What are the best companies to work for in the Middle East?(4 min read)

If you are exploring potential roles with companies in the Middle East for yourself or trying to sell a particular UAE based client to a potential job candidate, it can be hard to know where to focus your valuable attention.

Our talented team at iTalent put together a quick set of suggestions to help you focus your searches.

Companies that are flexible

Did you know that 75% of candidates applying for job opportunities in the UAE indicated they would turn down a job opportunity that did not offer flexible working for one that did, this also includes the ability to work from home on occasions?

Often, an ideal UAE company will build quite a bit of job flexibility into your contract from the outset with the aim of remaining competitive and onboarding the best possible talent they can possibly find. However, often the reality is that the flexibility advertised soon disappears once you are working for them, this is quite common. We advise that it is important to consider the big picture on flexibility – not just what you can get now, but how you can retain your flexibility long term under mutual respectability between you and the employer and make this clear from the get go.

Companies with a great working culture

All organizations come with their own culture and set of values as dictated by the people and the personalities that already work there, whether they’ve spent the money to define and record them or not. It is there in the attitudes of the people they employ, as well as the beliefs and personality of the organization itself.

These are all things that are hard to pin down from the outside looking in and, often, organizations and businesses put their best foot forward when they are recruiting (same as you would do when you are applying or doing interviews sessions). We advise that taking an active role in an interviewing and trying to communicate to already existing team members can be invaluable and help you to uncover the real working culture within the organization you are applying to for a job role.

Organisations that recognize great employees and reward them

Businesses with a high ‘recognition culture’ have a 35% lower employee turnover. Businesses that recognize the achievements and successes of their current employees are where people want to go and where they want to stay for a long time.

Companies that provide opportunities for training and development

Perhaps most importantly of all, most employees want to work for a company where they can train on the job. If you are anything like us at iTalent, it is not what a role can offer right now – it’s what there will be five and ten years into the future and in turn what that provides for your career path.

That is why we take training and developing new skills so seriously – it is one of few ways that companies can encourage progression, bring variety to roles and keep people engaged and happy in the workplace.

Flexibility, a good company culture and recognition are all things that employees need to be satisfied. But development, change and growth are more – they are the things that humans need to thrive.

Discover more about iTalent and our recruitment offerings for the UAE, Saudi Arabia and broader Middle Eastern markets.

italent was founded in 2012 in the United Arab Emirates born in a challenging market, one key reason for our success is we have unparalleled commitment and determination to deliver the highest levels of recruitment and executive search.

These fundamentals allowed us to build a reputation and gain the trust and respect of some of the biggest clients and most Senior candidates in the Region. Our team is all seasoned professionals, and with over 100 years of recruitment experience in our office, we are a key part of our clients’ Talent Acquisition Strategies.

You can contact us by using our contact form or call us on +971 (0)4 421 3490 or email us at info@italent-me.com and we will be happy to help.

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