Oman’s number of job seekers soars, majority are graduates

“A number of graduates are specific with the type of jobs they want, and so there aren’t enough job opportunities to facilitate the specific jobs required… They have to be more willing to work in any job at any level. There are many economic projects in Oman that job seekers could become a part of if they are willing,” Al-Baluchi explained.
Meanwhile some graduate job seekers are returning to education to try and increase their chances of finding employment, in fields such as teaching.
IT graduate Manal Al-Alawi was looking for a job for five years, before deciding to return to education.

“I decided to pursue a new degree with my own money, in the College of Education at Nizwa University, to help me become a math teacher… I think teachers have a better chance of being employed. In the last five years, I tried to apply to many jobs in my field, but I never got a reply.” Al-Alawi told the newspaper.
Of course returning to education carries its own obstacles and post graduates are facing high educational costs and as many as four years back in university.
The situation has become so significant that the hashtag “Omanis without jobs” was created on Twitter a few weeks ago and already seen 28,500 accounts vent their frustration with 600,000 tweets.