Telecom Jobs in Qatar

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By Deepika Bansal

Qatar, an Arab emirate in the Middle East, is extremely rich in oil and gas production. It is one of the fastest growing countries of the world driven largely by oil and natural gas exports. Doha is the capital of Qatar.

Jobs in Qatar are among the favorites for those willing to relocate and build a career in Gulf cities. As the government expresses the desire to diversify the economy of Qatar, huge investments are being pumped into various sectors like telecom and real estate. This has naturally led to generation of surplus jobs in Qatar for highly trained professionals across various sectors. The telecom sector is one such upcoming sector that is gearing up to employ large number of employees in coming times.

The telecommunications sector in Qatar is centered at Doha and is growing rapidly. One can make local and international calls from fixed landlines, mobile and internet. Data and cable television services are also provided by telecommunication providers in Qatar. This sector has huge employment opportunities across all levels from managers to supervisors to executives. There are various telecom jobs in Qatar that seek well qualified and experienced professionals in the field. Jobs in telecom are mostly related to network installation, administration, customer support, quality assurance, telecom engineer, technology head, technician, engineer, etc.

Other kinds of jobs in Qatar include the following:

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Zillion Healthcare Jobs in Bahrain

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By Deepika Bansal

Bahrain, an archipelago of thirty-three islands, is widely popular for its oil and pearls. It literally means 'Kingdom of the Two Seas' and is surrounded by Saudi Arabia to the west and Qatar to the southeast. It is among the most rapidly developing countries in the Gulf after Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The government of Bahrain is always found to be keen to provide best of services to its citizens. It ensures that measures are taken to provide good healthcare support to the population of the city. Healthcare constitutes an important part of functioning of a country as well as an individual. If a person is not healthy, he cannot function properly and similarly, if medical facilities in a country are not up-to-date, its people can't contribute in progressing the economy.

The healthcare sector of Bahrain is very modern and meets the international standards. Hospitals in Bahrain are well equipped with advanced medical equipments and state-of-the-art technology. The growing improvements in Bahrain medical sector necessitate the need of a favorable patient-medical professional ratio. This is why Bahrain hospitals offer lucrative career opportunities for qualified and experienced medical professionals. There is good in-take of doctors, nurses and other medical experts in Bahrain as its population is also increasing every year.

Bahrain hospitals and clinics, both government and private offer plenty of jobs for medical specialists from all the fields. Medical professionals from various Asian, African and European countries relocate to Bahrain to pursue their dream careers. Apart from jobs for doctors, surgeons, nurses, etc, numerous jobs for specialists are also available. Some of the healthcare jobs in Bahrain are listed below:

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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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Construction Jobs Abroad - Overseas Jobs in the Middle East

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By Lizza Vanderbilt

It's true that the worldwide economic crisis has affected numerous industries, including construction, where companies in various countries have had to cut down on the number of employees they are hiring and retaining. However, certain areas of the world, particularly the Middle East, remain viable options for those who are looking for construction jobs abroad.

According to research undertaken by the Kuwait National Bank, ongoing and planned development projects in GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries -- i.e., the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia -- indicate that jobs will continue to be generated in the years to come. And while the recession has had a big impact on the construction, financial, and information technology industries in the UAE, the job market remains vibrant due to the value of those planned or ongoing projects.

In fact, according to the Kuwait National Bank's study, the aggregate value of those projects is approximately USD 2.1 trillion at the close of the second quarter of 2009. Moreover, the growth of development projects has been promising, at the rate of about 50 percent per annum.

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