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Talent Pool Report
Manufacturing Industry
Middle East & North Africa
2014
Who are these professionals?
205,773 LinkedIn members
8,017 recent grads have
joined the workforce
35% of Manufacturing
professionals are managers
or above, and another 6%
are classified as owners
Manufacturing professionals
have held on average 2 to 3
positions
Professionals in Saudi
Arabia are in the highest
demand and much more
likely to be contacted by a
recruiter
Overview & Methodology
A world of insights can be gathered from
LinkedIn’s 313 million members – the
world’s largest professional network. This
talent pool is defined by the industry a
member works in.
Within each industry, LinkedIn Recruiter
activity and member characteristics are
used to determine supply and demand
for talent. A higher demand index
means the average professional in a
region is interacting with recruiters more
frequently than peers in other regions.
Data about job consideration comes
from our semiannual Talent Drivers
Survey of over 300,000 members.
Where should you look for talent?
HIGH-DEMAND
HIDDENGEMS
SATURATED
# of LinkedIn Members
DemandIndex
LessDemandMoreDemand
5,000 10,000 20,000 40,000 60,0000
Kuwait
Oman
Bahrain
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Egypt
Manufacturing/Industrial includes: Business Supplies & Equipment, Chemicals, Industrial Automation, Machinery, Mining & Metals,
Packaging & Containers, Paper & Forest Products, Plastics, Printing, Railroad Manufacture, and Textiles
Middle East & North Africa region includes: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates, Yemen
of these professionals have studied in a country
outside of the Middle East & North Africa region at
some point in time – Most studied in India, US and
the UK.
had a previous role that was not in Manufacturing/
Industrial – most are from the Oil & Energy
industry, followed by the Construction and IT
industries.
Where did these professionals come from?
King Fahd University of Petroleum Minerals, Saudi Arabia
American University of Sharjah, UAE
Heriot-Watt University, UAE/UK
Cairo University, Egypt
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt
Recent graduates attended:
6%
13%

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SABIC
Maaden
Sadara Chemical Company
DUBAL
Borouge
SIPCHEM
Qatalum
Qatar Steel Company
Emirates Steel
TASNEE
Manufacturing Industry
Who are the top employers by volume
of Manufacturing professionals?
What are the most common functions in
the Manufacturing industry on LinkedIn?
What do Manufacturing professionals look for in a job?
42%
43%
42%
47%
51%
68%
43%
39%
39%
40%
49%
40%
44%
65%
VALUES EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS
STRONG EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
32%
28%
GOOD WORK/LIFE BALANCE
CHALLENGING WORK
JOB SECURITY
STRONG CAREER PATH
EXCELLENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Middle East North Africa Average
Manufacturing Professionals
A COMPANY WITH A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC VISION
Additional Talent Pool Reports: lnkd.in/TalentDemand
Learn more about LinkedIn Talent Solutions: talent.linkedin.com
How can you connect with Manufacturing professionals?
1. Leverage your Employees’ Networks
The #1 activity on LinkedIn is viewing other members profiles. You can connect with priority talent whenever they visit
an employee’s profile page using Work With Us ads.
2. Engage in Conversation through Status Updates
Updates to your followers can be targeted (i.e. by function, by geography) to send relevant, timely updates to your
priority talent pools. You can reach beyond your follower base using Sponsored Updates.
3. Tell a Relevant Talent Brand Story
Share why your company is unique and use LinkedIn’s talent driver data to better understand what this talent pool
cares most about. Premium career pages allow for segment-specific targeting to ensure priority talent sees the content
most relevant to them.
4. Measure and Track your Progress
Talk to your LinkedIn rep to measure the strength of your Talent Brand with this talent pool and to learn how you stack
up against your competition.
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