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IMPACT
OF U.S. EVENTS ON RECRUITERS
The terror that struck the US two weeks ago, caused a chain reaction of
political, military and economic events. Recruitment services in the Arab region
- such as skill-link.com - have also felt the aftermath in their own way.
The accusation of middle eastern / muslim groups to be behind the attack has caused a widespread public 'warriness' towards immigrants of middle eastern origins in North America. This even extended to some violence - as reported - in a number of cases; including asking passengers to leave planes, because others were uncomfortable having them around. skill-link.com and other recruitment companies have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of job seekers from 'arabs' currently residing and working in North America; reflecting the un easiness they feel.
Westerners who would be regularly seeking lucrative employment opportunities in the region (mainly the Gulf) are now sending numerous inquiries about how safe and wise it is for them to relocate to that region, as reported by a consultant at the executive search firm SKILLRATE Advisors SAE.
On the other hand, many employers - specially in the Gulf states - are adopting a wait and see policy, to see how events will develop, they seem to be freezing hiring plans.
In Egypt, one of the sectors affected the most
is tourism, since hundreds of cancellations are being received by hotels and
tour operators, these cannot but stop hiring and will probably soon be
downsizing.