and Accelerate Program
• Philips Middle East
• Grow with Philips: People Development and Leadership Talent Development
• Special attention to Diversity and Inclusion

Dorine Van De Westelaken, HR Director, Philips

20^th October 2011 - Day 3

4.00pm - 4.30pm

Effective Job Search Strategies

• Know Thyself
• Focus
• Research
• Perfect Your Toolkit
• Treat the Job Search as a Full-time Job
• Widen the Net

Racha Semaan, Business Development Assistant, BAYT.com

4.30pm - 5.00pm

Applying to a US Graduate Program (MA/PhD)

• Finding an Appropriate Program
• Putting together a competitive Application
• Understanding the Graduate Student Experience

Scott King, Assistant Dean of International Programs, University of Iowa

5.00pm - 5.30pm

The Young Stock Market Analyst

This presentation will consist of:

• An Introduction to the Young Stock Analyst
• What a Young Stock Analyst does
• The journey to becoming
• What it takes for your own dreams to become a reality
• What you should take away with you today

Amer Bin Braik, CEO & Founder, InvestUAEMoney.com