Huawei Pakistan, in collaboration with Huawei Middle East partners, organized a job fair in Islamabad. Four channel partners namely, China Communication Services Corporation Limited, Enterprise System UAE and Redington Gulf, CMC Pakistan, interviewed over 200 candidates to provide them technical jobs in the UAE.
During the event, 14 candidates were given jobs based on their live interviews. Huawei certified engineers were given a chance to interact with Human Resource experts of the Middle Eastern partner organizations. The event was attended by students from various universities.
Prior to the event, 14 recruitment opportunities were announced. 3 jobs were offered by China Communication Services Corporation Limited, 3 from Enterprise System UAE and 3 from Redington Gulf, one from CMC Pakistan and 4 by Huawei Pakistan under its ICT Talent Trainee program.
Among the selected candidates by Redington Gulf and Enterprise Systems UAE were, Shamim Iqbal, Zohaib Anwar, Muhammad Noor Malik and Ayyaz Ahmed who stood first and second in the Huawei ICT competition 2017-2018.
Huawei ICT Academy is a global program that provides opportunities for students of Information and Communication Technology to be recognized for their IT skills by providing them a platform to compete at national and international level.
Huawei ICT Academy Job fair is a new initiative by Huawei ICT Academy Pakistan, taking place for the first time ever in the Middle East region where 5 companies took part for the recruitment drive focusing on Huawei ICT Academy certified students.
Respected chief guest, Deputy CEO Huawei Technologies Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd Mr Ahmed Bilal Masud, on the occasion, congratulated the selected candidates and said,
With the rapid development of Huawei’s business in Pakistan and UAE there is need of a large number of engineers who understand Huawei technology to boost business development and improve customer satisfaction. The ICT industry chain led by Huawei Technology is undoubtedly an ideal choice for the youth. And you are the future!
HR director Huawei Technologies Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd, Mr Leng Jiangtao Gary, during his address, said,
Huawei ICT Academy is committed in supporting the development of local ICT talent in Pakistan and has invested in a number of initiatives in order to progress this development. At present, more than 80,000 engineers have passed Huawei certification, of which more than 5,000 have passed the highest level of Huawei Internet Expert Certification (HCIE).
Huawei ICT Academy hosted this job fair for three main purposes:
- to motivate our ICT Academy students,
- to build an eco-system where talent is appreciated,
- to make candidates realize their potential and competitiveness.
Huawei ICT Academy believes that all participants have the potential to work on some of the most advanced technologies and that’s why the best companies from the Middle-east region, who trust Huawei’s ICT academy students, were invited.
Huawei Technology is devoted to creating opportunities to utilize Pakistani youth’s ICT talent across the globe. It has successfully achieved the milestone of cultivating the ICT talent through a number of platforms, and now it is committed to exporting this talent to its Middle East partner organizations.
