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Live Blogging: Best Practices in Entrepreneurship Policy (BPEP)

November 18th, 2009  |  Posted in Employers Blog, Jobseeker Blog by Rachel Whitford and Angel McLaughlin  |  1 Comment

We are proud to be live blogging the Best Practices in Entrepreneurship Policy (BPEP)
An Arab Regional Conference of Practitioners & Scholars
event hosted by the Dubai School of Government.

The link to the conference info site is here.

To follow the live blogging of the event on November 19 and 20 Click Here

What should I do to ace an interview with a leading Pharmaceuticals firm

August 18th, 2009  |  Posted in Jobseeker Blog by Bayt HR Guru  |  2 Comments

Question from the Job Seeker

I finally have an interview lined up for next Tuesday with a leading Pharmaceuticals firm in Dubai. What should I do to ace the interview?

Answer From Bayt.com HR Guru

Good for you! The pharmaceuticals industry as per Bayt.com’s recent HR research and surveys and based on Bayt.com Job postings and search figures has been one of the lesser industries affected by the economic downturn and many top pharmaceutical companies in Dubai and elsewhere in the GCC and Middle East continue to hire top qualified professionals with experience in the pharmaceutical industry.  Make sure you do the following before the interview:

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Job Seeker Blog: Considering switching careers from banking to another industry. What advice can you give me?

August 11th, 2009  |  Posted in Jobseeker Blog by Bayt HR Guru  |  2 Comments

Question from the Job Seeker

With the economy in Dubai the way it is I am considering switching careers from banking where I have been a successful senior marketing executive in a leading financial services multinational for some years to another industry as no banks seem to be hiring these days.  What advice can you give me?

Answer From Bayt.com HR Guru

The Middle East banking and finance sector was, without a doubt, one of the hardest hit sectors during the economic downturn. However, the hiring activity has been on the rise through the past quarter and many

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