Job market witnesses major churn amid inflow of more junior talents and increase in real estate , hospitality and aviation roles
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Gaming meets hiring: Dubai-based recruitment platform to address job market disconnect
A new Dubai-based recruitment platform combines gaming and psychological profiling to revolutionise hiring processes, targeting a $150 million market share by 2027
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Bias in AI isn’t just a technical issue, it’s a societal one that is making us face the uncomfortable truth of inequality
Revealed: Top CEOs move to GCC as UAE, Saudi Arabia turbocharge economic growth
Countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, leveraging their oil wealth for non-oil sector development, attracted talent from regions such as Singapore and Hong Kong
Revealed: UAE, Saudi Arabia companies attract top talents with lucrative packages amid expansion
Senior corporate leaders also seek added amenities for better lifestyle for themselves and their families to relocating to the region
Elon Musk’s SpaceX hires 14-year-old to work at Starlink
SpaceX is the “coolest company on the planet,” said the 14-year-old
UAE MoHRE sets 7 conditions for companies while hiring workers from abroad
The UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) provides 12 different types of work permits for registered establishments
Middle East most sought after region by chief executives so far in 2023
The demand for top executives is seen across industries, with industrial manufacturing, retail and family-run conglomerates leading the table
Saudi Arabia announces expat companions can apply for jobs under ‘certain’ terms
The move was approved by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
Airbus to recruit engineering, IT talent at Aero India in Bengaluru, 13,000 new jobs this year
Aero India 2023 is slated to be held on February 13-17 in the capital city of Karnataka, a southern Indian state
Apple runs on a lonely track amid large-scale employee firings by tech giants
The Cupertino-based tech major is still hiring, though selectively, even as Dell joined the growing list of technology companies, announcing on Monday eliminating as many 6,650 jobs
Airbus plans to recruit more than 13,000 people in 2023
Airbus said that in 2022 it had already hired the same number of people and that it currently employs more than 130,000 people worldwide
Who you fire is more important than who you hire
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GCC offers big bonuses to CEOs from West to move as region puts aggressive expansion plans in place
Corporate bosses from the West are being chased for heading new business initiatives, to bring in directional changes of family-owned businesses or to turnaround existing businesses in the GCC region
India tech talent flees to UAE as Golden Visa program offers attractive lifestyle, experts say
Travel industry insiders said the trend is expected to continue and possibly increase in the coming months given that the fundamentals persist
Personality tests can’t be relied on for recruitment
With so much discussion right now about attracting and retaining talent, the pressure is on to make sound selections
Ritz-Carlton, Saudi startup Marn to hire employees for flexible jobs
Marn is also expected to enter into a similar agreement with the Hilton Group for its operations in Saudi Arabia