Optimism high in UAE job market

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• Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, acompanied by other officials visiting Etisalat pavilion during the Tawdheef Recruitment Show after he inaugurated it at ADNEC in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

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Abu Dhabi: More than 60 per cent of organisations are looking to recruit over the next six months, and this optimism in the job market is set to grow, a representative of a leading recruitment portal said in the capital on Tuesday.

At present, there is great demand in the UAE for applicants with skill sets relevant to the telecommunication, engineering and marketing sectors, Peggy Chamoun, marketing director at bayt.com told Gulf News.

“On average, we register about 9,000 new positions across the Middle East every day, and we have seen optimism in the job market increase every quarter after 2009. While employers still value skill and experience over other factors, more and more UAE firms are also looking to train and recruit Emiratis,” Peggy said.

She was speaking on the sidelines of the three-day Tawdheef Recruitment Show in Abu Dhabi, which was inaugurated on Tuesday by Shaikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister for Higher Education and Scientific Research.