Arabian Oud staff answers questions from a group of visitors during its participation at the recently held Recruitment, Training, Assessment International Exhibition (Mawared) Saudi nationals recruitment fair at Riyadh Exhibition Centre. Arabian Oud, the largest specialized oriental perfume retailer in the world and foremost luxury fragrance house in the Middle East, has concluded its successful participation at the Recruitment, Training, Assessment International Exhibition “Mawared”, a leading Saudi nationals recruitment fair, which was recently held at the Riyadh Exhibition Centre in Al-Murooj district, Saudi Arabia. Arabian Oud's participation reaffirmed the company's strong commitment toward supporting leading government initiatives aimed at implementing Saudization to combat unemployment among nationals. With high expectations of positive feedback in employment opportunities, Arabian Oud's stand at the event witnessed a large turnout from visitors, exhibitors, decision makers and high-profile government figures. During the four-day event, Arabian Oud delivered a host of new women-oriented job opportunities aimed at hiring 60 to 70 full-time female employees in various positions including production specialists, technical supervisors and quality control administrators. The company's commitment to equip the Saudi labor market with new job opportunities to meet national aspirations and especially women's, is part of its ongoing quest to boost the local industry in the global landscape by building a well-qualified work team under highest international standards and best practices. Arabian Oud is also committed toward organizing periodic training workshops to promote the administrative and operational personnel thus raising the bar on levels of customer satisfaction and quality of its services. Arabian Oud has solid track record of success and accomplishment with focus on developing ambitious growth strategies that largely contributed to the company's strong presence and leading position in major markets, being the fastest growing company within the Saudi retail sector and among the fastest growing on the regional and global levels. The Recruitment, Training, Assessment International Exhibition “Mawared” is a leading event designed to meet government efforts and employment initiatives aimed at reducing unemployment rates among Saudi nationals to improve lifestyles and thereby drive social development and growth. “Mawared” acts as an ideal platform to boost communication amongst decision makers, job seekers and professionals in the fields of HR development and management, recruitment, training and assessment across both public and private sectors by conducting specialized workshops and seminars to raise awareness on latest HR strategies and tools. Arabian Oud is the largest company specializing in oud and oriental perfumes in the world, drawing on its own private sources of raw materials for its products. It manages an extensive network throughout Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, Middle East and Europe. The company is currently regarded as the number one brand in the Middle East and Africa and 11th globally in producing the finest luxury perfumes based on a recent global study highlighting the value of perfume sales in 2012. Arabian Oud is considered as one of the fastest growing major retail companies in the Kingdom. — SG