2011 Job Fair Connects Al Akhawayn Students and Alumni With Leading Employers

Ifrane, April 11, 2011 - Hundreds of Al Akhawayn University students visited the 2011 Job Fair on April 8 to explore career openings and to be interviewed by over two dozen major Moroccan and international companies. The Moroccan Minister of Youth and Sports, Moncef Belkhayat, opened the fair along with the president and board of directors of the Al Akhawayn University Alumni Association, other University alumni, and Al Akhawayn executives and faculty leaders. 

"This annual fair enables networking between alumni, current students, and the companies," said Khalid Baddou, president of the Alumni Association. Minister Belkhayat praised the initiative of the Alumni Association in organizing the fair and commended the companies present for their confidence in Al Akhawayn students' competitiveness in a challenging job market nationally, regionally, and internationally. 


Among the companies participating in the 2011 Job Fair were Procter & Gamble, HP, Renault, Bank Al Maghrib, the Ecole de Gouvernance et d'Economie de Rabat, Banque Centrale Populaire, Sagem Sécurité, Lazrak Immobilier, Groupe Crédit Agricole, Société Générale, L'Office Nationale de L'Eléctricité, Rekrute.com, Mars, Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et l'Industrie (BMCI), Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP), Unilever, L'Oréal, Dell, Intelcia Group, AD4Game, CV-Search, Transworld Protection, and Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane.

 

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