AMMAN - The second Akhtaboot (http://www.akhtaboot.com) Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Knowledge Center (TAG-Knowledge) job fair, the biggest career event for the year 2011 in Jordan held under the patronage of Jordan's Ministry of Labor and was inaugurated by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, Chairman and CEO of Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization (TAG-Org) concluded recently at TAG-Knowledge headquarters.
The opening ceremony witnessed the participation of officials from the Ministry of Labor, representatives of the participating companies along with many concerned entities and individuals. The job fair also attracted more than 10,000 aspiring professionals and fresh graduates of different industries and career interests.
Mr. Yousef Shamoun, Akhtaboot Co-founder and CEO said:
"We are truly happy to renew our partnership with TAG-Knowledge as our cooperation has proven to be a key factor in the success of our 2010 job fair. Akhtaboot and TAG-Knowledge job fair 2011 is a continuation of last year's success and a true fulfillment to the mission of the Akhtaboot Cares Initiative in tackling the unemployment problem and helping match the right person to the right career opportunity".
Meanwhile, Mr. Tareq Hammad, TAG-Knowledge Executive Director said: "The outcome is excellent and as per HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh directions we will work on making it an annual event due to the positive reception. We are proud to partner with Akhtaboot again and we still have a lot of ideas that need to materialize soon".
The 2-day event also provided career related workshops targeting job seekers on CV and interview skills in addition to other career-related topics. The event was sponsored by Bank of Jordan (Platinum Sponsor), Umniah (Gold Sponsor), Pepsi Jordan and Bell Amman (Silver Sponsors), The Online Project and Addustour Newspaper (Media Sponsors).
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About Akhtaboot Cares Initiative
The Akhtaboot Cares Initiative (ACI) is a comprehensive CSR program that was developed through partnerships with a number of second parties and educational institutions in the Middle East and GCC region. Through the ACI Akhtaboot maintains an ongoing presence in the region's educational institutions and career-related events by developing and executing specific training programs that are tailor-made to educate graduates-to-be and job seekers on how to approach the job market and to smoothen their transition into the professional world.
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About TAG-Knowledge
TAG-Knowledge is the latest initiative by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh to perform its corporate social responsibility towards the Jordanian and Arab communities, and to be a hub for promoting intellect and knowledge, developing Arab youth and human resources, and qualifying the largest number of local professionals by providing them with competitive skills through exposure to knowledge and developments in the international community under the direct supervision of TAG-Org experts and Umniah's exclusive sponsorship.
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For more information, please contact:
Mais Gousous
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