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Orascom Telecom
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www.otelecom.com Cairo, Egypt 1000 to 5000 Employees

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Ahmed Abou Doma

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77% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Impressive top management, very poor HR

Anonymous Employee (Former Employee)

I worked at Orascom Telecom full-time for more than 10 years

ProsVery dynamic company, competitive and aggressive,

ConsPoor talent management, difficult to break through

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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One of the best Telecom companies in the world.

MIS & Reporting Senior Executive (Current Employee)
Dhaka (Bangladesh)

I have been working at Orascom Telecom full-time for more than a year

ProsEffective training, Good promotion policy, Friendly environment, social commitment

ConsNeed more benefits for employees

Advice to Senior ManagementNeed shuffle of line managers in a regular interval for smooth operation

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Regulatory Affairs (Current Employee)
Dhaka (Bangladesh)

I have been working at Orascom Telecom full-time for more than 3 years

ProsVery good working environment, norms & values.

ConsLong organizational Structure. Some cases Contractual works full time, however get less benefit.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Orascom Telecom , Land of opportunities

Senior Manager (Current Employee)
Cairo (Egypt)

I have been working at Orascom Telecom full-time for more than 7 years

ProsWork diversification is the major advantage of Orascom Telecom, you may work with startup company, or very stable one. You may also work with company having limited revenues and others with extremely advanced.

ConsProcesses are not well defined; appraisal system needs a lot of enhancements. Internal communication is a challenge.

Advice to Senior ManagementTake more care about process automation and performance managment dashboard automation

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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It's my honor to work at Orascom Telecom-Iraq

IN Expert Engineer (Acting Team Leader) (Current Employee)
Baghdad (Iraq)

I have been working at Orascom Telecom full-time for more than 3 years

ProsI have e got a very good experience in this company and I've learned so many things as they sent me for a training course in France , and the management were very friendly

ConsI can't find something to write here as a downsides, but the only thing it was dangerous to work there according to my country's security situation

Advice to Senior ManagementThank you for everything you did for all the employees and it was really very good company here in my country , the first and best Telecommunications company in Iraq

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Growing up with Banglalink (Orascom Telecom, Bangladesh)

Zonal Customer Care Manager (Former Employee)

I worked at Orascom Telecom full-time for more than 7 years

ProsStartup of a revolution, hand in hand, climbing a hill...

ConsVery hierarchical decision making of the management

Advice to Senior ManagementShud be top to bottom & vice versa...case to case

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Orascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited (Banglalink)

Careline Officer (Current Employee)
Dhaka (Bangladesh)

I have been working at Orascom Telecom full-time for less than a year

ProsOrascom Telecom Bangladesh Limited (Banglalink) is one of the reputated and prosperous Company in Bangladesh .

ConsThere so many constraints cause there are many competitions in market . But its consequences should be good cause its activities are syncronized .

Advice to Senior ManagementManagement is doing very well my suggestion would be need to do concerntrate each and every sector activities while they are doing it but need to continue it .

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Hardworking & Stretch.

Rollout Engineer (Current Employee)
Dhaka (Bangladesh)

I have been working at Orascom Telecom full-time for more than 7 years

ProsVery good & sound technical team.

ConsCompensation & benefit not satisfactory to all employee.

Advice to Senior ManagementIntroduce good career path for all employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

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Banglalink Should Look for Employee Statisfaction (specially Tech people)

OMC BSS Junior Engineer (Former Employee)
Dhaka (Bangladesh)

I worked at Orascom Telecom full-time for less than a year

ProsOTB is very much process oriented. They became the 2nd largest operator of Bangladesh within 4 years. Good company image among the mass people

ConsFor the Junior executives, the salary is really very low. The scope of promotion is very limited. there is huge gap between the salaries of mid level and the junior level. People working in the tech departments are very frustrated.

Advice to Senior ManagementProvide employees a good career growth so that they don't become frustrated.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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An organization of learning and self motivation but based on a minimum growth opportunity.

Optimization Officer (Current Employee)

I have been working at Orascom Telecom as a contractor for less than a year

Pros1. School of learning.
2. Team oriented environment.
3. Opportunity of decision making.

ConsMinimum growth opportunity and less employer satisfaction.

Advice to Senior ManagementPlease try to increase employer satisfaction at every department.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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