Gulf Bank prepares students from the Australian University for the job market

Gulf Bank prepares students from the Australian University for the job market

Maysoon Al-Attar: Job shadowing is a brilliant way of exposing youth to the “real” working world, where they can gain better, and practical, understanding of how businesses operate.

As part of its various initiatives to consolidate the principles of sustainability in society, and as part of its strategic partnership with INJAZ Kuwait, Gulf Bank welcomed a group of students from the Australian University in Kuwait (AU) at its head office, to take part in the Job Shadowing training program.

The students were introduced to Gulf Bank's Corporate Communications team, where they received a thorough introduction about the team members and their various job tasks. This was followed by an interactive workshop, where the students were divided into two teams – with a mission to plan and organize a specific event, by distributing responsibilities amongst themselves. The teams determined how to take advantage of the available resources, in order to support the event and ensure its success.

The Corporate Communications team carefully listened to the students and answered their various questions regarding the different job tasks at the bank. This helped to provide the students with a greater understanding about the differences between university and work life, and how to smoothly transition from one