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28.8% of employers in the MENA look for ‘hunger, drive and ambition’ as the most important factors when making a hiring decision.
67.2% employers don't mind hiring a candidate who has the relevant skills but no direct experience in the company’s field.
The biggest mistake that jobseekers make, according to 21.3% of MENA employers, is having poor language on their CV.
20% of MENA employers consider poor preparation prior to interviews to be the biggest turn-off in potential employees.
32.5% of MENA professionals found their last job online.
50.5% of MENA employers recruit senior executive talent online; 18.3% through networking and events and 14% through traditional headhunters.
57% of MENA employers maintain they “always” research candidates online before they hire them and a further 27.9% do so “frequently”.
Only 34.2% of polled professionals say it can take 1 month or less to hire a senior executive. 34.1% maintain it takes between 1 and 3 months; 13.8% between 3 and 6 months; 7.6% maintain between 6 and 12 months and 10.3% say it can take more than a year.
42.2% of employers say they “rarely hire new talent” at top levels and prefer promoting from within. However, 27% “very regularly hire new talent” for senior executive roles and a further 31% maintain they “always” look outside the organization for executive roles.
45.1% of MENA professionals maintain it becomes harder to change jobs as they rise up the career ranks.
60.8% of MENA professionals feel they are not compensated enough.
49% of MENA professionals maintain they enjoy their job “on most days” and a further 25% also maintain they enjoy their job but only “on some days”.
