Professional social networks are the

% of employers agree that it is hard to find candidates who possess all the required skills and qualifications needed for a particular job vacancy

% of professionals that would take on a job that doesn’t fit their skills and qualification if the offered package is good

platform professionals use when looking for a new opportunity

INVEST IN YOUR EMPLOYER BRAND

A Career Page on LinkedIn positions your company as a

great place to work.

PUBLISH YOUR JOBS

Make job opportunities visible. LinkedIn’s algorithm shows the

right job to the candidate that fits the job profile.

Proactively look for candidates, target the right people and build a talent pipeline to reduce time to hire and

turnover rate.

3 THINGS YOU CAN START DOING NOW ON LINKEDIN

MOST USED RECRUITMENT PLATFORMS

THE TALENT GAP

100%

57%

56%

SOURCE & RECRUITCANDIDATES

A research by &

We interviewed 300 talent acquisition leaders and 1,500 professionals in the UAE, KSA and Qatar to find out more about the challenges they face and the gap that exists in the job market.

Let’s take a look at the results of the study.

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All the data is based on face-to-face and online interviews from October 2014.

THE MENA TALENT GAP REPORT

68%70% 75%

NATIONALIZATION ADOPTION

THE SKILLS GAP

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HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS BY DISCIPLINES (%)

of UAE employers use recruitment agencies

of employers are proactively looking for nationals

of employers are proactively looking for nationals

of employers are proactively looking for nationals

of Saudi companies use their company's website

of Qatar companies use their company's website

UAE

KSA

QATAR

72%

57%

50%

UAE

KSA

QATAR

28% 80% 53%

• Relevant technical expertise• Multicultural experience

• Technical expertise• Good time management

• Creativity• Multicultural experience

• Strong analytical skills• Suitable educational background

• Strong interpersonal skills • Suitable educational background

• Strong communication skills• Suitable educational background