Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia No baseball, no morning paper, no pizza, no autumn leaves. ' But here's the great life that makes Aramco people stay on and on. ^ φ ^•^Λβ •LJ^^P •r1
If you never considered working in Saudi Arabia because you think it's all hardships, consider this. Over 5,000 North Americans like you work for Aramco in àaudi Arabia now. Ask them why they stay there and they'll tell you that, besides money, it's the casual lifestyle, the familiarlooking hometowns, the topnotch schools and recreation facilities, and vacation travel they used to only dream about. Where on earth is Abqaiq? It is dose to the world's largest oilHeld (Ohawar). Abqaiq is the hub of a giant oil-gathering and processing system handling 60 percent of all the oil produced by Aramco, the world's largest producer. Does Aramco's paycheck justify living in a desert kingdom? Yes! You get a base salary competitive with top U.S. oil firms and we compensate you for overseas cost-ofliving differences. On top of that, Aramco pays an after-tax expatriate premium of 40 percent on the first $30,000 of base salary and 20 percent premium on the next $20,000, plus a one-time, lump-sum Overseas Employment Bonus of up to $5,000 after-tax. Another big benefit: employees overseas participate in Aramco's Retirement Income Plan on an accelerated basis.
Aramcons vacation in Asia, Africa the Middle East and Europe
With this financial package, no wonder over 5,000 North Americans like you work for Aramco in aaudi Arabia today.
The money sounds great, but where can you spend it when you're living in Saudi Arabia? Aramco people use 40-day paid vacation (every year) and 12 paid holidays (average) to visit fabulous places like the Pyramids, Greek Islands Mt. Everest, the Serengeti Plain, Hong Kong. Doesn't a child's education suffer so far away from American schools? No! Aramco schools are top-notch, leachers are primarily American
and many of them have master's degrees. The average teacher/student ratio is 1 to 20 in grades 1 to 6; 1 to 25 in grades 7 to 9. Where do you go if you get seriously ill or need dental surgery? The Aramco hospital system is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. The Dental Clinic is as tine as any in the States. Better than most. Do Aramco employees live in housing that's different from what they're used to? Living is comfortable in communities which would be considered nice neighborhoods in any city in the world. It may take a number of months and several moves to get the permanent residence you want, but you 11 always be comfortable. What jobs are open at Aramco today? Challenging jobs, probably unduplicated anywhere, are open for scores of engineers in construction, project management, operations, plants, refineries and maintenance in areas of oil and gas operations, communications, utilities and many more. Interested in making more, saving more, traveling more? Write for an application or send your résume, in confidence to: Aramco Services Com pan y 5 Department CEN0511ML04A, 1100 Milam Building Houston, Texas 77002.
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