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Which are the top GCC cities for job hunting?
By Shuchita Kapur
Question is often distorted by preferences of people and not needs of markets: expert
"Usually this question is distorted by the preferences of people and not the needs of the markets.
Thus, although the biggest opportunities exist in KSA, still the specific market proves to be challenging in attracting talent that prefers to reside in the UAE.
According to Shane Phillips, Mena Regional Practice Leader, Financial & Professional Services at Stanton Chase best cities for job hunting are Riyadh, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha.
Agrees Hasnain Qazi, Middle East Business Manager at Huxley Associates. Saudi, Qatar and Abu Dhabi are his picks too.
According to the latest Monster Employment Index, online job opportunities in the UAE saw a 36 per cent jump from December 2010.
This year-over-year growth (from December 2010 to December 2011) is robust and online recruitment activity in the country edged up 4 per cent between November and December of last year.
Opportunities grew for five of the seven countries monitored by the Index.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (up 56 per cent) maintained its position charting the most significant annual growth among countries.
Kuwait registered a 39 per cent jump. Bahrain (up 13 per cent) registered its first positive month-on-month growth since July'11.
Qatar, on the other hand, saw a -1 per cent decline and Oman (down 12 per cent) recorded the most notable drop in online recruitment activity between December'10 and December'11, as per the figures released by Monster.
"Major economies like KSA, the UAE and Kuwait are exhibiting robust double digit annual growth." said Sanjay Modi, Managing Director, Monster.com (India/Middle East/South East Asia).
© Emirates 24|7 2012
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