(MENAFN- Khaleej Times)More than half of Emirati respondents in a survey said they preferred public sector jobs and argued that organisations needed to offer high salaries or generous benefit packages to attract the best local talents.
The sectors Emiratis most wanted to work in were the public sector (54 per cent) defence and security (35 per cent) banking & finance (20 per cent) and oil & gas (20 per cent) according to Oxford Strategic Consulting's latest survey report released on Monday. Telecommunications (14 per cent) and aviation (11 per cent) were also preferred by the survey participants. The survey found that Emirati citizens strongly support UAE government's efforts to bolster private sector development according to the recent Emirati Employment Report 2015. According to the survey report 41 per cent of working-age Emiratis viewed the private sector as "very important" to national employment. A further 33 per cent of nationals considered private sector development as "extremely important." Although many Emirati citizens prefer working in the public sector when asked exclusively about the importance of private sector development 96 per cent of those surveyed felt that the private sector was "somewhat" "very' or "extremely" important for employment. However according to the report Emiratis' acknowledged importance of the private sector will not necessarily translate into greater private sector employment. Indeed lower wages less benefits and social stigmas serve as real barriers to increasing the number of Emiratis employed in the UAE's private sector. According to Oxford Strategic Consulting these results reveal that UAE citizens must be viewed as allies rather than obstacles in the development of the UAE's private sector. While many may ultimately prefer to work in the public sector the vast majority of citizens recognises the importance of the private sector for employment and is aligned with the government on this strategic country goal. The survey found that males were significantly more likely than females to want to work in defence and security (52 per cent vs. 18 per cent). Females were significantly more likely than males to want to work in banking and finance (29 per cent vs. 11 per cent). Emiratis aged under 30 we per cent) and those aged 30 plus were more likely than those aged under 30 to want to work in the public sector. Over half of respondents felt organisations needed to offer high salaries (59 per cent) or generous benefit packages (57 per cent) to attract the best Emiratis. Flexible working hours (38 per cent) international assignments (21 per cent) an easy work (20 per cent) were also frequently selected. Only around one out of 10 mentioned the opportunity to serve society (12 per cent) or work in challenging job roles (10 per cent). Males were significantly more likely than females to select high salaries (66 per cent vs. 53 per cent). Females were significantly more likely than males to select generous benefit packages (63 per cent vs. 51 per cent) international assignments (26 per cent vs.16 per cent) and fast promotion (17 per cent vs. 9 per cent). For Emiratis the least attractive employment sector included aerospace manufacturing and agriculture. Aerospace was considered as the least attractive employment sector by four out of 10 respondents (40 per cent) - followed by manufacturing (35 per cent) and agriculture (34 per cent). Males were more likely than females to select construction (23 per cent vs. 19 per cent) or entertainment (12 per cent vs. 5 per cent). Females were significantly more likely than males to select tourism and hospitality (29 per cent vs. 18 per cent) or health care (18 per cent vs. 10 per cent). -
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