General Electric Company (GE) showcased the career advancement opportunities in the company in diverse businesses through its participation at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) Career Fair. GE offered a perfect platform to start a rewarding career in varied sectors including energy, aviation, oil & gas, healthcare and financial services. Saudi Arabia is one of the key markets for GE in the Middle East region recording revenues of nearly $2 billion in the Kingdom in 2008. GE, as an infrastructure, finance, and media company with manufacturing and service facilities as well as several offices throughout the country's main hubs, supports the diversified growth of the Kingdom. With leading businesses in essential industries like energy, healthcare, aerospace, transportation, media and finance, GE is one of the world's strongest global conglomerates. GE has been a successful growth partner for the public and private sector companies in the Middle East for over 80 years. Akram Hamad, president Gulf Region, GE Corporate, said: “GE has been a successful partner for the growth of the public and private sector companies in Saudi Arabia since 1942. We have a workforce of over 700 employees in Saudi Arabia - our largest workforce in any country in the region - and key service and training facilities. By participating in the Career Fair organized by KFUPM, we want to showcase the strengths of our organization and the efficiency of our local partnerships.” As part of GE's commitment to strengthen Saudi workforce participation, the company also conducts seminars and manages a seven-month industrial training program for students at KFUPM. GE's participation also highlights the diverse businesses of the company in the Kingdom and the rest of the Middle East. Hamad added: “To support this growth, it is important to also partner in empowering the youth of the Kingdom by providing promising career opportunities. Our partnership with KFUPM highlights this commitment. GE's Vice Chairman John Rice is on KFUPM's international advisory board, a prestigious panel of senior academicians and executives which aims at seamless knowledge transfer and advancement of education & research in Saudi Arabia.” Held under the patronage of Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd, Governor of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the KFUPM Career Fair was a key platform to interact with university students and present attractive career and training opportunities in the Kingdom. As part of its support to the nationalization initiatives and in driving local recruitment, GE has already launched Come Join GE (www.comejoinge.com), a micro-site aimed at strengthening employee participation to achieve the company's growth goals. “GE is committed to establishing long term key strategic partnerships with key organizations in Saudi Arabia and promoting the Kingdom's localization initiatives by training and nurturing the young Saudi workforce,” Hamad added. __
