Akhtaboot-TAG Knowledge First Job Fair – 19th and 20th of October 2010

Under the Patronage of His Excellency the Prime Minister of Jordan, Mr. Samir Al Rifai, Akhtaboot and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Knowledge Society (TAG-Knowledge) are proud to invite you to take part in Akhtaboot-TAG Knowledge 1st job Fair to be held at TAG-Knowledge Society October 19th and 20th, 2010.

The not-for-profit Job Fair is held as a CSR initiative of TAG-Knowledge and Akhtaboot Cares Initiative and any proceeds resulting from any Job Fair organized in the future will be used to fund Akhtaboot and TAG Knowledge CSR Programs.

Recognizing a need to bridge the unemployment gap all over the Middle East job market, the Job Fair is to be held at TAG-Knowledge Headquarters in Amman, Jordan with the participation of a number of leading Jordanian companies and educational institutions covering different industries. The Career Fair will feature a two day exhibition style job fair including Career-related courses running all days long.

About the Venue:

Located in the heart of the University Street, TAG-Knowledge Society is a world-class venue which aims to support the Arab youth community in building their professional capacities, reshaping their skills, and upgrading their qualifications through state of the art information technology tools and customized knowledge facilities in order to ensure opportunity and equality with their international peers and to benefit from the wide experience TAG-Org has gained.

About the 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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Akhtaboot Signs Microsite Agreement with Al-Zaytoonah University

In yet another step towards the betterment of the Middle East job market, Akhtaboot - the career network (http://www.akhtaboot.com) singed a Microsite agreement with Al-Zaytoonah University on August 2, 2010 at Al-Zaytoonah University campus in Amman, Jordan.

The purpose of this partnership is geared towards providing Al-Zaytoonah University with Akhtaboot’s Microsite Solution, free of charge, as part of the Akhtaboot Cares Initiative, Akhtaboot’s CSR arm.



Akhtaboot’s Microsite solution features a fully integrated job board, branded with the University logo and content with highly targeted jobs powered by “The Akhtaboot Cares Initiative”. Al-Zaytoonah University job seekers and site visitors will be able to benefit from the full features of http://www.akhtaboot.com directly on the university website www.alzaytoonah.edu.jo.



Yousef Shamoun, co-founder of Akhtaboot and head of the Akhtaboot Cares Initiative said:

“Recognizing the importance of building working partnerships with top universities in Jordan and the Middle East, Akhtaboot’s Microsite Solution will serve as a one-stop professional recruitment solution targeting Al-Zaytoonah University highly qualified graduates and students visiting the university website. We have always been very keen to strengthen our relationship with such a reputable University and we are looking forward to build upon their collective strengths to provide job opportunities to their students, graduates and graduates-to-be.”

Vice-President of Al-Zaytoonah University, Professor Rushdi Al-Hassan, said:

“I’m very pleased with Akhtaboot’s honest concern and ongoing devotion to serve both job seekers and the business community through providing Al-Zaytoonah University students, graduates and job seekers with Akhtaboot’s user-friendly job search tools directly on Al-Zaytoonah University website. The enthusiasm and dedication of the Akhtaboot team to simplify the job search process for all concerned parties is truly impressive and we are looking forward to maintain a successful relationship with them.”

Akhtaboot – Al-Zaytoonah University Microsite solution represents a stepping stone towards spreading the word about Akhtaboot jobs out into the larger community, particularly aiming to reach university students, Graduates and Job seekers who are browsing university websites looking for jobs.



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 -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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