The top FDI employer in Saudi Arabia this year is Mobily. Etisalat Mobily, originally based in the UAE, entered the Saudi market in 2004, becoming the Kingdom’s second licensed telecom provider.
Since, then Mobily has become a 100 percent Saudi-owned company and has been striving to set itself apart as one of the most sought after companies to work for.
The company maintains its already high Saudization ratio, hiring over 600 Saudi youth last year alone, with a policy in place to help their employees grow within the company.
“We pay competitive salaries and offer all of our employees full medical insurance benefits and schooling for some of our employees, but this is not what sets us apart,” Hamed Al-Kharji, Mobily’s chief human resources officer, told Arab News.
“Our distinction comes from how we approach the engagement of our employees by giving them training opportunities twice per year. We empower them with the proper tools and authority to get their job done and excel.”
Al Kharji explained that Mobily also runs a very popular and successful program called “Together Towards a Better Future,” which encourages employees to expand their horizons through education.
“In this program, Mobily pays half the employees’ tuition fees, regardless of whether the employee is sitting for a bachelor’s, master’s or even a doctorate degree, in some cases,” Al-Kharji said.
Al Kharji also said that Mobily partnered with Dale Carnegie almost two years ago in addition to Stephen R. Covey and the RBL Group to create values and leaders for Mobily’s future.
