If you are searching for a job in Kuwait, you might be in for a good year. Nearly seven in 10 employers (68%) in Kuwait are planning to hire in the year ahead. This is what the Bayt.com Middle East Job Index Survey revealed. Many employers in Kuwait, and across the Middle East, are going to have many vacancies to fill. Getting a job in Kuwait may be just around the corner.
Here is what you need to know to land a job in Kuwait:
1. Now or later?
Within the next three months, more than half of Kuwaiti employers (52%) said that they are “definitely” or “probably” going to hire. But even more jobs will be available in the long run. Looking at future hiring expectations, 68% of employers in Kuwait claim that they intend to hire in a year’s time.
2. What positions are hiring?
Among Kuwaiti companies that plan to hire within the next three months, nearly half (47%) are going to hire for “Junior Executive” roles, followed by 32% who intend to hire a “Coordinator”, and 25% who intend to hire a “Manager”. Most respondents in Kuwait also said they are looking to hire “Administrative Assistants” (15%), while 14% said they want to hire “Sales Executives”, “Accountants” and “Sales Managers.”
3. What sectors are hiring?
Private sector companies have the highest intention to hire in the next three months, with 54% of large local companies, 52% of multinational companies and 51% of other private sector companies, ‘definitely’ or ‘probably’ hiring. Private-sector companies continue to have the highest hiring intentions in a year’s time, with 69% of large local companies, 69% of other private sector companies, and 68% of multinational companies saying that they will be ‘definitely hiring’ or ‘probably hiring’.
4. What industries are hiring?
When looking at which industries are hiring across the MENA region over the next three months, more than two thirds (67%) of organizations in the Hospitality/ Recreation/ Entertainment industry and Human Resources industry are planning to hire, making them the industries with the highest hiring potential. This is followed closely by organizations in Business Consultancy/ Business Management industries (57%).
5. What education do you need?
In terms of academic qualification, a large number of Kuwaiti employers are looking for “Business Management” Graduates and Post Graduates (32%), followed by “Commerce” (26%), “Information Technology” (19%) and “Engineering” (19%).
6. What skills do you need?
When it comes to skills in high demand, almost three quarters (74%) of employers in Kuwait are looking for employees with “good communication skills in both English and Arabic”, and almost half (49%) are looking for “team players / cooperative / helpful / flexible” candidates.
7. What experience do you need?
In terms of experience, 38% of Kuwaiti employers are looking for candidates with “managerial experience”, 30% of employers are looking for candidates with “sales and marketing experience”, and another 23% are looking for candidates with “mid-level (3 to 7 years) experience”.
8. Now What?
The hiring forecast in Kuwait is looking promising, with 68% of employers planning to hire in a year’s time. It is also worth mentioning that 43% of those planning to hire predict having at least five vacancies to fill in the next 3 months.
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