28/02/2016 13:02 AST
While six out of every 10 working respondents in the UAE expect their employers to be hiring in the next three months, four in 10 say that the employers will be definitely hiring, according to a new report.
The majority of respondents in the UAE said that, in the next three months, they will be mostly hiring sales managers (23 per cent), receptionists (19 per cent), accountants (16 per cent) and civil engineers (16 per cent), explained the Middle East Job Index Survey conducted by Bayt.com, a leading job site in the Middle East and research and consulting firm YouGov.
According to working respondents in the UAE, 39 per cent are ‘definitely hiring’ and 21 per cent are ‘probably hiring’ in the next three months, while just 7 per cent say that they are ‘definitely not hiring’ in the same time period. Focusing on future expectations, 73 per cent of UAE working respondents state that their companies will be hiring in a years’ time, with 34 per cent ‘definitely hiring’ and 39 per cent ‘probably hiring’. On the other hand, 3 per cent are ‘definitely not hiring’ and 16 per cent ‘don’t know/can’t tell’ their intentions for recruitment in the coming year.
Among those hiring in the next three months in the UAE, a third will open positions to fill a maximum of five job roles, while 24 per cent will be hiring for 6-10 jobs. Nearly half of them (49 per cent) will be looking for ‘team leaders/supervisors’ and 45 per cent will be looking to hire ‘mid-career candidates with no managerial responsibilities’, while a third will be looking to fill ‘managerial’ positions.
More than half of the working respondents in the UAE (56 per cent) claim that, over the last three months, their company has hired new employees, and 11 per cent say that they had new hires in the last six months.
Roles and experience employers are looking for Ideally, UAE companies are looking for candidates with managerial experience (39 per cent), while 31 per cent look for mid-level experience (3 to 7 years). 28 per cent are looking for candidates with experience in sales and marketing, and another 28 per cent are looking to hire candidates with engineering experience.
Desired skills and qualifications
The most desired skill by UAE companies is the ability to work well in a team, with almost half of those surveyed (49 per cent) claiming that their company values candidates who are ‘team players’. Good communication skills in Arabic and English, efficiency and productivity and leadership, are also highly valued skills for 46 per cent, 41 per cent and 40 per cent of UAE working respondents, respectively. Good communication skills in English only and the ability to work well under pressure both follow at 39 per cent.
As for the most sought-after educational qualifications, graduate/post graduate degrees in Business Management, Commerce and Engineering emerged as the most desired academic qualifications when looking for candidates in the UAE (all at 27 per cent).
Industries attracting top talent in the UAE
Respondents living in the UAE claim that ‘construction’ (40 per cent), ‘banking/finance’ (34 per cent), ‘tourism/hospitality’ (31 per cent), and ‘recreation/entertainment’ (30 per cent) attract and retain the best talents in the UAE.
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