Saturday, December 20, 2008

Peru predicts strong construction recruitment activity for 2009



Construction jobs South America


When you look at recruitment activity in South America on constructionjobs.ie, Peru has always performed month on month. At the end of 2007, the country promised to be one of the world's construction recruitment hotspots in 2008, and it delivered on this prediction. So, we are delighted to see that the country is expecting another strong year of construction activity in 2009, particularly in infrastructure development.

According to the Peruvian National Institute of Statistics and Informatics, Construction, Peru's construction, transport, agriculture and fishing sectors will create the most jobs in 2009 amid the global financial crisis. Construction and transports activities will keep on rising, boosting the domestic demand.

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Most sought Australian construction and mining job candidates in 2009

Top construction jobs in Australia for 2009

The Australian Government has moved to fast track the visa applications of professionals who are most critical to the country’s economic development in 2009. And 17 construction and mining jobs categories feature in the all-important list.

Under the program, which will be operational from 01 January, 2009, the Government will fast track the processing of permanent migration visas where the skilled migrants are sponsored by an employer. However, people applying to come to Australia without a sponsor will be given priority if they have an occupation on the government's list of skills in critical shortage.

Australian Government Dept of Immigration & Citizenship Critical Skills List

This list of Australian construction and mining jobs that feature on the Critical Skills List will only apply to people who are seeking to migrate under the skilled migration program who are not sponsored by an employer or nominated by a state or territory government.

  • Bricklayer
  • Cabinetmaker
  • Carpenter
  • Carpenter and Joiner (various)
  • Electrician (general)
  • Electrician (special class)
  • Electronic Equipment Trades
  • Engineer – Civil
  • Engineer – Electrical
  • Engineer – Mechanical
  • Engineer – Mining
  • Fibrous Plasterer
  • Gasfitter
  • Metal Fabricator, Boilermaker
  • Metal Fitter
  • Metal Machinist
  • Plumber (general)

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Top Construction jobs in UAE in 2009

The United Arab Emirates may be the Disney World of the global construction industry, and Dubai may be seen as the instigator of the construction and engineering revolution in the Middle East, however other emirates of the UAE, particularly Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, look set to continue performing well during 2009 in terms of construction jobs creation.

With vast reserves of oil to insulate them, to a certain degree, from the current global financial crisis, the massive growth in Middle East construction job applications on constructionjobs.ie during 2008 will continue in 2009 with the emirates of the UAE being the most popular region for construction job applications from ambitious construction professionals.

Building and engineering projects, started and planned for the next year include airports, rail lines, waterfront residential developments and kilometre-high towers to name a few. So, throughout the year we expect to see an endless stream of construction job opportunities for experienced, particularly high-rise experienced, construction professionals in the following areas

  • Architect
  • Construction Project Manager
  • Construction Project Engineer
  • Construction Site Manager
  • Construction Site Engineer
  • Construction Cost Manager
  • Construction quantity surveyor
  • Construction Manager
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