A survey on work preferences in Lebanon: Employment in banks is on top and public employment at the bottom

An opinion poll conducted by Bayt.com and YouGov about the preferred work opportunities in MENA, revealed that Lebanese prefer working in the banking sector in view of the career advancement possibilities it offers.  The poll which covered 7370 respondents in the Arab countries showed that 41% of the Lebanese preferred banking and 25% preferred ICT.

The opinion poll further indicated that women in Lebanon tend to favor banking and finance (49% of respondents) followed by education (45%), and then advertisement, media, PR, marketing and publishing (43%).  The poll also revealed that the public sector does not attract human resources in Lebanon as opposed to other countries as only 18% of women respondents in Lebanon said that they preferred working in that sector compared to 55% in Bahrain and 48% in UAE.  In Lebanon, this was justified by the fact that the public sector provides the worst employment package and because of long delays in the process of recruitment and appointment into the public sector. Lebanese respondents were also the most hesitant in terms of changing their careers in view of the difficult economic circumstances and the fear of loss of income.

Source: Al-Hayat, Al-Diyar 31 January 2014

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