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What are the main challenges facing the job seekers in the Middle East nowadays?

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Question added by Nisreen Ahmad , dfgdhj , twst
Date Posted: 2015/09/10
د Waleed
by د Waleed , Management - Leadership-Business Administration-HR&Training-Customer Service/Retention -Call Center , Multi Companies Categories: Auditing -Trade -Customer service -HR-IT&Internet -Training&Consultation

The main challenges are:

- Increase of Unemployement

- Increase of Inflation

-  Lack of some required skills

- Availability of foreign labors with  low wages in some countries

Shahzad Khan
by Shahzad Khan , Deputy Manager - Human Resources , The Searle Company Limited

What i have heard that finding a good job is tough in middle east, one must have to have good understanding of local language, competition is tough so loaded with good qualification and certifications other wise high profile jobs are hard to find.

Saud Alharbi
by Saud Alharbi , HR , Global Healthcare Company (Whites, Kunooz & NDC)

Job market in the Middle East is a lot more competitive now than before. It is difficult to stood out between a large number of other experienced job seekers. 

Suhail Azeez
by Suhail Azeez , HR Business Partner , Emirates Flight Catering

Major problem is that recommendation & influence is happening behind the scene which affects the real talent from reaching to good organization. Many a times even the application of CV of highly skilled talents are not even reaching at the right places due to people who wish to hire relatives or friends.

Hi

I think the major problem is availability of less paid expat manpower.

 

Employers in middle-east are much relying on expat manpower available for less payment.

Omar Butt
by Omar Butt , Financial Analyst , Ernst & Young (MENA)

I think the difficulty is not purily base on experience but it's upon high expections from the candidate in challenging enviroment

HASSAN ALFAIFI
by HASSAN ALFAIFI , فني مختبر , جامعة

I think it is a lack of experience.

Ahmed Zawawi
by Ahmed Zawawi , business consultant , confidential

I think the main challenges are faced by locals.

local talents are striving to join Multinational companies to learn the best in class practices & get the best possible experience and training; however they are faced by certain expats nationalities who are masters in playing politics at work and position these poor locals as useless people.

In middle-east,  biggest challenges are lack of dignity and too much of greed that impact negatively on employees self-esteem.

 

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