I have been working as a Senior Personal Assistant for years with in the Hospitality sector in Amman, Jordan. My role required interacting with people from all around the globe, from the first day of my career back in the year 2000 I realized that this career requires an articulate attitude, a patient professional, a thorough listener, sophistication and great attention to details. By attending in-house training and daily guest interaction I managed to understand and apply Protocol and Etiquette successfully.
During that time I had a growing passion to start a career as a Protocol and Etiquette Trainer, therefore, I registered for a course at the Jordan Institute of Diplomacy in Etiquette and Protocol, however the course does not offer a certification to train but a certification of attendance. Through web researches with the goal to obtain a professional certificate I got to find about Protocol School Of Washington professional courses, unfortunately, the course fees were too high and the priority is always for the education of my two little girls.
Moving forward in life, me and my spouse moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates seeking a better opportunity. It was amazing to see the different nationalities and cultures that reside here.
The practice of protocol is different in this beautiful city all companies and organizations have employees, clients and guests from all around the world. Hence, Protocol is a daily practice with my goal to obtain the Protocol Certification my first focus will be to train staff on cultural differences and various protocol practices in the world creating a cohesive working environment.
I believe starting any new career should be in line with the market needs, and today I see that the UAE market requires many Protocol and Etiquette professionals especially that many International events take place here not forgetting that we have recently won the bid for Expo 2020. Such, requires professionals with in-depth knowledge of Protocol and Etiquette allowing them to handle the logistics of events, managing guests that could be of Royalty, High Rank Government Officials, Key Business Personnel or Entrepreneurs.
Therefore, I plan to pass my knowledge to other professionals that wish to be experienced in Protocol and Etiquette and whom also share the same dream as mine.
Protocol and Etiquette is not just a career goal and path but a passion and by winning my first certification from the Protocol School Of Washington it will be the first ‘new’ stepping stone in my career, which I will certainly build on.