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Gordana Josovic will move to Dubai on August 20 to work at Atlantis on Palm Jumeirah
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The logistics industry has boomed during the pandemic, with the shipment of food, goods bought from the internet and airline cargo among the big drivers of growth. EPA
Recruiters say there is a shortage of experienced candidates for medical roles such as nurses and hospital administrators
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Shop floor manufacturing jobs are traditionally low paid - but recruiters say there is demand for experienced managers and other senior staff. Reuters
Paul McCoy, from Cork in Ireland, moved to Dubai in June without a job.
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Louise Vine, managing director, Inspire Selection.
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Nikhil Nanda, an HR outsourcing consultant, said there is a shortage of experienced candidates for the healthcare, logistics, transport and logistics industries, which have all seen strong growth during the pandemic
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Gordana Josovic will move to Dubai on August 20 to work at Atlantis on Palm Jumeirah
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The logistics industry has boomed during the pandemic, with the shipment of food, goods bought from the internet and airline cargo among the big drivers of growth. EPA
Recruiters say there is a shortage of experienced candidates for medical roles such as nurses and hospital administrators
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Shop floor manufacturing jobs are traditionally low paid - but recruiters say there is demand for experienced managers and other senior staff. Reuters
Paul McCoy, from Cork in Ireland, moved to Dubai in June without a job.
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Louise Vine, managing director, Inspire Selection.
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Nikhil Nanda, an HR outsourcing consultant, said there is a shortage of experienced candidates for the healthcare, logistics, transport and logistics industries, which have all seen strong growth during the pandemic
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Gordana Josovic will move to Dubai on August 20 to work at Atlantis on Palm Jumeirah
How young jobseekers have flocked to UAE to escape Europe's Covid pandemic slump
Many are willing to take on any role, salaries of Dh10,000 and have discovered that being on the ground brings a far greater chance of finding work
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Kelly Clarke
11 August, 2021
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