The war on Iran and talent shortages have made C-suite candidates much harder to recruit and retain in the Middle East. That’s according to Alchemy Search, who says candidates have stronger bargaining power, while employers are shifting to hire locally first. Weam Kamel, Partner & Abu Dhabi Operations Head for Alchemy Search spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on what it takes to attract talent to the region. (Source: Bloomberg)
Stocks & Investing·Aug 3, 2026
Kamel: Standard Raise Not Enough for Mideast Hiring
The war on Iran and talent shortages have made C-suite candidates much harder to recruit and retain in the Middle East. That’s according to Alchemy Search, who says candidates have stronger bargaining power, while employers are shifting to hire locally first. Weam Kamel, Partner & Abu Dhabi Operations Head for Alchemy Search spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on what it takes to attract talent to the region. (Source: Bloomberg)
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3-point summary · 1 minThe war on Iran and talent shortages have made C-suite candidates much harder to recruit and retain in the Middle East. That’s according to Alchemy Search, who says candidates have stronger bargaining power, while employers are shifting to hire locally first. Weam Kamel, Partner & Abu Dhabi Operations Head for Alchemy Search spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on what it takes to attract talent to the region. (Source: Bloomberg)
- The war on Iran and talent shortages have made C-suite candidates much harder to recruit and retain in the Middle East.
- That’s according to Alchemy Search, who says candidates have stronger bargaining power, while employers are shifting to hire locally first.
- Weam Kamel, Partner & Abu Dhabi Operations Head for Alchemy Search spoke to Bloomberg’s Abeer Abu Omar on Horizons Middle East & Africa on what it takes to attract talent to the region. (Source: Bloomberg)
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