Meeting Reflection

Reflection:

Emiratization considered the number one problem in the UAE, due to the large number of unemployed local people. My group consisted of the chairman, Mohammed Awadh, Khalfan Almuhairi, the secretary, & Hamed and Saeed as participants. The entire group decided that Emiratization should be our discussed topic. In the beginning of the meeting, I explained what Emiratization means and the difference between the government sector & the private sector. After that, Hamed suggested two solutions for this problem, which is youth forum and internship in the private sector. Saeed also added two effective points, organizing career fairs including the private sectors in HCT and to reduce the benefits of the government sector. The last point that we came to, privatization, got all the attention of the group and they considered it to be the best solution to our case. The meeting in general went smoothly,; each one in the group got his time to share with us his ideas. Also in addition I notice that our group had good skills in communication. I as secretary helped the chairman Mohammed Awadh to be organized in his meeting; I wrote the points of each member in the group as it was recorded as a voice note in the phone. In the end, I think the meeting was a good reflection on us.

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In-class meeting: agenda, minutes & recommendations

Problem: Emiratization.

Date of meeting: 17^th march 2013

Time of meeting: 11:35

VENUE: C001

Group members:

Chair: Mohammed Awadh

Secretary: Khalfan AlMuhairi

Participant: Saeed & hamed

Agenda:

Emiratization.

Government sector/ Private sector.

Work experience.

Youth forum.

Internship in private sector.

Career fairs.

Reducing benefits in G.S.

Privatization .

The chairman Mohamed Awadh opened the meeting at 11:35

1. Emiratization:

Khalfan said that Emitatization is a good Idea to help local people to work in the local sector and it’s an idea invented by the government ten years ago to hire the possible number of citizens people to work in the private sector.

2.Government sector / private sector:

Khalfan explained the difference between the private sector and the public sector; the government sector follows the rules of the government, but the private sector has less commitment to rules.

Khalfan kept saying the government sector provides its workers with high salaries and security in work unlike the private sector, which has low salaries and no stability.

3.Youth forum:

Mohamed asked what are the solutions to apply the theory of Emiratization?

Hamed said that the first step HCT should take is graduate students with experience and that will happen by a lot of experience courses and opening a youth forum like Mubadla, to motivate students to get involved in the private sector.

4.Internship in the private sector:

Hamed continued the second solution that we will discuss which is the internship in the private sector and that needs companies from the private sector to sign an agreement with HCT for scholarships with the students to guide training and assign students to work in the company concerned. Khalfan added that’s a way to get the right experience to have the ability to work in the company concerned to achieve perfection in work. Also Mohamed said that to start this idea HCT should include a course for developing experience and qualities of teamwork and individuality.

5.Career fairs:

Saeed talked about a solution, which is a career fair. HCT should organize career fairs including more from the private sector than from the government sector; also to introduce the students to the private sector is benefits and duties.

6.Reduce the benefits of the government sector:

Saeed also added that government should reduce the benefits of their newly signed up employees to equal them with the private sector employees like the insurance and the retirement salary.

Mohammed argued that we can’t equal the two sectors together because there is a big difference between them.

Saeed then said it’s only a fact to change people’s idea of the private sector.

Mr. Hedley also said the new contract needs to be more realistic.

7. Privatization:

Khalfan mentioned a solution which all the group considered the best solution that is privatization. Privatization means to change a public sector to a private sector. For example, Abu Dhabi police had privatized its accidents delineation section to a company called SAAD.

Mr. Hedley confirmed that privatization would solve more problems, as it had in the U.K.

In conclusion:
1. Convincing people to be enroll in the private sector.
2. The government sector follows the rules of the government, the private sector has less commitment to rules.
3. HCT should provide youth forums to the students.

4. Private sector companies should offer internship to current students.
5. HCT needs to organize career fairs introducing the private sector.

      6. Try to equate the government sector and the private sector.

      7. Privatize some of the public sector companies

Interview Report

Khalfan AlMuhairi

H00255135

Interview report

Interviewee: Mohammed Awadh Al Messabi (H00230922)

Interviewers: Sultan Al Qubaisi (H00247456), Eissa Naser (H00211096)

Place: classroom C001, ADMC

Date: 26/2/2013

            The interview is a process which each person will examine. When applying for a new job, the interview is an important thing to know more about the applying person not only on paper, but also to know his feelings, confidence and the willingness to give to this job.

            Mohammed was applying to be financial manager in Dubai Department of Finance. He was dressed formally in his deshdash and ghutrah. When first Mohammed started to speak about himself he seemed to be a confident person; his body language was showing that he was nervous but he could control it from inside. He has several advantages like planning, organizing and problem solving. He has worked in UAE central bank as a financial manager for 7 years.

            The interviewers started to ask the questions, and he answered then clearly. He is a confidant and risk taking person and sees this as his strengths. He thinks we should hire him because he has several years experience and he can be a trainer. He chooses our company because of our reputation and to get more experience. Mohammed is creative in modeling finance schedules. Mohammed started to ask the interviewers some questions. His salary was the first thing,; there will be a point of entry then it will grow. He can refer to the employers in the orientation.

            The easiest question was if he could work under pressure because every job has pressure nowadays, and the most difficult was what salary you are expecting because he can’t know what the company is willing to pay. I think if he was in a real interview he would be accepted