Bilingual Editor/ JournalistWhat type of job are you looking for? Editorial Jobs. English and Arabic What nationality are you? Egyptian What languages do you speak (and at what level)? Arabic- mother tongue English- very good German- very good french- basic What country or area are you looking to work in and why? Somalia. I would love to be a part of the relief operations taking place in Somalia What countries have you worked in? Egypt. United Arab Emirates. What countries do you have a visa to work in? Egypt. United Arab Emirates What field do you currently work in? Content Generation. What fields have you worked in before? I have been working during the past 15 years in three fields, Journalism, Content Generation and Public Relations What qualifications do you hold? Bachelor degree in Literature Which do you consider more valuable? Formal education or skills and why? Formal education is vital, while skills are deemed to be the wide door to success and innovation. I would vote for the formal education. Describe the benefits of working with others Working with others enhances the skills and the abilities of individuals, it allows learning and benefiting from others experiences. It also creates the team spirit, which adds more power to each individual. Describe the benefits of working alone Working alone gives the chance to think more intensively, especially for those who work in content generation. It also allows discovering more hidden talents. What was your worst working experience? Working as a writer in an information and communication technology magazine, where large number of the Staff were Apple- holic!!! they thought that Apple is the center of the universe. What is the most important lesson you have learnt throughout your career? The truth has many dimensions, some of them are clear, while others are hidden. It requires long time to understand and see the complete truth. One should never stop learning. What unique skills do you have? I can think very fast in the most critical situations, I am also able to learn and adopt new things quickly. I can speak, read and write Arabic, English and German. I am familiar with different operating systems such as windows, OSX, and ubuntu. What would you consider as your 'dream job'? Working as tourism and history editor is my dream, I have huge passion for both. I believe that "working" as a millionaire's son would be nice and interesting!! What are the most interesting aspects of your field? Writing and editing texts is similar to giving birth. It is a medium to communicate with the world and let them know what going on. Writing is based on innovation, it requires new ideas and topics in order to attract the targeted audience. What are the least interesting aspects of your field? Some people are not interested in reading any more Do you have any backgorund about Somalia? Yes, I have a comprehensive background about Somalia, including politic, social and economic life and history. How can potential employers contact you? My e-mail ID is [deleted] My cell phone number: 00971 55 1704127 |