Sector: HR & Recruitment

HR INSIDER: These nationalisation targets are hurting both locals and banks

Companies across the Middle East are under pressure to hire and promote locals, but someone has to say it: UAE nationals aren’t up to senior roles. It’s not their fault. Not enough effort has been put into developing them. The Middle East banking sector has traditionally been reliant on a Westerners who have the skill [...]

By Anonymous, 14 September 2011 • 2 comments

REVIEW MY CV: I have been searching fruitlessly for a job in Dubai for nearly four years

Another brave candidate has put their CV forward for critique by the eFinancialCareers community. Please, read this person’s job hunting story and offer tips on what they can do to improve their CV. I’ve been working in various middle office roles within large investment banks in the UK for over seven years and am keen [...]

By eFinancialCareers Gulf, 29 August 2011 • 6 comments

Barclays offers 120-strong Dubai-based team a choice: redundancy or relocation

Over 120 staff in Barclays Africa headquarters in Dubai are being offered an unenviable ultimatum – redundancy or relocation, as the bank shifts the operation to a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently, Barclays carries out a number of back office functions related to its Africa operations out of Dubai – HR, finance and [...]

By Ryan Harrison, 21 April 2011 • 3 comments

REVIEW MY CV: Is the Gulf sophisticated enough to meet my ambitions?

I’m currently working in a boutique investment firm in a senior role and would like to make the transition to a bigger player in the Middle East. However, I have a desire to move to a company which practises both value investing or runs concentrated portfolios and not many firms here do this. The roles [...]

By eFinancialCareers Gulf, 8 November 2010 • 4 comments

Is there any point in using a recruitment agency in this market?

In these lean times, it’s tempting to shower as many recruitment agencies as possible with your resume in an attempt to gain access to the full spectrum of job opportunities. But this might not be the most effective way of getting noticed by employers. Because of the expense of utilising the services of a recruitment [...]

By Paul Clarke, 1 November 2010 • 3 comments

REVIEW MY CV: Is it really still feasible for a junior to relocate to Dubai?

I took a Masters in Finance in the US with the aim of switching to an investment banking role, but the timing of my graduation – August 2009 – meant there were few job options available. However, I foresaw the situation and started focusing on restructuring, including a six-month internship with a small investment bank [...]

By eFinancialCareers Gulf, 6 October 2010 • 4 comments