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  As an active job seeker, when you have several job sites bookmarked on your browser, when your day involves regular scanning of job sites for relevant job postings, uploading and cleaning up your CV a few times in a day. Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up to a message from a recruiter or employer in your inbox without even having applied to the job? We are in an  open talent economy  — a collaborative, transparent, technology-enabled, rapid-cycle way of doing business. And good recruiters use all possible tools at their disposal to find the right candidates, from social media platforms to their offline networks. In fact, “the best recruiters out there pride themselves on being able to find the candidate, not the other way around.” as shared by a Dubai-based recruiter who is in the business for over 15 years.   If you are looking to be found by recruiters, you need to understand how they find you. 1. Have discoverable profiles: Make sure you are d...

  Jobseekers took a sigh of relief, as they saw new opportunities trickling in on job boards and their inbox, following the easing of lockdown restrictions. But the balance between the number of opportunities available and the number of jobseekers in the country is making it a largely employers’ market. Yet it is safe to say hiring in the region is seeing a rebound. In comparison to other major markets where rehiring slowed and layoffs continued in August, the UAE has been on an upward curve since June. Jobs are back at 56 per cent of what they were at the same time last year, as recorded by i12WRK, a UAE-based online recruitment platform. Industries such as healthcare, pharmacy, FMCG and essential goods, IT support and cyber security, and e-commerce witnessed boom in demand, continued hiring and robust opportunities for full-time, part-time, seasonal and overnight employees. Having adjusted to changing needs, the local talent market saw increased opportunities with small to mid-...