Jobs in UAE: One industry that is keen to hire you right away

The job market may not be in the best of its health with fewer opportunities during the traditionally slow summer months in the UAE, but that shouldn’t slow down your quest for that dream job.

Certain industries in the country beat this trend and are in a hiring mode.

The latest Monster Employment Index for the Middle East records high demand for UAE medical professionals, giving opportunities for those in the field.

“Amid an uncertain employment landscape in the UAE, healthcare continues to demonstrate strong demand for medical professionals, and with exciting plans ahead in the industry, opportunities are bound to arise across other sectors as well including construction, technology and education which will be needed to support these initiatives,” said Sanjay Modi, Managing Director – APAC and Middle East, Monster.com.

With ambitious healthcare objectives and several advancements in the pipeline, the Monster Employment Index (MEI) July 2016 shows that demand in healthcare professionals has increased by 12 per cent from the same period last year.

“In reaching Vision 2021 healthcare goals, the UAE government is investing heavily in the healthcare industry to help further raise its high standards on a global level. The investments have taken shape in various forms from introducing the latest in technology, to advancing medical institutes and developing a number of new medical facilities,” reads the index.

Recent developments in the field include the construction of a number of new international hospitals being built across the emirates, a $2 billion project to establish a modern medical university by 2017, and the implementation of high-tech sensors, biometric readers and even robots that are helping medical staff perform more effectively and efficiently.

Despite a 22 per cent annual dip in UAE job opportunities listed online in July 2016, the MEI reveals optimistic results across some sectors.

Consumer goods/ FMCG, food & packaged food, home appliance, garments/ textiles/leather, gems & jewellery, with 25 percent year-on-year growth in online job posts in the UAE are the country’s top growth industries.

This is followed by production/manufacturing, automotive, ancillary; and engineering, construction and real estate with a growth of 8 percent and 6 percent respectively in job opportunities posted online, as compared to the same period a year ago.

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