Staff members from Vodafone Qatar have volunteered to take a group of students through a “job shadowing programme” as part of the telecom company’s commitment to support entrepreneurial tutoring activities.
Vodafone staff Rita el-Helou, Susan Winfield, Yaman al-Jundi, Shahzad Khan, Asim Mirza, Ola Youssef, Javed Qureshi, Zeena Abu-Issa, and Javeria Masrour met with the students and shared first-hand insights on the corporate world.
They also discussed with them their experiences in the workplace, in addition to providing coaching and mentoring on their aspirations for the future.
The sessions started with an introduction to Vodafone, including “The Vodafone Way” and values, as well as a short workshop on communication skills.
Injaz Qatar programmes and operations director Kariman Mahmoud said: “On behalf of Injaz Qatar, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Vodafone for allowing Injaz youth to take part in its job shadowing initiative.
“Thanks to all Vodafone employees for their hospitality and hard work, Injaz students have experienced a work atmosphere incomparable to any they have experienced before. This experience was both informative and fun, both key components made Injaz student time there well spent.”
Vodafone Qatar Qatarisation manager Haeefa al-Malki said: “We’re proud to partner with Injaz Qatar to reach out to the students and contribute to their learning journey with real work life insights, tips and advice. Supporting such initiatives is at the forefront of our priorities as we firmly believe in our role and commitment to lead in knowledge sharing and truly contribute to the development of the youth. “The shadowing job day for each group of students was full of learnings where they got to observe the daily work of our hosts involving a range of activities such as meetings and observing employees’ interactions. It was truly a great opportunity for the students to explore their future career.”
Injaz Qatar is a part of a network of 15 Mena (Middle East and North Africa) countries working on a common mission to prepare and inspire young Arabs to succeed in a global economy. Founded in 2007, Injaz Qatar has since reached around 14,000 students across 38 schools and six universities via 75 corporate partners and more than 500 corporate volunteers.
Injaz Qatar offers programmes in preparatory schools, high schools and universities across Qatar. With the help of its active corporate volunteer community, Injaz is able to reach students from Grade 8 through to university level.
A group of Injaz students during Vodafone Qatar’s u201cjob shadowing programme.u201d
