Wamda

U.A.E

Integra Seven and Wamda release first of its kind "State of Tech Talent in Dubai" report

Demand for specialised tech talent in Dubai will likely exceed supply. Ninety per cent of tech companies have tech talent dispersed a...

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Global

Weighing the pros and cons of outsourcing, freelancers, agencies, and in-house roles

Anastasiya Golovatenko is a director at Sherpa Communications As we advise numerous startups on scaling strategies during our mentorship...

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Palestine

Remote working: empowering Arabs to solve the global skills shortage

Jafar Shunnar is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Dutch-Palestinian social impact edtech, the Talent Acceleration...

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Regional

Why hypergrowth is killing the talent pool

Reem M. Osman is the chief people officer at UAE-based nybl, an artificial intelligence startup Over the past couple of weeks, the tech...

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U.A.E

How to address the lack of engineering and tech talent in the UAE

Toni Allen is director of international, strategic marketing and engagement at the Institution of Engineering and Technology The...

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Regional

What are the most in-demand skills among startups in Mena?

Talent remains one of the biggest challenges facing startups in the Middle East. Good talent is difficult to find and can be very costly....

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Regional

Why is the UAE issuing new visas and licences?

Governments across the Middle East have been attempting to attract talent and startups to their cities in their quest to establish...

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Global

Navigating Covid-19: Managing people and talent

On Wednesday 15 April, Wamda hosted an online webinar, 'Navigating Covid-19: Managing people and talent,’ featuring Nathalie...

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Regional

The state of technical talent in Mena

Leen Ashqar leads value creation at Propeller, a venture capital firm based in Amman, Jordan Too often, we come across a startup founder...

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Regional

Localized closes $1.2 million funding round

US-based Localized, a talent technology platform that connects university students and alumni with employers and industry experts in...

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Palestine

Social Dice helps navigate rough waters of MENA hiring process

When you ask founder Saed Shela what the secret is to Social Dice’s success, he will say it is about making the hiring process smart...

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Lebanon

Lack of local talent drives Lebanese entrepreneurs abroad

Despite a deep desire by Lebanese entrepreneurs to hire local and base their startups at home soil, lagging skills within the labor force...

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Regional

Where are entrepreneurs finding talent? [Wamda TV]

More than three in five entrepreneurs in MENA cited finding talent as a key barrier to building their team. Hiring and...

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Maghreb

Programmers for hire: Scorify links talent with jobs

The hunt of developers. (Image via Mashable) Every industry has its own myths, and one often-heard claim in the tech sector is that...

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Regional

How to attract and retain talent [Opinion]

People are arguably the single most important component of any venture. With the proliferation of technology startups in the region,...

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Regional

From Egypt to the Gulf: conquering the HR market

Attracting good staff is the MENA-based entrepreneur’s constant lament, yet Egyptian Rania Abdallah says there are ways to solve this d...

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