ICAEW, Saudi universities emphasize importance of job market readiness

ICAEW, Saudi universities emphasize importance of job market readiness

RIYADH — The Chartered accountancy body ICAEW held an event to inform finance students from Saudi Arabia's top universities of the skills needed to compete in today's job market.The Global Virtual Skills Conference event was attended by more than 3,400 students, graduates and early career professionals from around the world, with 26 percent of registrants coming from Saudi Arabia.Five top Saudi institutions participated in the event, committing to the professional development of the Kingdom's finance sector. They were: King Abdulaziz University; Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University; Saudi Electronic University (Accounting Department); Jeddah University and