Job looking for in UAE: Companies saying openings for brand new roles

As organisations throughout the UAE and the GCC area speed up their digital transformation drives into the brand new 12 months, workers with robust technical abilities in expertise, finance, and engineering will probably be in demand as firms look to bolster their skeletal workforce.

Hiring and expertise consultants famous that 2021 would spell nice information for jobseekers and professionals seeking to change their careers, as organisations have been more and more saying openings for brand new roles that got here with a bunch of advantages.

“The most in-demand professionals in the market in 2020, that we expect to have increased job opportunities going forward, are IT specialists with digital technology and data-driven skill sets,” stated Chris Greaves, managing director, Hays Gulf Region. “This demand has come about as a result of the ongoing focus on digitisation and automation by organisations across all sectors. Irrespective of the pandemic, to remain afloat and competitive in their respective markets, companies must invest in enterprise applications, cloud computing and new digital apps, rather than make do with legacy technology.”

He added that there stays an enormous provide of obtainable expertise within the Gulf area and that this has solely elevated within the final 12 months on account of redundancies in response to Covid-19.

“Generally speaking, experienced and qualified senior professionals from all job categories are in higher demand than more junior candidates,” he stated. “Since the pandemic, and going into 2021, employers remain cautious when it comes to staffing budgets and therefore want to hire candidates who they can be absolutely sure will add value to their organisation and promise a strong return on investment. No matter the level of seniority, our advice to jobseekers is to ensure is that they always demonstrate how their skills and expertise have and can contribute to the commercial objectives of an organisation.”

Salaries nonetheless below stress

According to Robert Half’s 2021 UAE Salary Guide, employers are primarily involved with retaining expertise whereas salaries throughout the UAE are anticipated to stay below vital stress in 2021.

Consistent with different worldwide markets, the impacts of the present pandemic on remuneration packages aren’t uniform throughout all UAE industries. Even in periods of rising unemployment, Robert Half’s newest knowledge exhibits that 73 per cent of firms are providing remuneration packages that meet or exceed pre-pandemic numbers. Almost 50 per cent of senior managers surveyed stated that salaries have held regular because the unfold of Covid-19 started, and almost 30 per cent really famous a rise in base compensation for key roles spanning Accounting & Finance, Financial Services, Technology and HR/Admin.

Bonuses are nonetheless being paid this 12 months. At 52 per cent, just a little over half the managers surveyed are making funds that both meet or exceed their pre-Covid-19 equivalents, while 38 per cent are providing much less, year-on-year.

“Employees are a company’s most valuable asset for navigating both short-term disruption and achieving long-term growth,” stated Gareth El Mettouri, affiliate director of Robert Half Middle East. “Workers have been stretched to the limit during the pandemic, often putting in longer hours, taking on additional responsibilities, acquiring new skills and using recent months to reassess their career priorities. Professionals are much savvier about the market value of their skills and current salary trends than before. Employers should research compensation trends regularly, be prepared to move quickly and negotiate effectively in order to retain key employees or hire promising talent.”

Hiring tendencies for 2021

Moving in 2021, consultants at Korn Ferry famous that organisations will need extra digitally savvy staff, and that they’ve doubled down on efforts to diversify their employment bases and management ranks.

“Companies are hiring for talent where the talent is versus requiring them to be at a corporate office or specific location,” stated Jacob Zabkowicz, vp and common supervisor of Korn Ferry’s Recruitment Process Outsourcing enterprise.

This isn’t only a US-centric development, both. Roles that traditionally have been crammed in a specific workplace in a specific nation are actually open to individuals who dwell in a distinct nation or perhaps a fully totally different a part of the world, Zabkowicz stated.

Melissa Swift, a Korn Ferry senior consumer companion and the agency’s world chief of workforce transformation, additionally famous that extra firms might undertake the retraining route in 2021. New finances realities are setting in for some companies, however for others it’s a frustration that lots of the new recruits aren’t staying lengthy. “Companies would like to break the endless cycle of hire, wash out, and rehire,” she stated.

Even although retraining might be costly, extra organisations are starting to imagine it’s a worthwhile funding. Firms are hoping that enhancing staff’ onerous abilities, corresponding to programming or knowledge evaluation, and gentle abilities, corresponding to studying agility and organisational consciousness, will assist its workers be prepared for the roles of tomorrow, and persuade extra workers to stick with their present companies.

rohma@khaleejtimes.com

Rohma Sadaqat

I’m a reporter and sub-editor on the Business desk at Khaleej Times. I primarily cowl and write articles on the UAE’s retail, hospitality, journey, and tourism sectors.Originally from Lahore, I’ve been dwelling within the UAE for greater than 20 years. I graduated with a BA in Mass Communication, with a focus in Journalism, and a double minor in History and International Studies from the American University of Sharjah.If you see me out and about on project in Dubai, be at liberty to cease me, say good day, and we will chat in regards to the newest kitten movies on YouTube.