Construction in Dubai ... the Middle East is booming.
Sector specialisation key, says Beresford
Recruitment specialist Beresford says that the company’s ability to meet sector-specific recruitment demands has allowed it to better understand the needs of both the employee and the employer.
01 May 2006
Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT), a specialist in providing recruitment services to the region’s construction Industry, believes sector-specialism has assumed a vital status in the market, as without an intimate knowledge of a particular sector or job-role, the recruitment process cannot be effective, says Edward Twaite, BBT’s Middle East operations director.
“With the Middle East booming at the moment, the need to ensure successful human resources (HR) and recruitment solutions is becoming increasingly important – from the perspective of both the employee and employer,” he adds.
BBT’s specialisation in providing recruitment services to the construction industry makes it unusual but highly effective in the market. Operating in the UAE out of offices both in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the company has fully established operations throughout Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. This enables it to combine local expertise and sector knowledge with the resources of a large, global HR consultant and recruiter. In the Middle East, BBT operates throughout the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Yemen, Qatar and Oman.
“BBT’s sector specialism means that the company has a wealth of knowledge, and much larger teams than usual, in all of the main construction areas. It covers project managers (PMs), quantity surveyors (QSs), planners, architects and fit-out/interiors professionals, besides having a specialist civils construction department responsible for all infrastructure-related projects,” Twaite explains.
This leads to an informed and knowledgeable relationship between BBT and both employees and employers, leading to placements and jobs which last. In today’s boom climate across most of the Middle East, this stands out as a vital attribute, he adds.
BBT also offers bespoke recruitment campaigns across countries and regions – helping deliver multi-staff solutions to and from Europe and beyond, providing clients with yet more options and helping them with their business needs.
“There are, of course, many benefits of working in the Middle East, ranging from the obvious such as the weather and the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting building projects in the world to the more prosaic such as tax-free income.
“However, companies do not only need recruitment solutions in these times of mass expansion – many have a real need for additional services covering wider HR issues including training and staff development plans, internal HR health checks and audits. BBT has a dedicated HR consultancy and offers employee satisfaction surveys, salary surveys, and advice on all HR policies and procedures,” Twaite concludes.
