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"It's vital that Sun keep pace with the region's appetite for the technology that is fueling the economic growth in the Gulf and elsewhere, and to meet both our targets and those of our customers, we need at least 40 new professionals on board in the first half of 2008," said Chris Cornelius, managing director, Sun Microsystems MENA.
The areas where Sun is seeing most dynamic growth in the Middle East region is in its software and services business, given that organizations in the region have diverse hardware platforms that need to be integrated and leveraged. In industries such as telecoms service provision, government, aviation, and financial services, Sun is witnessing robust demand for its data center and information management solutions.
"From customer-facing sales roles through to technical experts, pre-sales and managerial roles, we are recruiting right through the organization, and launching an internship scheme with a number of universities in the region to cultivate new talent and help stem the shortage of certified IT professionals in the MENA market,"
he added.
In order to increase the available base of technology skills in the regional market, Sun is also approaching universities in the GCC and beyond to foster its internship programme, aimed at developing IT talent in Arab nationals.
Given the urgency of Sun's need for staff, the company has brought in a recruitment specialist from its European operation while also engaging with talent consultants in the region. In addition to technical and business skills, the company is specifically looking for candidates with industry expertise in its major growth sectors, including banking, service provision, and government.
Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News Editor
