UAE firms start hiring again

Job seekers in the UAE will soon have an easier time, as organisations across the country look to once again fill various positions that were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, new research has shown.

 

According to the latest employment and hiring insights, organisations are taking a future-ready approach and increasingly recruiting talent that is specialising in digitalisation, risk management, and finance consulting. The healthcare sector is still logging in strong demand for new talent, while sectors that were impacted by the global pandemic, such as hospitality, aviation, and leisure, are slowly recovering.

 

According to a top official of Bayt.com, the Covid-19 pandemic had undoubtedly hit several industries hard last year, but the job market is gradually reviving with the help of recent medical developments and constant safety measures.

According to the Job Index survey conducted recently by Bayt.com, 74 per cent of UAE employers intend to hire new people in the next year.

 

The results of the survey showed that the majority of UAE companies will be hiring entry level staff especially junior executives. In addition, sales executives, receptionists, and sales managers are the top roles employers in the UAE are looking for. On the other hand, Oil/Gas/Petrochemicals, Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations, and Engineering/Design sectors demonstrated the highest intention of hiring in the next one year across the Middle East and North Africa region.

 

 

Traditional sectors such as retail, aviation, and tourism faced the biggest challenges in 2020 and they continue to innovate to navigate their way out of the crisis. Even before the pandemic, many retail brands were undergoing a period of disruption as they were forced to introduce online sales channels to keep up with competition and changing consumer habits. While the sectors hardest hit have a long road ahead, Ede said, already they are showing signs of recovery, as the roll-out of vaccines continues not only in the UAE but globally as well, supporting a more sustainable revival.