Jordan- the job destination in gulf

Countries in the Middle- East part of the world have always been considered as few of the most preferred job destinations. These nations provide great job opportunities to people from different parts of the world, in their traditional and other commercial forms of employment sectors. Among the gulf countries, Jordan is one nation which is known to be creating a number of job opportunities for people in the recent past. Jordan is officially known as Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which has a monarchial form of government. The job opportunities in Jordan have been growing with the boom in the construction and the real estate sector.

Amman, the capital country of Jordan, also provides large number of jobs to people from across the world. Different sectors in which jobs are available in Jordan are:

 Jobs in Construction
 Jobs in the Insurance sector
 Jobs in teaching sector
 Jobs in engineering
 Jobs in banking

Other jobs, in sector like hospitality, medicine, tourism, aviation, are the traditional jobs of Jordan, which caters the requirements of the common masses and other foreign visitors in the country. The country is also referred as one of the best nations which give due respect to human rights, which means that you can enjoy a free and an enjoyable lifestyle in the country. Other than Amman, the other parts of the country also offer a relative good number of job opportunities in various sectors.

Before applying in any of the countries in the far land, you must do a proper research work before hand, so should be the case with Jordan. Talking to people over there, surfing about the cultural and the regional practices helps you to adjust there easily. Every country or region has its specifications, knowing which helps you in adjusting in the new work environment and you will be able to lead a comfortable and an easy going life.

Steady Growth in Gulf Jobs Foreseen

The ‘Gulf Businesses Confidence Index’ by HSBC hit a two year high reinforcing the optimistic sentiment of the Gulf job market. This index is a kind of barometer that looks at the ‘moods’ of the industry leaders and other parameters like budgets, predictions of revenue, achieving targets and maintenance of profits. Its figures have reached the highest this week after the world economies caught the fiscal flu 2 years back.

The confidence in markets has been growing every quarter ever since it slid towards the end of the year2008. Even though the boom period of a few years ago will take time to make a comeback, the economy is definitely recovering. The figures present the positive outlook for Middle Eastern economy with around 45% respondents envisioning increased turnover, 40% predicting higher profits and nearly 35% eyeing at increasing investments. The numbers of jobs in Middle East regions have also been growing across all industries, professions and levels.

As expected, Saudi Arabia emerged as the most confident market with a 97 index while UAE on the other hand was the least confident with an index of 78.4. But, UAE succeeded to achieve one of the highest quarterly rises especially in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Amongst the Gulf states, Bahrain has been showing the highest quarterly rise. This index has helped substantiate the talks of steady and sustainable growth in Gulf job market and overall economy.

Almost all the cities and states in Middle East have been performing way better than they were a year ago. This realistic optimism is to continue as proved by various surveys and reports that are being continuously conducted and carried out from the last two quarters i.e. from January to June 2010. The economy of Middle East has recovered bringing smiles on the faces of expatriates, companies and governments.

Job Changing in UAE Becomes Easier

Millions dream to work abroad and earn mega bucks but jobs in Middle East are generally contractual or for short period. So, once your work tenure gets over, you have to leave the city and take the family back unless you find a new job there. And even if you are able to grab a good deal, you need to cancel visas of the family members under the previous employers’ sponsorship. But no longer!

Expatriates working in UAE can now escape the troubles involved post completion of the employment contract. They are no longer required to cancel visas of their family members as they can now deposit a bank guarantee of 5,000 dirham or $136 for each of them with the Department of Naturalisation and Residency (NRD). Once you procure new residency permit and visas for yourself and the family, the sponsored ones will be directly transferred to you without any other extra payment.

In such a case where you do not want the cancellation of the visas of your family members, you must apply and inform the NRD beforehand. You are required to attach 5,000 dirhams bank guarantee, the job offer letter from the new employer and the new employment permit issued by the Ministry of Labor to the new sponsor. Such efforts are being made with a view to streamline procedures for expat residents without adding much to their financial burdens.

The NRD Ministry has been presenting new plans everyday to make it easier for expatriates to prolong their stay in UAE with their families. Also, this would help avoid any kind of hassles they may face in sending and then bringing them back after getting a new job. The conditions are being improved everyday encouraging more and more expatriates to join the workforce in UAE.

Hiring Trends in UAE Positive - Survey

The economies of various countries in the world have been bouncing back to normalcy. Many a faces would alight to know that hiring activity in UAE is catching up to meet the manpower deficit apparent in the emirate owing to lay offs last year.

UAE job market is believed to be back on track by industry experts, HR managers, headhunters and recruiters. According to a survey conducted by a networking group and a market research firm together, job market is most bullish for hiring in human resource, finance, sales and marketing sectors. Nearly a 20% increase in recruitments has been observed in UAE as compared to last year. Though salaries have not seen any jump and been the same as 2009 but are expected to increase by the year end.

Expatriates are seen willing to move out of UAE to other parts of the Middle East like Saudi Arabia and Qatar forced by market dynamics. This has intensified the competition in Gulf job market while employers are putting candidates through rigorous selection processes. It is a potential recruitment market as hundreds of foreign professionals show interest in taking up jobs in UAE. They are concerned about their organization, stability and potential relocation within or outside the region.

As popularly known, there is no other better way than networking of increasing your chances of grabbing jobs in Middle East countries. Even in these times of tough competition and stiff screening processes, employers are open to meeting the referred professionals directly. Networking definitely is very important as it opens doors that may not be easily reachable otherwise. The next step is to perform a research on the organization and people interviewing you to get a good picture of what it would be like. The combination is sure to fetch you a well paying job.

Jordan- the job destination in gulf

Countries in the Middle- east part of the world have always been considered as few of the most preferred job destinations. These nations provide great job opportunities to people from different parts of the world, in their traditional and other commercial forms of employment sectors. Among the gulf countries, Jordan is one nation which is known to be creating a number of job opportunities for people in the recent past. Jordan is officially known as Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, which has a monarchial form of government. The job opportunities in Jordan have been growing with the boom in the construction and the real estate sector.

Amman, the capital country of Jordan, also provides large number of jobs to people from across the world. Different sectors in which jobs are available in Jordan are:

 Jobs in Construction

 Jobs in the Insurance sector

 Jobs in teaching sector

 Jobs in engineering

 Jobs in banking

Other jobs, in sector like hospitality, medicine, tourism, aviation, are the traditional jobs of Jordan, which caters the requirements of the common masses and other foreign visitors in the country. The country is also referred as one of the best nations which give due respect to human rights, which means that you can enjoy a free and an enjoyable lifestyle in the country. Other than Amman, the other parts of the country also offer a relative good number of job opportunities in various sectors.

Before applying in any of the countries in the far land, you must do a proper research work before hand, so should be the case with Jordan. Talking to people over there, surfing about the cultural and the regional practices helps you to adjust there easily. Every country or region has its specifications, knowing which helps you in adjusting in the new work environment and you will be able to lead a comfortable and an easy going life.

IT jobs in gulf countries

Information Technology is a sector, which has shown rapid growth in the recent times and has become an inseparable part of any country’s growth. There are different industries, which contributes to the growth of the country as a whole. Also, these industries are dependent on each other for their individual growth. Out of all the other sectors, IT is a sector whose growth majorly affects the financial status of the whole country. Whether its computers, internet, software, or any other technological development, IT is the word under which it gets covered. If you are specialised in the IT field, then it becomes very easy for you to find a job in IT in any part of the world.

Whether it’s US, Asia, Europe, or Gulf region, the need and demand of IT jobs has always been seen rising across the globe.

Though, gulf countries have been famous for jobs in petroleum, oil, and real estate sector. But with the changing times and requirements of people, a shift has been observed in the demand of the IT jobs in Gulf. From managing the computer systems to the uploading of the software or till the making of the programmes, a computer engineer needs to do it all. The different job options in the field of IT in gulf, which can be opted by students, are:

 Software developer

 Web developer

 Data entry executive

 Graphic designer

 SEO Executive

 Printer engineer

 Network Engineer

 Network Firewall Security Executive

 Software Operator

 Web programmer

 Quality Analyst

 Software testing professionals

Thus, you can see a pool of IT jobs in the gulf region. This is not only in gulf countries, but almost every country in the world has all these job options in the IT field. The jobs in the IT field also depends on the stages of development, the respective country has achieved. IT jobs in Gulf countries, is surely going to rise in the coming future due to the increasing demand and dependency of the people on the technology and computers.

Benefits of working in gulf

Foreign jobs, jobs abroad, lavishing lifestyle, huge pay packages, have always been the dream of every individual. Irrespective of the country or religion, every citizen like you or me sees a dream of living a lifestyle which is worth billions. These things are easy to think, but it’s very tough to achieve them. You really need to rub your knees to be able to live life king size. Today, the sure short way to fulfil these dreams is to have a job abroad. There are many countries across the globe, which provide opportunities to the new talent. But, there are few countries which have higher demand in terms of the talented and skilled labour. A job in gulf countries is one place, where you can have assured success in a short duration.

Fast growth is one of the factors, which attracts most of the job seekers towards the countries in gulf.

Following is a list of the benefits of working in the gulf countries:

 Higher pay packages: The salaries offered in the gulf countries are quite satisfactory and higher as compare to the packages in India. If you have higher income, then you would need to spend less time in the foreign land and can come back to your mother country after saving a huge amount for the safe future of your family.

 Value of new talent: Chances are given to the new talent and new ideologies are accepted. The students with degrees in higher education find it really productive to be a part of the gulf countries, as they get to implement their ideas and work according to their styles.

 Respect for women: Women have been witnessed with a great growth rate in the gulf countries. This is because of the special laws for their protection and development. Gone are the days when women were kept under burkas in gulf countries. Now, they also equally enjoy their right to work and progress in their professional fields.

This and many other job benefits, housing, financial and transport facilities in gulf has made gulf countries as one of the few most preferred foreign land destinations, for doing job by people all over the world.

Before going for a job in gulf

Leaving home, coming out of your comfort level and exploring yourself to a new place, new job is not an easy thing to do. You really need to be very careful about various things both before and after reaching to the new place of work. Though, you might have done a number of jobs before, but in a way every job is the first job. Especially, in case of a job in a foreign land, you need to be extra careful and do a proper homework before actually landing up at your work station in office.

Following are few points, which need to be verified and kept in mind, before you leave for your job in gulf:

 Grab a job before coming: This is the very basic and the most important step before you land in the gulf region. Coming here and then looking for the job is the waste of all time, money and energy. You need to be proactive and must search a job for yourself before you finally reach the foreign land. Internet is a great source, it has made every individual achieve a global mindset. Finding jobs on internet is the easiest way to turn yourself into an employed person. So, using the services of internet you can make win yourself a job in gulf countries.

 Know about the country: Every country has its own customs and practises, which needs to be followed by the people living there. Same ways, gulf regions have their own values and laws, which are meant to be respected and practised by you, whether you are a temporary or a permanent employee of the nation. Therefore, knowing about the nation way before is the easiest way out to make yourself comfortable in the different environments of the regions.

 Ask for offer letter and confirm the contract period: Offer letter for job on the company’s letter head is a must, receiving after which only, you should step ahead and make preparations for heading towards doing a job in gulf country. Also, confirmation of the contract time period should be done with the organisation, on the basis of which the whole plan and living arrangements needs to be made.

Other than these, factors like housing facilities, transport, and company’s environment should be checked before give you give your joining confirmation to the company in gulf.

UN on the Mission: Improve Working Conditions in Saudi Arabia

UN has undertaken the cause of improving the condition of foreign workforce in Saudi Arabia. The place has been criticized by the human rights organizations for abuse against workers from outside and inequality toward women.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mrs. Navi Pillay said that countries in the Gulf region need to improve the working condition of both foreign workers and rights of women. The current sponsorship system is so rigid that it binds migrants to their employers. This enables the employers to commit abuses against workers while preventing them from changing jobs or leaving the country.

According to the reports, there are around 12 million foreign professionals in Gulf cities. These workers are bound to surrender their travel documents to a guarantor which in effect renders them bonded labor under a system called Kafala. The government had already begun an awareness campaign in 2008 to combat the abuse of domestic workers by their employers.

Similarly, there is an urgent need to remove the discriminatory barriers against women in Gulf regions. The concept of male guardianship continues to hamper women's right to shape their own lives and make their own choices. The male relatives are bestowed with control over women under the system known as Mehrem.

The government activity to safeguard women’s rights has increased in recent years though it is definitely not enough. Women are still facing severe discrimination and are inadequately protected against domestic and other violence. A lot needs to be done on both the fronts (issue of foreign workers and women’s rights) as positive developments for both the issues remain patchy and uneven.

The culture and traditions need to give some space to individuals to fulfill their big dreams of working overseas and earning good money.

Strong Recovery Expected in Middle East

The oil dependent economies of the Middle East have improved with the resumption of capital inflows and rising crude oil prices. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF), growth is gaining momentum in the region due to resurgence in domestic consumption but is still clouded by stress in banking systems.

Till now, only estimations were made about the recovery of the sulking economy and the job market of the Middle East. But now reports in Regional Economic Outlook (REO) by IMF have shown that the oil exporting economies have emerged from the crisis to a great extent. As the oil prices plummeted in 2008, the oil GDP contracted by 4.7% and is forecasted to restore by 4.3% by the year end.

There is no doubt about the fact that jobs in Gulf cities are back with a bang. Employers are ready to pay much more than ever to get hold of the talented and skilled professionals for their companies. As the economies of Middle East recover and show resilience, non-oil sectors also show good growth. With considerable fuelling up of economic activities in the area, the aim of diversification of Arabic government is being constantly achieved with new vigor everyday.

The emerging markets like that of Afghanistan, Egypt, Jordon, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, etc. are seen recovering from the slowdown. With investment and bank credit beginning to pick up, growth in these areas also seem to catch up. Since the current development rate is not enough, the main challenge for these emerging markets involves improving competitiveness to raise the pace of progress and generate much-needed employment.

Apparently, the already upward swinging market will spiral up further as a result of huge stimulus offered by the government and foreign investors. Middle East, thus, gets to keep the crown of one of the most preferred career destinations in the world.