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These industries hiring most of fresh UAE graduates

Dubai - Majority of fresh graduates - around 80 per cent - in the UAE believe that their educational background had prepared them for finding a job in their industry of choice, reveals a new survey conducted by Bayt.com.
When looking for a job, nearly 7 in 10 UAE respondents used or planned to use leading online job sites, followed by direct applications to target companies (49 per cent) and family and friends network (49 per cent).
In the UAE, engineering/design (28 per cent), advertising/marketing/public relations (25 per cent) and business consultancy (21 per cent) emerge as the most appealing industries from a career point of view, followed by banking/finance (17 per cent) and IT (12 per cent).
The industries that are hiring the highest proportions of fresh graduates according to respondents include advertising/marketing/public relations (28 per cent), banking/finance (17 per cent) and real estate/construction/property development (15 per cent).
The survey results revealed that lower expectations on salary (57 per cent) is the main reasons why respondents believe that some industries hire more fresh graduates than others, followed by more willingness to follow instructions (37 per cent). Conversely, 72 per cent of fresh graduates claim that the lack of needed experience is the main reason why some industries are more hesitant to hire them.  
Around 60 per cent of UAE graduates claim they acquired work experience during or before their time in college and university, and almost half (43 per cent) had one to six month's experience.
Still, finding a job (74 per cent), discovering what to do in life (44 per cent), and saving money (43 per cent) are the top challenges for fresh graduates in the UAE, revealed Bayt.com survey.
While UAE graduates are generally satisfied with the education they receive, many are finding it difficult to find their first job. The main reasons for these challenges are lack of previous work experience (59 per cent), and not knowing how to approach the job search effectively (41 per cent). 
-waheedabbas@khaleejtimes.com