After taking the solve test, I was contacted by a recruiter to interview for the Pakistan office even though in my application I had added Dubai and Riyadh offices as preferences. I'm wondering if this is because I'm based in Pakistan and I hear they encourage candidates to consider the offices in country, or because other offices I added as preferences are not hiring at the moment. And if it's the former, is there precedent for negotiating around that?
Hi, Florian. Thank you for your insights and advice, they're very helpful! I'll definitely try to get more information.
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Hi Ariadna, That's super helpful, thank you! Though would that mean, in the Middle East, candidates are only being considered for offices in their respective countries? Would you know if there are exceptions to this? And if so, on what grounds? I imagine offices in Dubai/Riyadh would have individuals from across the world. Thank you in advance!
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You are right that the respective ME offices have a lot of diversity and definitely far from having a majority of locals. But that's exactly why they are also very competitive :) But they might have preferences, depending on their current project demand & already existing supply of consultants, e.g., looking to hire now just people with X years of experience in sector Y. This is a random example, but goes to say that it would be very company and office specific and totally worth checking with the recruiter. As always, be mindful how you phrase your questions to them, you don't want to close any doors :)
That's all very useful to know. Thank you for your insights, Ariadna!
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