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About Us CAREERS is the extension of the activities of the Center for Orientation and Documentation. • In 1992, the Center of Orientation and Documentation “C. O. D. ” was founded and launched as first center for assessment and career counseling in the region. • In 2001, after 9 years of dedication to enhance Career Development in Lebanon, C. O. D. took a great unprecedented local and regional initiative by launching “FORWARD”, the first Orientation and Recruitment Forum in the Middle East! FORWARD immediately established itself as a highly anticipated annual meeting for all parties concerned with employment, education and training to interact effectively and keep up with the increasing challenges of the global market. • In 2002, further to the significant demand noted through FORWARD, CAREERS was created to carry out the same activities and services all throughout the year. CAREERS was soon asserted as a reputable company specialized in counseling, psychometric testing, training, recruitment and HR management consultancy.

Our Mission At CAREERS, we deeply believe in our active role to develop human potentials and companies’ efficiency! Thus, our work mainly focus on: • Empowering individuals to become independent and self- directed in their career decision-making process • Enhancing companies’ professional structure and human resources • Participating in the creation of employment opportunities • Contributing to global development and growth

Our Services CAREERS specializes in the entire career process and offer a unique combination of strategies to reach efficient HR solutions, which enables it to face the ever-increasing challenges of today’s labor market. . Services offered at CAREERS 1. Employee Assessment Psychometric assessment tools to identify employees’ profile are interpreted by our team of certified psychologists, in order to assess where they fit best in the company 2. Recruitment CAREERS recruits for all sectors from junior to senior level in Lebanon and abroad. We deliver the best candidates for the job taking into consideration not only quality but also time. CAREERS has the largest all-inclusive candidate database in Lebanon, and is guided by the largest team of highly qualified personnel that utilize the most modern effective and efficient recruitment techniques

Our Services cont’d 3. Events’ Planning CAREERS constantly organizes events and conferences to discuss the latest trends and developments in the labor market and come up with solutions to cope with the market’s fast evolution • CAREERS is the organizer of 14 Editions of FORWARD, the largest Recruitment Forum in the Middle East. Yearly, The forum brings together more than 50, 000 job seekers with over 250 local, regional and multinational leading companies • CAREERS is the organizer of 3 Editions of the Visionary Entrepreneur Panels & Award. An event aiming at promoting Entrepreneurship by hosting and paying tribute to outstanding Lebanese entrepreneurs who shared their impressive success stories & gave guidance and inspiration to an audience exceeding 8000 professionals and new starters.

Our Services cont’d • CAREERS launched in 2013 the 1 st Edition of “Lebanon HR Summit”! The meeting brought 18 international leading HR figures with 125 local, regional and multinational top HR managers and practitioners! The 2 days event presented an excellent framework for learning and networking while highlighting the most innovative approaches to efficient and successful employee training and development. 4. Human Resources Management Consultancy v At CAREERS, a team of experienced HR Consultants help companies better manage their organization and develop their human resources. Our consultation arrangements offer comprehensive and cost effective Human Resource services specifically designed to meet the needs of businesses, including but not limited to: employee handbooks, job profiling, wage & salary administration, performance appraisal programs…

Our Recruitment Process In the process of finding the right candidate, CAREERS focus on the quality of candidates, as well as the time it takes to find them: → Step 1: (2 to 3 working days) – Defining and Diffusing • CAREERS’ HR consultants define the Job Description of the vacancy and the matching profile of candidates • CAREERS’ HR consultants conduct research to provide a list of companies in the same field in Lebanon and the region to attract specified profiles for high senior openings • CAREERS will diffuse the job vacancy through postings on its website and spreading the word of mouth through network contacts and targeted mass mail to potential candidates.

Our Recruitment Process cont’d → Step 2: (8 to 12 working days) – Searching, screening, and proposing short-listed candidates : • CAREERS Recruitment Consultants screen related CVs already available in our database and if needed begin head hunting for candidates from the same market • Potential candidates are screened and evaluated on two aspects: » The personality profile: assessed by our team of certified psychologists. » The professional skills and competency profile: verified by our team of Professional Consultants in various job fields. • A shortlist of 4 to 6 potential candidates that fully meet the job profile is proposed to the client.

Our Recruitment Process cont’d → Step 3: (duration subject to the client’s convenience) – Interview and Selection • CAREERS will coordinate the interviews between clients and candidates. – In case of successful selection • CAREERS check references with the validity of documents and assists in in the preparation of legal documents for the selected candidate(s) • CAREERS HR and training consultants prepare the candidate(s) for his/her 1 st day of employment. – In case of unsuccessful selection • CAREERS will continue the search following the same order as above and refine the search

Our Team CAREERS’ team consists of more than 18 members, many of them have been in the recruitment field for more than 10 years The team is divided as follows: – – – – – Managing Partners Head of HR Consultancy Head of Recruitment Head of Events Planning 5 HR & Recruitment Consultants* 1 Certified Psychologist IT Administrator and Web developer 2 Database Researchers and administrator Admin & Support Staff *CAREERS Recruitment consultants are divided in a way that each is specialized to handle the recruitment process per field and level.

Projects In Progress – Developing a new state of the art and interactive website using the latest technology • To be completed by Q 4 2014 – Growing CAREERS by recruiting additional staff and increasing work space • To be completed by Q 1 2015 – Organizing further editions of FORWARD, the Visionary Entrepreneur Panels & Award and Lebanon HR Summit • planned for Q 2 2015 – Launching new events in Lebanon and the region • planned for Q 1 2014 – Q 3 2015 – Expanding into the Gulf market by opening branches in several countries • planned for 2015 - 2016

What makes CAREERS a Pioneer – Our richest database of Lebanese candidates attracted through the website and FORWARD – Our biggest team of qualified staff offering the HR services – Our long list of renowned Multinational, Regional and Local clients consolidating the trustworthiness of our services & guaranteeing high confidence in our professional performance – Our unique recruitment strategy designed for all level positions in different fields and based on the know-how and experience of our expert team – Our diversified HR services delivered under a onestop shop

Our Client In The Region Ahli United Bank – Bahrain Chanel Ltd FZE - Middle East & Gulf Al Ahram Beverages – Egypt Christian Dior Couture -Middle East & Gulf Al Dawaa Medical Services Co. Ltd. - K. S. A. CMA CGM - France Al Fayhaa Electro- Mechanical - - KSA Damac Group - UAE Al Mabani General Contractors Co. - K. S. A. Danya Foods Ltd. - K. S. A. Al Sayer Group of Companies – Kuwait Deloitte & Touche - GCC & MENA Al Tayer Group L. L. C. - U. A. E. Drive Communication - K. S. A. Albina – Qatar Dubai Refreshments (PSC) – U. A. E. Alghanim Industries - Kuwait El Seif Investement– K. S. A. Amwal Alkhaleej Commercial Investment Co. Ltd - K. S. A. Emirates Airlines - U. A. E. Arla Foods – Gulf Emirates Bank U. A. E. Arrow Food Distribution Co. - K. S. A. Emirates Flight Catering Co. L. L. C. Audi Saradar Investment Bank - K. S. A. Foster Clark Products - Malta Bupa Middle East - K. S. A. Gazzaoui Partners W. L. L. – Qatar Chalhoub Group - Middle East & Gulf Ghabbour Group of Companies - Egypt

Our Client In The Region cont’d Givanas Nigeria Ltd. – Nigeria King Faisal School – K. S. A. Global Investment House -Kuwait Kraft Foods Middle East & Africa FZE - U. A. E. Google - UK L'oreal Middle East - U. A. E. Government of Qatar Supreme Council for Economic Affairs M. H. Al Shaya CO. W. L. L. - Kuwait and Investment - Qatar Group Boulos - Nigeria Majid Al Futtaim Investments LLC Gulf Piping Company W. L. L. - U. A. E. Mannai Corporation – Qatar Habchal -Kuwait Marico Middle East FZE - U. A. E. Henkel - Syria Mashreq Bank - U. A. E. High Sealed and Coupled "HSC" FZCO - U. A. E. Midmac Contracting Co. W. L. L. – Qatar HRH Prince Al. Waleed Bin Talal Office – K. S. A. Mikanos International Ltd. – Nigeria IMPACT/BBDO – UAE & KSA Misr Glass Manufacturing Company - Egypt Ingie Etoile Ready Made Garments L. L. C - U. A. E. Mushrif -Kuwait International Turnkey Systems - Kuwait Nesma & Partners Co. Ltd. - K. S. A. Jaidah Motors and Trading Company – Qatar New Dar AL -Shifa Hospital – Kuwait Jumeirah International LLC - U. A. E. Oasis Europe - U. A. E.

Our Client In The Region cont’d Olayan Kimberly-Clark W. L. L. – Bahrain Schlumberger Middle East SA - Syria Olé Automative Trading Co. - Jordan Securities and Investment Co. - Bahrain Orascom - Egypt Shamil Bank of Bahrain B. S. C. Paris Gallery -UAE Sharp Middle East FZE – UAE Paris Group - U. A. E. SNC Lavalin Gulf Contractors LLC. Qatar Airways – Qatar Somfy Gulf - U. A. E. Rashideen Int'l Holding Co. Ltd. - U. A. E. Specialized Contracting Company - SCC - KSA Red Bull FZE – U. A. E. & K. S. A. Team Young & Rubicam -GCC & Mena Saks Fifth Avenue - U. A. E. Technical Trading Co. (Al Sulaimi Group)-Oman Salam Studios & Stores - U. A. E. Techno Q – Qatar Sanofi Aventis - K. S. A. Total Middle East FZE – U. A. E. Saudi Oger Ltd. - K. S. A. YSL Beaute Middle East FZCO Saudi Services For Electro Mechanic Work - K. S. A. Zerock Construction Nig. Ltd. - Nigeria

Our Client In Lebanon cont’d A & H Construction & Development Company Alfred Matta et Jacques Matta Chabros s. a. r. l. A & S Chronora - Rolex Algorithm Choueiri Group A. Manasseh Ingenieurs s. a. r. l. Arab Finance Corporation - AFC CMA-CGM A. R. Jubaily & Co Arabian Construction Company - ACC CME Offshore sal ABC s. a. l. Arla Kallassi Foods Lebanon Consulting & Development Services- CDS Abniah s. a. r. l. Engineering & Contracting Axa Middle East s. a. l. Credit Card Services Company (C. S. C. ) Acteos Liban s. a. r. l. B. B. Energy Management s. a Dareen International s. a. r. l. Lebanon ADMIC Bank Audi - Audi Saradar Group Debbane Group Holding ADPI Middle East BEL Proche et Moyen Orient s. a. r. l Deloitte & Touche Lebanon Afkar Group s. a. l. Best Seller Retail United ME s. a. l. Delta Trading s. a. l. Aishti s. a. l. Brasserie Almaza Desco Holding Al Ishraq Development s. a. l. BSEC - Bemo Securitisation s. a. l Design Novel Architecture -DNA Al Mawarid Bank s. a. l. Cadbury Adams Middle East s. a. l. Diageo Lebanon s. a. l. Al Rifai Roastery CCIAB Dima s. a. l. Albina s. a. l. Cesar Debbas & Fils Doummar Technology Contracting

Our Client In Lebanon cont’d Electronic Business Equipment - EBE Galop/Hermes KPMG Eli Lilly Suisse s. a. General Mills Middle East s. a. l Kurban Holding Elie Saab Liban s. a. l. (Haute Couture) H&C Leo Burnett La Constructa Ericsson Communications Henkel Lebanon s. a. l. LBC International Etoile Fashion s. a. l. Hypco Lead Construction s. a. l. Ets. F. A. Kettaneh Hyperdist s. a. l. Lebanese American University - LAU Ets. Elie D Chammas & CO. I Hakim Dowek & Sons s. a. l. Lebanese Roasting Co. - Castania Exotica s. a. l. IMPACT/BBDO s. a. l. Lebanon Fruit Juice Co. s. a. l. - Bonjus Fattal Food & Beverages s. a. l Information Technology Group s. a. l. (ITG) LEGRAND SNC FFA Private Bank s. a. l. Investcom L'Oréal Liban s. a. l. FFA Real Estate s. a. l Joueidi Contracting Co. s. a. l. L'Orient Le Jour Fleet Management Co. - AVIS Rent a Car Kallassi Trading Company Lowe Pimo Food & Drugs Corporation - FDC Kettaneh Construction s. a. l. M 1 Global Ltd. Foodstuff General Trading s. a. l. Khalil Fattal & Sons Maison Rabih Kayrouz Gabriel Bocti s. a. l. King Food s. a. l. MAK Hospitality & Touristic Investments

Our Client In Lebanon cont’d Malia Trust s. a. l OTV SA - Groupe Vivendi Sky Management s. a. l. Man Enterprise s. a. l. PAC Ltd. Lebanon (LBCI) Sodamco Holding s. a. l. MAS Moonlight Architectural Solutions Path Solutions s. a. l. Soft Flow Mena Capital Pepsi Cola International SOMFY Middle East Co. LTD Merit Corporation s. a. l. Pierre Bassil Architectes Tanmia Agricultural Development Company Mersaco s. a. l. Pimo Group LTD TBWARIZK Michel Nassif & Fils s. a. l. Premier Leisure s. a. l. Technica International Mitsulift & Equipment s. a. l. Procter & Gamble Levant s. a. l. Tecman Industry s. a. l. Mona Cool PSLAB s. a. l. Teeba Holding Netways Rafic Ghazzaoui & Co. s. a. l. Telecommunications Regulatory Authority New Com s. a. l. - ISP Red Bull Lebanon Tetra Pak Obegi Better Home Rotana Emerging Businesses Total Liban s. a. l. Obegi Chemicals Group Sakr Power Systems s. a. l. Unicart (H. Tewtel & Co. ) s. a. l. Obegi Consumer Products Holding Sara Holding Unifert s. al. Omnipharma s. a. l. Selim Ramia & Sons s. a. l. United Sports of Lebanon - Nike

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