Senior corporate leaders also seek added amenities for better lifestyle for themselves and their families to relocating to the region
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Saudi Arabia jobs: Tourism talent in top demand, expert says
Interestingly, Saudi Arabia is also, of late, seen drawing top talents from the UAE and Qatar – the top two tourism markets in the region – in numbers to the country with tempting packages and job challenges
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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
Top European and Russian bosses take up jobs in GCC as recession, war, bites
Alongside, Middle East-based renewable and energy sectors are also attracting leadership level talents from the West in numbers, with the ongoing COP27 in Egypt and next year’s COP28 in Abu Dhabi acting as catalysts
Top level hiring in UAE, Middle East to hit record highs during April-June quarter
The hiring spree in the region, however, could see a bit of tapering off in the coming months as industry executives anticipate market sentiments getting impacted due to concerns on macroeconomic factors
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UAE, Saudi Arabia seeing surge in top-end talent flow from India
Latest uptrend is said to be triggered by the combined effects of the post-pandemic flurry of corporate expansion plans in the region, and the ongoing investor and professional-friendly policies initiated by the UAE authorities
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