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The Buzz around Talent in the UAE Never Stops
ARTICLE BY Ali Matar - Head of LinkedIn MENA, LTS - Jan 2016
The UAE is often seen as the most active
labour market in the MENA region, and
it has topped LinkedIn’s rankings of the
countries that attract the most talent for
two years in a row. While this year’s rankings have
yet to be announced, we have been looking
at our data and have found some interesting
insights into where people are coming from
and where they’re going to, and which industry
sectors are gaining and losing the most talent.
There has been a huge cultural shift in the
average longevity of talent in the UAE. Years
before, expatriates from Arab countries, South
East Asia and the West moved here for the long
haul, often spending their entire careers in the
region, until retirement saw them move back
home. Today, many professionals move to the
UAE for a short career stint, as a way to build
their international experience and expertise,
or as a stepping stone to a more permanent
expat life.
So where are these professionals coming
from? Asia continues to be the strongest
supplier of talent for the UAE, with nearly half
of all professionals coming from this continent.
People from other Arab states moving to the
UAE for their career account for less than a fifth
of all incoming talent.
And if they aren’t building 30-year careers
in the UAE, where is this talent moving on to?
Down under, apparently. The percentage of
talent migrating to Australia from the UAE, by
percentage of net movement, stands at a
staggering 94.83 per cent!
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