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MENA Oil and Energy Industry | Talent Pool Report 2014
1. Talent Pool Report
Oil and Energy Industry
Middle East & North Africa
2014
Overview & Methodology
A world of insights can be gathered from
LinkedIn’s 313 million members – the
world’s largest professional network. This
talent pool is defined by the industry a
member works in.
Within each industry, LinkedIn Recruiter
activity and member characteristics are
used to determine supply and demand
for talent. A higher demand index
means the average professional in a
region is interacting with recruiters more
frequently than peers in other regions.
Data about job consideration comes
from our semiannual Talent Drivers
Survey of over 300,000 members.
Who are these professionals?
313,444 LinkedIn members
16,975 recent grads have
joined the workforce
27% of Oil and Energy
professionals are managers
or above
Oil and Energy professionals
have held on average 3
positions
Professionals in Iraq are in
the highest demand and
much more likely to be
contacted by a recruiter
Where should you look for talent?
HIGH-DEMAND
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
HIDDEN GEMS
Iraq
SATURATED
# of LinkedIn Members
Less Demand More Demand
Demand Index
Oman
Kuwait
0 10,000 20,000 40,000
70,000 100,000
Where did these professionals come from?
of Oil and Energy professionals have studied in a
country outside of the Middle East & North Africa
region at some point in time – Most studied in
India, UK, US and the Philippines.
had a previous role that was not in the Oil and
Energy sector – most are from the Construction
industry, followed by the IT and Mechanical
Engineering industries.
39%
18%
Recent graduates attended:
American University of Sharjah, UAE
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Mineral, Saudi Arabia
Cairo University, Egypt
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt
Heriot-Watt University, UK
Oil and Energy industry includes: Oil & Energy, Utilities, and Renewables & Environment
Middle East & North Africa region includes: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates, Yemen