Data for the Bayt.com Middle East Job Index Survey, July2014, was collected online from June10-July312014. Results are reported on a base of2,279 respondents, of which2,001 were of working status. Countries that participated are the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Survey Highlights:
Over a third (36%) state that they will definitely be hiring in the next three months. Plans to hire are more prominent in the GCC than in the Levant and North Africa.
Those working in multinational private companies are most likely to be hiring in the next three months.
67% of those who plan to hire in the next three months indicate that they will be hiring for up to10 jobs.7% will be hiring for over50 jobs.
The qualifications most in demand include graduation/post-graduation in areas of Business Management (27%), Engineering (25%), or Commerce (21%). About a fifth claim that they emphasize on Administrative (21%) or Computer Science qualifications (19%).
Overall, Construction and Banking & Finance are considered to be the top two industries which are attracting/ retaining top talent in the region.
