Difficult coworkers getting you down?
Summer hiatus is officially over and corporate politics are back full force. For some the workplace is a welcome sanctuary and an environment where they thrive and flourish. For others, work is a daily struggle, not for lack of skills, opportunity or experience, but because of the behaviors of difficult coworkers who make life a misery. A recent bayt.com survey found as many as 48% of candidates polled admitted to bullying being a problem in their workplace with 20% claiming they were the victims of bullying.If difficult coworkers are getting the better of you don’t throw in the towel just yet. While it may be tempting to call it quits and walk away from a bad situation there are usually many reasons to stay the course and try to find a workable solution. This is especially true if the job and company are otherwise attractive and the position is one that is challenging, stimulating and presents room for growth. Bayt.com has some important tips on dealing with office negativity.
Optimize your job search strategy
Your CV wowed the employer, the interview was a bed of roses and you were certain that the final handshake was a warm welcome to the team, so why are you, four weeks later, still dangling with no signs of a job offer in sight?
You may well be guilty of one or more of the top ten reasons jobseekers fail to get hired. Perhaps you failed to send a thank you letter or follow up with an email or phone call reiterating your interest in the position and your suitability for the role. Perhaps your interviews did not go as well as you thought and you were guilty of one or more of the most common interview mistakes.
Salaries in the UAE Meeting the Mark?
September is usually a busy month for recruiters anyways and the heightened temperature of the job market this fall in countries like UAE, Kuwait and Qatar has made the demand for fast, easy and cost-effective recruitment hotter than usual. A recent salary survey indicates that salaries in the Gulf have risen by 7.9% over the last 12 months with Qatar and the UAE leading the regional trend with pay hikes of 11.1% and 10.3% respectively.
