12. Wahat drew you to an employment with EY?
With a long history in this industry, EY, originally known as Ernst & Young, is regarded as one of the most illustrious accounting firms in the world. Along with several accolades and recognition for the greatest service, innovation, and workplace environment, it was also listed in Fortune magazine's list of the top 100 businesses to work for. Consequently, I think that developing my career with a business that has such success would be beneficial.
The company's culture and values assist the employees' professional growth. People can quickly advance thanks to the environment at EY grow their expertise and skills and learn something new every day. Such an opportunity cannot be easily found anywhere else.
Diversified workforce created by the company has led to working with people from different backgrounds and levels. Such an experience will significantly enhance my communication skills and expertise. Moreover, EY has built a strong network of clients from various sectors, and therefore working at EY will give me the opportunity to expand my knowledge of different industries and build social relationships with clients.
13. Please outline below, the extra-curricular activities that you have participated in any awards or achievements that you are particularly proud of. Please list the number of years you've involved in these activities and state the year in which any awards were achieved
Awarded for graduation with first honor by the college of business at Zayed University. May 2017
Received the Golden Zayed Scholar Certificate for attaining TGPA 4 in 3 consecutive semesters. 2013-2014
Participated in a voluntary work at Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature (conducting surveys).
Placed on the Dean's List at Zayed University in 8 semesters. 2013-2017
Received an Academic Excellence Award for achieving the highest GPA in the secondary school (grade 12). 2012
Awarded as the second-best actress in the theater competition between Ajman schools. 2009.
16. What motivates you to work in Tax – Indirect Tax (VAT)?
The VAT will be applied at the beginning of 2018 in the UAE for the first time, and therefore the field of TAX services will be snowballing in the upcoming years. I believe that the most challenges related to the application of VAT will be faced during the first period of use. Hence, working in a new field in the UAE will give me an advantage of getting great experience through exposing to different challenges faced by the clients. It will help me learn lots of new information on the matter, therefore making my knowledge be much more advanced. Moreover, the area allows one to explore other fields that are related to taxing.
