Deutsche Bank launched its Saudi Talent Pool Initiative aimed at attracting highly qualified Saudi nationals through a two-year training program at the bank. Fresh graduates of finance, information technology and business administration with outstanding performance will be offered a paid traineeship that will allow them to receive comprehensive hands-on experience within Deutsche Bank's various business lines, and in the bank's global headquarters. Jamal Alkishi, Deutsche Bank's Chief Country Officer in Saudi Arabia, said “this initiative comes to reaffirm Deutsche Bank's commitment to Saudi Arabia, and is a manifestation of our goal to contribute toward the shaping of the financial sector. This initiative will offer the local talent the opportunity to gain an invaluable experience and the skills necessary to excel in an ever-evolving market place and subsequently enrich the banking sector in the Kingdom.” Javeed Ameen, Deutsche Bank's Chief Operating Officer in Saudi Arabia, said “our business lines have put in place a comprehensive training program that will involve elementary training and in later stages a more advanced hands-on experience. The successful candidates' performance during the traineeship will be periodically reviewed. The traineeship also involves a rotation in the headquarters of the various business lines, in Dubai, London and Frankfurt, to allow the candidates to receive exposure to the international financial and banking sector as well.”
