ADIB takes its graduate programme to Careers UAE 2014

Abu Dhabi, 25 April 2014: Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a top-tier financial institution and one of the leading retail banks in the UAE, targeted top quality graduates and higher-education leavers with its specially designed fresh graduate employment programmes at this year's Careers UAE 2014 Festival.

The bank gave attendees at the UAE's leading recruitment, training and education exhibition an opportunity to find how ADIB can offer a path for them into the banking sector.

Every year ADIB reserves a number of roles specifically for fresh graduates coming out of universities in the UAE. In 2013, the bank has been able to attract 313 fresh graduates out of which 210 UAE Nationals.

Waheeb Al Khazraji, Head of Human Resources at ADIB, UAE said "The Careers UAE 2014 exhibition is a great opportunity for companies such as ADIB to showcase what we have on offer to attract the best talents coming onto the job market. We have seen lots of interest from students from all over the UAE at this festival in previous years, and we look forward to welcoming top quality graduates and university -leavers that will choose to come and join our expanding team. We are proud to have an Emiratisation rate of 48%, which is the highest Emiratisation rate within the banking sector in the UAE".

ADIB is one of the largest retail banks in the UAE with a network of nearly 80 branches, as well as online, mobile and phone banking, providing its 600,000 customers with access to their accounts and ADIB products and services 24 hours a day. ADIB has been named as the UAE's best bank for customer service for three years in a row by Ethos Consultancy.

About ADIB:

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) was established on 20th May 1997 as a Public Joint Stock Company following the Emiri Decree No. 9 of 1997. The Bank commenced commercial operations on 11th November 1998, and was formally inaugurated by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 18th April 1999. ADIB's vision is to be a top-tier, global Islamic financial services group and its mission is to provide Islamic financial solutions to the global community. The Bank carries out all contracts, operations and transactions in accordance with Islamic Sharia principles. ADIB's core values, reflected in all its activities are: Simple and Sensible; Transparent; Mutual Benefit; Hospitality and Tolerance; and Sharia inspired. It brings to its customers banking as it should be.

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