Talents of Endearment Career Accelerator

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"Having the opportunity to participate in a work placement training program doesn't just allow students to learn about the market, it also gives them a chance to explore themselves ... This work placement training was a great learning experience as it allowed me to gain an understanding of workplaces and how to create my own brand as well as how to market it. Throughout this internship, I learned a lot about myself and my career goals ... it was really fun, and I had to engaged with a lot of girls ... I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Abed, who was one of the greatest coaches I've ever encountered. He was very cooperative and kind to us ... I've been working in the marketing and sales department I really learned a lot about how we market our brand. also, I'm a business solution student and I think this training will really help me out in the future ... my self-esteem was increased because Dr. Abed encouraged us to share our opinions throughout this internship ...There was a sense of belonging there and we accomplished a lot together as a team."

Afnan Katheeri, UAE

"Before I started my work placement training, I was very nervous but when I started, I got to know about everyone and everything. I really appreciated my work placement because I enjoyed working ... through my work placement I learned a lot that I know will help me in my future career. I developed more work essential skills and explored more career areas ... I enjoyed the training a lot more than I can explain ... Dr. Abed Baidas taught us lot from the beginning until now, he is friendly, the advice he gives is useful, he always wants us to be productive and know that we are all unique in our own ways and he is the best coach ... Through the collaborative experience, we learned a lot from each other how to empower each other and have effective communication; we discussed work issues and worked together as a team. This will help me through my career to be productive, creative and innovative, to establish team goals and create a clear and compelling cause ... my self-confidence improved so much especially when it came to asking questions in front of everyone to get an advice, something I couldn't do before."

Fatema Alharthi, UAE

"It was a great and a new experience that I learned a lot from it and gained and improved my ability to work with a team and skilled my leadership innovative thinking. In addition, I improved my presentation skills ...all the skills and knowledge I got or learned will benefit me in real life, college and my future job. It will help me solve problem much faster and in an efficient way ... It was a great and a new experience to do the work remotely ... The coach was a very intelligent and straight forward and very clear with the information and explanation. I learned much from him ... The most thing that helped me is group work, it taught me how to be a team player and how to share and accept and improve ideas in a structured way to make the idea greater than the initial thought ... I now feel much deferent; I feel that I overcome my fear of working in peers with other people and gained the skill to be a team member and a leader ... I learned how to address issues and how to be a good listener, and it also taught me how to deal with conflicts and how to address the root cause of the problem and put a structured way of making a decision."

Mahra Aldhahab, UAE

 "I enjoyed this training because everything was sharing with teams, and I learned from each other ... I learned a lot of things that will help in my career and how to deal with staff and how to finish my work on time ... Working as a team to solve problems together, strengthened my self-confidence and my personality."
Abrar Mohamed alkatheeri, UAE 

"Very useful and it helped me prepare myself for the future by gaining some skills that is needed in workplace ... it helped me because during the 8 weeks I was learning and working as a real employee."

Alanoud Khalid Fakher, UAE

"For me I am not so social person, but this training helped me to get along with project and department members and that will help me in my career in future ... because of the team work, I can now communicate freely with people ...The coach was good; he helped us a lot and he was always available for any question or problem we may have, also he gives good advice ... the overall experience was good."

Amna Abdulla Ali Alhameeri, UAE

"What I have learned with Identity Branding Forum during Summer 1 will help me for the following semesters and Summer 2, even for the job in the future. It was such a great experience ... Dr. Abed Baidas is such a great coach. He can understand the students quickly and give us valuable information that we need in our lives, and we will learn from it. He asks for the students’ opinions all the time and what they think about it different subject matters; for sure, it will help me in the future to collaborate with others easily. ... My collaborative experience during the training was beneficial, it helps me ask all the time and don’t be shy, and it helps me with department and the projects. At the same time, we are different students in each department and project. We learned to help other interns when they needed help."

Ahood Almarzooqi, UAE

"What I learned from my work placement journey with Identity Branding Forum will help me build my future career because I learned how to face difficulties, socialize with others, and think positively ... I enjoyed working having my work placement at Identity Branding Forum because they made everything easy for us, with no work pressure ... Our coach is the best coach in the world. He is very kind, cooperative, and a supporter; words can't describe how amazing he always thinks positively, even in challenging situations. He always encourages us to take risks and try new things to build ourselves and never feel afraid of failing because failing is the first step of success. I wished all the coaches around the world to be like him ... My personality has changed 180 degrees. Now, I started to be more social, think positively, never feel afraid of failing, and became more confident."

Ghalya Alshehyari, UAE

"The lab is very good in multiple sections and the people there are friendly, and they were always there to help us. Also, my colleagues were inspiring me all the time with their amazing abilities to work under pressure, and they were always helping and encouraging me inside the workplace and that made my experience in this internship very satisfying ... Now, I am more capable of planning and goal setting ... I enjoyed promoting diverse cultures and do more work in less time ... The coach inspired new ways of thinking and new ways of approaching the challenges an individual may face ... I have developed collaboration skills that will enable me to successfully work toward a common goal with others. This includes clear messaging, actively listening, taking responsibility of my mistakes, and respecting the diversity of your colleagues.

Fatima Abdullah, UAE

"It was an interesting experience I loved the concept of each project and how each department work together in those projects giving a chance to interact and evaluate each other work on a different point of view ... it will help me to be more precise and efficient on how to know what people like if for example I started my own business ... the training was enjoyable and I enjoyed each meeting because we discussed many things that were intriguing, reviewed projects and how we evaluated them ... the training will help me to initiate work and start communication and be quick on finishing my tasks ... Now, I feel more confident in working and communicating with different departments easily."

Fatima Alameri, UAE  

"It was a great place to express and expand our knowledge and think outside of the box ... It has helped me increase self-assurance and character, and it helped me learn how to connect with others ... It was well-presented and well-explained ... everything was clear and straightforward ... Dr. Abed Baidas was very cooperative, always available, and responsive with great and honest feedback ... Now, I feel I am very prepared."

Haya AlAli, UAE

"Such a great opportunity to develop and grow myself and to know more about how I can grow my business, and in different ways how to be more creative with my work ... I learned a lot about how various departments function and the way they work together ... The coach was really good and perfect, and we all appreciate the way he taught and treated us ... I enjoyed the training and glad for taking this opportunity."

Louloua Alqubaisi, UAE