Bayt.com gives some hope to job seekers in MENA

The Middle East Job Index Survey conducted by Bayt.com recruitment portal in cooperation with the world-leading online market research YouGov, indicated that nearly 43% of surveyed companies in the MENA region plan to recruit new employees and fill up to five functional positions per each and that during the next three month period. As to long-term trends of employment, they seemed good in general, with some 7 out of 10 companies willing to take on board new staff members over one year period starting now, and mainly in the following sectors: Academic and education (84%); hospitality and tourism (81%) and consumer services (81%). According to the above survey, corporations  in the Middle East and North Africa region are on the lookout for candidates with management expertise (39%), followed by computer skilled professionals (30%), and sales and marketing experts (29%). The study also showed that 65% of companies covered in the survey are interested in recruiting bilingual English/Arabic communication professionals. Others are on the hunt for candidates with outstanding skills in the following areas: ability to work in a team, to work under pressure, in leadership capacities, highly productive and competent (48%, 43%, 41% and 41% respectively). As for educational qualifications, the survey indicated high demand among MENA companies, first for bachelor and master degrees in business (27%), followed by engineering (25%) and trade (23%). It should be noted that the survey data was collected online by Bayt.com during the period between December 8, 2015 and January 21, 2016 with the participation of some 1,232 respondents from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Pakistan.

For further info, please visit the following link: http://img.b8cdn.com/images/uploads/article_docs/bayt-com-ji--survey---february-2016_28942_EN.pdf. (Al Hayat, As-Safir 2 February 2016)