MoL to launch ‘Ouqoul’ platform to help expatriate students find jobs in Qatar
The first phase of the Ministry of Labour’s (MoL) ‘Ouqoul’ platform — an initiative to open more doors for expatriate graduates from universities in Qatar to join private sector companies, will begin soon.
The platform aims to streamline the recruitment process and help newly graduated students find jobs that match their skill sets and career aspirations.
“The Ouqoul platform will be launched in several phases. We’ll fix the launch date and announce it soon,” said Eng. Munira Al Shraim, Director of MoL’s Projects Department at the Office of the Assistant Undersecretary for Expatriate Labour Affairs.
Speaking to Qatar TV, she said the soon-to-be-launched platform’s link will be shared with newly-graduated expatriate students, universities and private companies.
Al Shraim said the platform would target expatriate students who graduate from universities in Qatar and help them enter the local private sector job market.
“Most expatriate students are born and brought up in Qatar. They’re familiar with local culture, traditions, and Qatari laws, which helps them integrate with local community better than those recruited from overseas,” she was quoted as saying by The Peninsula.
Following the Third National Development Strategy, Al Shraim said MoL was providing jobs for citizens in the private sector through separate platforms. Ouqoul platform will be dedicated for expatriate students only.
The ‘Ouqoul’ platform is part of the ministry’s wider strategy to enhance workforce productivity and leverage competencies, complementing efforts to promote and employ the national workforce in the private sector, in alignment with Qatar National Vision 2030.
The platform’s main objectives are to create a user-friendly space, increase employment opportunities for expatriate graduates from universities in Qatar, and improve the efficiency of their overall recruitment processes.
The platform will include features like identity verification systems, job posting capabilities, search functions, and an advanced dashboard for administrators.
Enhanced AI features will be integrated to automatically process candidates’ resumes, match them with available jobs, and provide chatbots for inquiries and support. The Ouqoul platform will feature three distinct interfaces designed for expatriate graduates, private companies, and universities.
The platform will enable expatriate students graduating from local universities to create personal profiles using their university IDs, generate skill-based resumes using the platform’s AI tools, search for job opportunities in Qatar’s private sector that match their skills, and apply directly through the platform.
AI tools will also support candidates in achieving their career goals by suggesting courses needed to develop the required skills.
The platform will allow private sector companies to publish job opportunities, search for suitable candidates, and manage rapid recruitment processes all in one place, supporting companies in reaching the best candidates.
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