Google Launches a new Feature to help Job seekers in UAE, rest of the Arab world

Google has just rolled out a new feature that now makes it easier for job seekers in UAE to look for new vacancies. The global tech giant announced that it has enhanced its search homepage and app, allowing users in the country and 14 other states in the Middle East to save time and effort when searching for job opportunities.

With the new feature, a simple job search on Google will now yield more detailed results, which can include important data, such as how much salary is being offered and what people are saying about the potential employer.

People looking for jobs can also receive email alerts about new vacancies that crop up within their area of interest, further “simplifying” the job search and application process.

“Starting today, users will find a series of results from across the web on the main Google Search results page, after entering a job-related query in Arabic (Example: ‘marketing jobs in Riyadh’) that meet their unique needs,” said Google in a press release

“The results will include details under each job position like salary information, reviews and ratings of the employer, as well as different options to apply for a job, or use a location filter to see jobs in the areas that are convenient to the user.”

More and more job seekers in the Arab world are using Google to look for employment opportunities. According to Google Trends data, Arabic job-related queries trended the most in August 2015. The data also suggested that more people tend to look for jobs in the summer.

Google’s new feature has been made possible through the firm’s partnership with 11 local and regional job portals from across the Middle East and North Africa, including Bayt, WUZZUF, Forasna, Emploitic, Novojob, Rekrute, Jobzella, Wzayef, Akhtaboot, Laimoon, and GulfTalent.

“Every month, over four million people land on our site from Google, in their search for a better career, and searching for a job can highly benefit from a streamlined and distinct experience that begins right on the search result page,” said Omar Tahboub, general manager of Bayt.com.

“Even in the pilot state, we have already seen the impact this makes on the recruitment process for companies and job seekers.”

The new enhancement is also available to users in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.

Air India Recruitment for Business Development Manager and Training Co-coordinators

Air India Recruitment 2017: National carrier, CTE Hyderabad on Thursday announced an invitation for applications by interested candidates for the post of Business Development Manager and Training Co-coordinators

The National carrier, CTE Hyderabad on 16^th Nov 2017 announced an invitation for applications by interested candidates for the post of Business Development Manager and Training Co-coordinators. Candidates can visit the official website cte.airindia.in to get the form. The last date to apply for the vacancies is December 4, 2017. There are a total of five vacancies, out of which one is for BD Manager whereas the other four are for Training Co-coordinators.

 The eligibility criteria for BD Managers are full masters in business administration with a specialization in Sales and Marketing or three years part-time Masters degree in business administration with a specialization in Sales and Marketing. The third education qualification a candidate can have is any postgraduate degree. For the post of Training Co-coordinators, a candidate should have a graduate in any field with a good knowledge of English, experience in crew scheduling and handling the training and licensing issues of Pilots and the necessary documentation and proficiency in DGCA CARs. The age limit for the vacancies set by Air India is 50 years.

The application fee of the exam form is Rs 1,500 and should be remitted through Demand Draft (DD) in favour of Air India Limited, payable a Hyderabad. Notably, candidates those belong to Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) are exempted from the application fee. The address to send the application along with other required documents is “Air India Ltd, Personnel Department, Central Training Establishment Ferozguda, Secundrabad- 500011.

Saudi Sovereign Fund to create more than 20,000 Jobs

Saudi Arabia' Public Investment Fund (PIF), the country's main sovereign wealth fund, expects to create over 20,000 jobs by 2020 through its projects, the fund's managing director said.

 Yasir Al Rumayyan was speaking at a major investment conference titled Future Investment Initiative in the capital Riyadh.

As part of Saudi Arabia's economic reforms announced last year, the Saudi government plans to expand the PIF, founded in 1971, to finance development projects in the country.

Part of the plans also involves the sale of a stake in Aramco, the state oil juggernaut.

Its chief executive said that domestic and international exchanges such as New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong have been looked at for a partial listing of the state oil giant.

"All detailed information is currently being reviewed by our shareholder and in due course, a decision will be made about the listing venue," Amin Nasser said at an investment conference in Riyadh.

Aramco's IPO is on track to take place next year, Mr Al Rumayyan said "Everything is on track. 2018 is our target. There is nothing that I know about that can take us off track."

Asked if the possible involvement of investors such as the Chinese would delay the IPO, Mr Rumayyan, who sits on the board of Aramco, said it would not.