2. The Global State of Recruiting
Source: Talent Technology survey 2012
3. The Global State of Recruiting
Source: Talent Technology survey 2012
4. 2014 Hiring outlook in the Middle East
• Majority of Mideast firms to increase headcount in 2014
• Six out of ten (61%) companies are expected to recruit new
employees in the first half of 2014.
• About 10 per cent, are planning to hire for more than 100
jobs, while 51% intend to recruit for less than 10 positions.
• The World Expo, Dubai is forecast to create 200,000 jobs over
the next five years, while the World Cup, Qatar is anticipated
to create another 1.5 million positions.
• 50 per cent of organisations in the Middle East and Africa
region are hiring, while only 14 per cent are letting staff go.
Source: Gulf News, 2 April 2014
5. The War for Talent
• As the War for Talent heats up, it will drive
competition for the best candidate
• Recruiters are going to have to be innovative
in how they source the best candidate
• Social recruiting is new and hip, but is
definitely taking a lot of time
• Human Resources is under resourced
• Recruiters are crunch for time
Spending time wisely is key to finding top talent
faster, smarter and cheaper!
6. Search Point: Specialized Recruiting
• Exclusive specializing in the Banking and Financial Services.
• We produce superior results due to our ability to channel all of
the resources into networking for a very specific industry.
• Established in 2005, have completed 9 successful years.
• Have worked for 8 out of 10 Commercial Banks in the UAE
• We have placed candidates in 13 different countries for clients
across Middle East, India and Asia.
• Our clients have appreciated our service due to the fact that
we are only into Specialized Recruiting for a particular
industry.
7. Search Point: Our Journey
• It all started with Dubai Islamic Bank’s plan to restructure. I was assigned a role to
hire 60 top management candidates. My activates were directly supervised by the
CEO and Board of Directors.
• Office Setup, Licensing, Local Sponsor, etc. were all new challenges I took on.
• Convincing my first employee to join.
• With good execution of Dubai Islamic Bank, I got my second client, Tamweel.
• Tamweel, we hired the entire management team and also wrote their HR Manual.
Working directly with the CEO.
• We were riding on the wave of the Dubai economic boom till 2009.
• 2009-2011 Banks in UAE were laying off thousands of people after collapse of
Lehman Brothers.
• During these challenging times we managed to keep the company profitable by
virtue of expanding into Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Diversification in our client portfolio, commitment to the industry
and specialized skills have proven to be successful strategies.
8. Challenges
• Our industry is dealing with Humans and
their constantly changing circumstances
• Dealing with egos of Top Talent and also
Top Clients
• People Management internally and
keeping the team motivated in this volatile
environment.
• Constant competition from Global Firms.
• Constant evaluation in job profiles, new
roles, new requirements.
• WORK LIFE BALANCE
9. What does it take to get a job at
Google?
Recruiter Screen
Phone Selection
On Site Interview
Interview Feedback
Hiring Committee
Executive Review
Compensation Committee
Final Executive Review
The Offer
