Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism
1. Trends Analysis of Dubai’s Job Marketplace
The job marketplace in Dubai is one unlike anywhere in the world. This is due to a number of reasons that generally stem from two factors, the readily available supply of cheap labour, and a rapidly developing economy (Dubai, 2009). Whilst most people might believe that Dubai’s economy is largely dependent on oil, many don’t realise that oil currently only comprises approximately 10% of the emirates economy. In the last fifteen years Dubai has made significant investments around the world and has funded a huge number of projects within the emirate it’s self, pushing towards creating Dubai the ultimate tourist destination (Current economy, 2009). Accompanied by the readily available cheap labour force available from countries such as India, Pakistan and the Philippines Dubai has now managed to transform it self into a Hospitality and Tourism Centre in the Middle East.
The major trend in the job market place in Dubai has therefore been in favour of the tourism and hospitality industry (Collins, 2007). In other words, there are more and more jobs available in the particular industries as tourism increases exponentially each year. More over with recent expansions to their international airport, and the construction of a new airport, said to be the largest in the world, Dubai is set to be a major transit point for international passengers (Dubai, 2009). This intern reveals another trend as many passengers will choose to exit the airport during long wait transits, or even choose to stay for a few nights to take advantage of the opportunity.
One other trend or aspect to take notice of is that ex-pats such as one self have to be very care full when choosing how to go about their career. Positions in the lower levels of hierarchy within organizations are mainly filled by employees from cheap labour countries. It can therefore be very difficult to get the experience, and on the job knowledge that is essential for higher
The job marketplace in Dubai is one unlike anywhere in the world. This is due to a number of reasons that generally stem from two factors, the readily available supply of cheap labour, and a rapidly developing economy (Dubai, 2009). Whilst most people might believe that Dubai’s economy is largely dependent on oil, many don’t realise that oil currently only comprises approximately 10% of the emirates economy. In the last fifteen years Dubai has made significant investments around the world and has funded a huge number of projects within the emirate it’s self, pushing towards creating Dubai the ultimate tourist destination (Current economy, 2009). Accompanied by the readily available cheap labour force available from countries such as India, Pakistan and the Philippines Dubai has now managed to transform it self into a Hospitality and Tourism Centre in the Middle East.
The major trend in the job market place in Dubai has therefore been in favour of the tourism and hospitality industry (Collins, 2007). In other words, there are more and more jobs available in the particular industries as tourism increases exponentially each year. More over with recent expansions to their international airport, and the construction of a new airport, said to be the largest in the world, Dubai is set to be a major transit point for international passengers (Dubai, 2009). This intern reveals another trend as many passengers will choose to exit the airport during long wait transits, or even choose to stay for a few nights to take advantage of the opportunity.
One other trend or aspect to take notice of is that ex-pats such as one self have to be very care full when choosing how to go about their career. Positions in the lower levels of hierarchy within organizations are mainly filled by employees from cheap labour countries. It can therefore be very difficult to get the experience, and on the job knowledge that is essential for higher