Dubai: Dubizzle, the leading classifieds website in the Middle East and North Africa, has published its Q4 2014 jobs trends report for the UAE, offering insights on top industry trends, job seeker profiles, and most popular job role searches.
According to the report, the industries that posted the most job vacancies in 2014 were the Sales and Medical industries. When comparing Q4 2014 to the Q4 2013, Real Estate and F&B had the highest increase in job creation. Secretarial jobs were the most in demand and received over 276,000 applications in the last three months of 2014.
The industries that look to benefit the most in terms of job creation from Expo 2020 were also highlighted; these include aviation, retail, transportation, construction, and sales. According to published figures, more than 275,000 jobs are expected to be created to service the Expo 2020 up until its launch*, this is about as many job applications received in the sales industry alone in Q4 2014 on dubizzle.
Commenting on the report, Ms. Ann Boothello, Product Marketing Manager for Jobs at dubizzle said, “dubizzle’s job section currently receives over 3.1 million visits a month and we are anticipating a growth in this figure over the coming months. With that said, we recently launched a new dashboard to help recruiters better manage their ads and candidates; our job tech gurus have plans in place to develop our product offering continuously.”
The report also gives an overview of the job seekers on dubizzle for 2014. In terms of qualifications, 59% hold a bachelor’s degree, and 18% hold a master’s degree. As for the demographic breakdown, 56% of them are between 26 to 35 years of age, while 32% are female and the rest male. It’s important to note that 75% of the candidates applying through dubizzle are based in the UAE.
Dubizzle.com is ranked as the 8th most visited website in the UAE according to alexa.com, with 4 million unique visitors a month. The average user visits the site on average times per week and typically spends 20 minutes per visit.
In terms of its job section, dubizzle is the largest open jobs marketplace in the UAE with over 3.1 million visits every month. Over 1 million candidates look for jobs on dubizzle and over 95,000 of them apply for jobs on the site every month.
source: khaleejtimes
Tags: classified, Dubizzle, Infographic report, jobs
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