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1. Talent Pool Report
Building Materials and Construction
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?
329,526 LinkedIn members
11,653 recent grads have
joined the workforce
33% of Building Materials
and Construction
professionals are managers
or above
Building and Construction
professionals have held on
average 3 positions
Professionals in UAE are in
the highest demand and
much more likely to be
contacted by a recruiter
Where should you look for talent?
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
HIGH-DEMAND
Kuwait Saudi Arabia
Egypt
HIDDEN GEMS
SATURATED
# of LinkedIn Members
Less Demand More Demand
Demand Index
Oman
Iraq
Jordan
0 5,000 10,000 20,000 40,000 80,000 120,000
Where did these professionals come from?
of these professionals have studied in a country
outside of the Middle East & North Africa region
at some point in time – Most studied in India,
Philippines and the UK.
had a previous role that was not in Building
Materials and Construction – most are from the
Civil Engineering industry, followed by the Oil &
Energy and Mechanical Engineering industries.
33%
15%
Recent graduates attended:
American University of Sharjah, UAE
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanese American University, Lebanon
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Heriot-Watt University, UAE/UK
Middle East & North Africa region includes: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates, Yemen

2. Building Materials and Construction
Who are the top employers by volume
of Building Materials and Construction
professionals?
Saudi Oger Ltd.
Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)
Kharafi National
ETA Group of Companies
Saudi Binladin Group
Al Jaber Group
Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG
Habtoor Leighton Group
Consolidated Contractors International Company
Arabtec Construction LLC
What are the most common functions in
the Building Materials and Construction
on LinkedIn?
ENGINEERING
OPERATIONS
SALES
PROGRAM & PROJECT
MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE
What do Building Materials and Construction professionals look for in a job?
44%
43%
40%
43%
41%
49%
47%
68%
40%
38%
39%
49%
43%
65%
EXCELLENT COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
STRONG CAREER PATH
JOB SECURITY
STRONG EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
A PLACE I WOULD BE PROUD TO WORK
32%
34%
GOOD WORK/LIFE BALANCE
CHALLENGING WORK
Building Materials and Construction
Professionals
Middle East & North Africa Average
A COMPANY WITH A LONG-TERM STRATEGIC VISION
How can you connect with Building Materials and Construction professionals?
1. Leverage your Employees’ Networks
The #1 activity on LinkedIn is viewing other members profiles. You can connect with priority talent whenever they visit
an employee’s profile page using Work With Us ads.
2. Engage in Conversation through Status Updates
Updates to your followers can be targeted (i.e. by function, by geography) to send relevant, timely updates to your
priority talent pools. You can reach beyond your follower base using Sponsored Updates.
3. Tell a Relevant Talent Brand Story
Share why your company is unique and use LinkedIn’s talent driver data to better understand what this talent pool
cares most about. Premium career pages allow for segment-specific targeting to ensure priority talent sees the content
most relevant to them.
4. Measure and Track your Progress
Talk to your LinkedIn rep to measure the strength of your Talent Brand with this talent pool and to learn how you stack
up against your competition.
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