UAE employers ‘failing in bid to recruit top talent’

UAE employers are failing to target valuable sources of talent despite complaining of a skills shortage, according to a specialist recruiter.

A survey by Robert Walters found that almost three-quarters (72 percent) of employers surveyed admitted they had been affected by talent shortages but have no formal plan in place to address this.

And just four in ten employers have a strategy in place to attract workers who are not actively seeking a new job, despite more than 90 percent of professionals saying they are open to being contacted with potential offers of employment.

Robert Walters surveyed more than 600 professionals and hiring managers from a range of sectors across the UAE and concluded that employers are neglecting important sources of talent such as people returning to the workforce after a break, overseas talent, and professionals changing careers.

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