Exploring the Gulf Job Market

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By Deepika Bansal

Working and living in the Gulf is desirable for plenty of job seekers, especially for those looking for higher savings and luxurious lifestyle. Jobs in the Gulf are numerous and so are the job seekers but sometimes, the means and the ends are not able to meet each other. This generally happens due to the lack of communication between both functions as is the case with Gulf job vacancies and job seekers.

To be able to grab the most suitable job in Gulf, you are required to explore the job market of an area fully. Two things are very important to do so:

• You should try to tap the potential job market across the cities of Gulf as well as Middle East regions.
• Assess yourself honestly to know in which profession and in which city can your personality and skill set fit the best.

These two evaluations would help in focusing your job search in the right direction while giving you more options that are suitable for your profile.

Gulf regions tend to possess magnetic qualities when it comes to hiring expatriates. This means that Gulf is the most preferred career destinations for foreign workforce. Be it Dubai or Abu Dhabi or be it Saudi Arabia or Qatar, Gulf attracts expatriate population in large numbers. So, how is it that in spite of the availability of such countless jobs, many of them remain unknown and unoccupied? The wide availability of workforce from outside the region who would happily take up these jobs is mostly in oblivion about the vacancies. This is because there is a huge hidden job market in the Gulf cities that needs to be explored by the job seekers.

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Manufacturing and Tourism Jobs in Oman

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By Deepika Bansal

Jobs in Gulf attract expatriates in huge numbers due to high paying jobs and comfortable lifestyles. All the sectors in various Gulf cities like Oman, Dubai, Sharjah, Bahrain, etc are developing with government shifting focus from oil and gas industry, inviting more workforces from abroad. In fact, in some cities in Gulf, the population of expatriates is higher than the locals underlining the growing need of workforce in the country. This article will give some general information on Oman and Jobs in Oman while throwing some light on the living and working in Oman.

Oman is the second largest state in Gulf and is a regular business hub. It is one of the fastest growing economies in Gulf and is popular for hospitality of its people. Jobs in Oman cab be both rewarding and challenging as it is an Islamic country. The economy of Oman just like other Gulf countries is largely dependent on oil and hence there are plenty of oil jobs in Oman. But, this concentrated economy is now diversifying contributing to jobs opportunities in other sectors.

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