A report published in 2017 by Bayt.com and YouGov has shown that banking and finance are the most attractive industries for professionals in Lebanon (30% of respondents), boast the strongest growth rate (34%) and are most appealing to fresh graduates (36%). According to the ‘Top industries in the Middle East and North Africa’ survey prepared by the leading job site in the region, Bayt.com and the research and consulting YouGov group, academia and education are of most interest to women (39%), closely followed by the financial and banking industries (36%). As per the industry that provides the highest job security rate, the report has indicated that finance and banking came first (39% of respondents), followed by the military/ defense/ police sector (31%). In terms of best salary packages, banking came first (25%), followed by real estate/construction/ property development (23%) and engineering/ design ((20%), the report said. As for the best work-life balance, the report has shown that 35% of respondents said that finance is the top industry in this regard On the most stressful sectors, the military/ defense/ police sector topped the list (24%), followed by the medical services / health care/ media/ journalism/ publishing (19%), as compared to the least stressful industries such as, domestic services (2%), pharmacy (3%), mechanic (3%), marketing research (3%) and communications (3%). On the significance of the above survey, research manager at YouGov, Elissavet Vraka, said that it offers professionals in the MENA region the opportunity to learn about the best job attributes and the industries that secure them best. (Al Mustaqbal, April 25, 2017)