Pandemic prompts career transitions in the Gulf
  • December 8, 2020
  • 32,114 views

The sharp drop in hiring activity resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic has forced many professionals in the Gulf to switch careers. ...Read more

UAE hiring activity rebounds, following 50% plunge due to pandemic
  • June 16, 2020
  • 46,011 views

Hiring activity by employers in the UAE plunged 50% due to the Coronavirus outbreak, but has partly recovered following the recent easing of the loc ...Read more

UAE firms boost hiring of Asian expats to manage costs
  • March 5, 2019
  • 59,189 views

UAE employers are planning a net expansion in headcount during 2019, with an increasing share of the new jobs being filled by Asian professionals ...Read more

Women’s driving set to transform Saudi job market
  • June 23, 2018
  • 21,723 views

The employment landscape in Saudi Arabia will be transformed by the historic start to women’s driving which is about to take effect. ...Read more

Gulf jobs on the rise, driven by higher oil prices
  • March 18, 2018
  • 29,373 views

The Gulf job market is set to grow at an average rate of 9% this year, according to research conducted by GulfTalent. ...Read more

Mobile growth and cyber-attacks force new hiring in UAE
  • June 13, 2017
  • 20,009 views

Businesses across the UAE are scrambling to hire new talent for their rapidly changing IT needs, brought about by the consumer shift to mobile, evol ...Read more

GCC jobs set to recover in 2017, led by manufacturing and healthcare
  • January 31, 2017
  • 43,722 views

Following a year of massive redundancies caused by the collapse in oil prices, the Gulf region is finally set to witness a stabilisation in job cuts ...Read more

Rising demand for online training hampered by shortage of supply
  • July 19, 2016
  • 44,236 views

Professional training courses delivered online are rapidly increasing in popularity across the Middle East, but the supply of suitable courses is fa ...Read more

Jobs slowdown drives up demand for postgraduate study
  • April 12, 2016
  • 43,038 views

One in four Middle East professionals plan to take a postgraduate degree in the next two years, many of them driven by a desire to improve their car ...Read more

How to Build a Strong Employer Brand
  • March 27, 2016
  • 4,415 views

Like a consumer brand, building a company brand as an employer of choice often takes hard work and investment over many years if not decades. ...Read more

Gulf construction firms continue to hire, despite oil slump
  • September 16, 2015
  • 111,274 views

Construction companies across the Gulf region continue to seek talent for their projects, according to a panel of company directors from the constru ...Read more

Lower oil prices to boost Emiratisation in private sector - experts
  • June 15, 2015
  • 21,597 views

In a high-profile gathering of senior executives held today in Dubai, a leading panel of experts debated the key challenges faced by companies in at ...Read more

Saudi Arabia and Qatar lead job creation in the Gulf
  • April 19, 2010
  • 108,875 views

Expatriates are more likely to secure a new job in Saudi Arabia than in any other country in the GCC, according to the latest employment data releas ...Read more

Economic downturn reduces recruitment activity in the Gulf
  • July 9, 2009
  • 43,001 views

The economic downturn has slowed recruitment activity in the GCC region significantly, with Dubai in particular seeing a fall in the number of vacan ...Read more

Dubai's appeal continues despite rising costs
  • December 9, 2006
  • 25,708 views

Despite high inflation and the lowest savings rate in the region, the UAE remains the most popular Gulf destination for expatriates, according to th ...Read more

Skills shortages threaten the Gulf's construction boom
  • October 9, 2006
  • 10,414 views

The Gulf's construction sector continues its rapid growth but is facing severe staffing challenges as too many companies compete for a limited supp ...Read more

Gulf financial jobs soar as growth accelerates
  • February 8, 2006
  • 8,345 views

The rapid growth experienced by the Gulf's banking and financial services companies is fuelling a regional employment boom in the sector, according ...Read more

Soaring rents force executive job switch
  • March 9, 2005
  • 22,272 views

The survey found that while rents this year were on average 26% higher than the previous year, average salaries had only risen by 1.5% in the same p ...Read more

UAE law firms facing high employee turnover
  • January 9, 2005
  • 17,097 views

GulfTalent's research focused on the supply and demand for lawyers in the main countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The results showed that term ...Read more