When the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia revealed its Vision 2030 (a vibrant society, a thriving economy, and an ambitious nation), it was clear that the country’s focus in the coming decades will be on creating the strong ecosystem of professionals who will help achieve this vision. The Middle East market is moving in fast pace towards big projects and big developments, and hence international companies are showing increasing interest towards the Kingdom. Hence, partnering with the locally available search services consultancies, but with a global network, is pertinent for companies looking to leverage this growth opportunity. JOBSKEY Search & Selection is the perfect recruitment partner that works on the philosophy to arm organizations with appropriate staff qualified, skilled and enthusiastic individuals, who can be an asset to its clients.

Established in 2006, JOBSKEY is an ISO 9001:2015 certified and a leading professional search & selection firm in the region. It is promoted by some of the highly experienced professionals dedicated to provide total search solutions under one roof. Locally present but with access to the best talents locally and globally, the company works in a partnership model rather than as an outsource agency. JOBSKEY provides an objective, responsive and solution-oriented approach thanks to its consultants who extensively research the local and international market to find the right match. “Being available locally gives us the advantage to understand local market changes, market demand and always in touch with passive C-level candidates,” explains Omar, CEO & Principal Consultant. This helps JOBSKEY consultants meet and educate clients on the latest market standards, while even advise them when they need to be flexible and make sure they don’t miss-out on any potential candidates in the market.

Offerings that Go Beyond Services
Embracing innovation and out-of-the-box thinking and client first approach, JOBSKEY’s every service is controlled and offered at an affordable cost, thus helping clients drive their business forward. Committed to offering only the best of executive search, headhunting, mass recruitment, confidential searches, localization and payroll & admin services JOBSKEY has specialized consultants who are masters in a particular market sector and meet every candidate and client in person. This helps in comprehending both sides of the coin and make the perfect marriage between recruiter and hiree. “The team is our strength and the secret sauce to our success. Hence, we have on-boarded industry experts who possess enormous experience in the search service consultancy, and a network of associates that help us recruit effectively and in a timely manner,”

explains Mohammed Arshad, Strategic Head JOBSKEY.

This enables JOBSKEY to provide highly personalized, professional and consultative service to the market, which helps it achieve its mission to be the recruitment partner of choice. Its ability to design and provide recruiting services that meet the particular need of each client is the key driver that enables it to serve customers across industries, including manufacturing & engineering, oil & gas, HR, training & education, IT & telecom, finance & administration, Islamic banking and investment, and more. “Every search and/or project that we undertake follows our successful five step process of assessment, research recruitment selection and assimilation,” explains Faisal Banjar Operations Head, JOBSKEY.

Every search is tailored to the requirements and expectations of your organization and the specific position

From offering retained executive search/headhunting (exclusive) to offering executive search (non-exclusive), contingency search, contract staffing and contract to hire JOBSKEY touches every aspect of a firm’s search & service need. Under its retained executive search the company highly emphasizes on finding the right match in executive level placements, from CEOs to other C and Director level positions. “Every search is tailored to the requirements and expectations of your organization and the specific position,” adds Omar. JOBSKEY works closely with its clients to develop a strong position profile which includes subtitle candidate requirements that will be critical to placement of the right match for client’s organization. To handle contingency search, the company follows standard processes to search and select from a database of candidates, selection from referrals & companies downsizing, advertising on its own website and other online platforms.

Applying high standards, JOBSKEY uses AI powered Applicant Tracking System and employs a systematic approach that is comprehensive in scope involving an in-depth investigation of a wide field of well-qualified individuals. “We recognize that most of our clients have urgent needs and come from different industries. We aim to meet those needs quickly by understanding and focusing on their industries,” explains Omar. Trusted by over 100 clients including Wipro Arabia, Cognizant, HP, L&T Infotech, ABB Arabia, SaudiCargo, Savola, AlNahdi, and more, the company has recorded an annual turnover of $35 million in the last fiscal year. JOBSKEY now envisages expanding in all major cities of Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries through its franchise model.

Key Management
Faisal Banjar, Operations Head
Faisal holds 15 years of experience in recruitment for management positions in executive search industry.

Hisham Faraj, Saudization Manager
Hisham holds 10+ years of experience in Saudization and Government Relations

Omar M Azam, CEO & Principal Consultant
Holding 15 years of experience at senior management positions in HR and executive search industry Omar is highly experienced in designing, developing and implementing strategic talent management programs for C-level executives across a number of industries.

Offices: Saudi Arabia, UK, Canada and India

Offerings: Executive Search/Headhunting(Exclusive), Offering Executive Search (Non-Exclusive) Contingency Search Contract Staffing & Contract To Hire Payroll Services and Admin Services