In order to combat the increasing global competition for skilled employees, a growing number of firms in the UAE are attempting to brand themselves as excellent places to work.

You have just landed an interview for a seemingly wonderful job! Now what? Successful interviewing will be essential in order for you to lock in an offer. Here are some tips and strategies for effective interviewing from preparation through follow up.

Most of us are always in search of new jobs, for better prospects. When there is a job search, there is an interview and for this, we have to take time off from current work place.

Here are few excuses for taking time off for an interview:

When you don’t want your current employer to find out that you are job hunting, there are steps you can take to keep your job search confidential. The last thing you need to have happen when job searching is for your employer to accidentally find out that you’re looking for a new job. It could jeopardize both your current position and future references from your employer.

Many of us take time off, for one reason or another, from working. Sometimes, it’s by choice. In other cases, it can take time to find a new job. What the best way to explain an employment gap on your CV? It depends on the situation and what you did while you weren’t employed.

WITH the global resources super cycle expected to continue for a decade or more, Australia’s mining industry will require an additional 87,000 workers, according to research commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia.

This figure represents a 68 per cent increase on the current workforce in the sector.

Oman said on Sunday a number of jobs have been put off limit to foreign workers under new rules aiming to provide more employment opportunities to nationals of the Gulf state which relies heavily on foreign labour.