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“How can I get noticed by RECRUITERS on LinkedIn?”This is what I “prescribe:”1. Make sure your headline is an actual job title.2. Make sure you have a Summary/ “About” section.3. Make sure you write your summary in the first person, “I” (but NOT in resumes).4. Make sure you have relevant keywords in your “About” section.5. Make sure you have All-Star status.6. Make sure your photo is professional.7. Make sure you have some endorsed skills.8. Make sure you have some recommendations.9. Make sure your other social media is “clean.”But most importantly….10. Make sure you are actively ENGAGING on the platform.The algorithm rewards engagement by raising your profile in searches.But be discerning. Don’t just like/comment for the sake of it. Engage meaningfully and with POSITIVE intention!

Kuwait Government announced new cabinet, iiQ8news🇰🇼KUWAIT NEW CABINET ANNOUNCED 🇰🇼1- Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.2- Anas Khaled Nasser Al-Saleh, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs.3- Khaled Nasser Al-Roudhan, Minister of Commerce and Industry.4- Mohammad Nasser Al-Jabri, Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth affairs.5- Dr. Basel Humoud Al-Sabah, Minister of Health.6- Dr. Fahad Mohammad Al-Afasi, Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.7- Dr. Khaled Ali Al-Fadhel, Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water.8- Mariam Aqeel Al-Aqeel, Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of State for Economic Affairs.9- Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs.10- Dr. Rana Abdullah Al-Fares, Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Housing Affairs.11- Dr. Saud Hi…

Kuwait Government targets to appoint 10,000 citizens in private sectorDecember 18, 2019Government is targeting to appoint 10,000 number of citizens for appointment in the private sector during the next two years. A decision in this regard will be issued at the start of the new year, Finance Minister and Acting State Minister for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel said.The manpower authority’s vision towards increasing the percentage of citizens employed in the private sector is according to law 19/2000, whose article 9 authorized the Council of Ministers to decide such percentages and commit non-government entities to comply with them, she added.Authority has studied the needs of the marketplace and education graduates, and then proposes the percentage that must be implemented. The matter will then be sent to the fatwa and legislation department to review it and frame it in a legal text. https://www.indianinq8.com/a2-kuwait-bus-route-a2-khaitan-fa…

Employees can en-cash 180 days leave during serviceMinister of Finance, Dr Nayef al-Hajraf will soon issue a decision that will allow the employees to encash 180 days of annual leave in accordance with the comprehensive salary.MP Khalil Al-Saleh in a statement to the Parliament media office said that he coordinated with the Minister of Finance and reached a positive agreement to amend the Civil Service Law to address this issue and give the employees the right to cash the leave. The current law provides a cash allowance for the employee’s leave only at the time of retirement, but the decision will allow the employees to benefit from it during service.This amendment is a victory for the rights of employees, by giving them the right to exchange their leave for cash allowance without the need to wait for retirement, but with certain conditions, as it reduces the burden on citizens.  

Expats to renew residence online very soonKUWAIT CITY, September 24 :Finally, more than 3 million expatriates working in the private sector can renew their residency electronically, in a step towards the completion of technical services and the application of e-government, to eliminate the paperwork and reduce the congestion in the corridors of ministries reports Al QabasThe Ministry of Interior, is preparing to launch a new system to renew the residencies of Article 18 for civil sector workers, in October, in order to serve more than 3 million expatriates in the country.This service, which will be launched by the Ministry of Interior through its website where it will be possible to renew the residence of the expatriate and his wife and children automatically without going to the passport offices/residence affairs in their governorates, nor carrying documents to review, this project is the largest and most important to keep up with the new vision of Kuwait towar…

5 dead, 75 injured as 5.8 magnitude quake jolts Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, tremors felt in North IndiaFive people died and 75 were injured after an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir's Mirpur on Tuesday at 4:32 pm. The epicentre of the earthquake was 140 kilometres from Srinagar at the depth of 10 kilometres, the United States Geological Survey reported.According to co-ordinates released by the US agency, the epicentre of the earthquake was located near the New Mirpur city in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.Tremors of the earthquake were felt in Delhi-NCR, Chandigarh, Kashmir, parts of Himachal as well as several towns in Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa range.The epicentre of the earthquake was 140 kilometres from Srinagar. (Image: Google Maps) Soon after the earthquake struck, Twitter was filled with photographs and videos showing cracked roads and damaged vehicles in the New Mirpur city.M…

New fees for sick leaves and certificates from MoH, Kuwait, iiQ8NewsTuesday, September 24, 2019The health ministry has implemented a new fee scheme that includes a KD 2 fee for authentication of sick leaves issued by the private sector. The new fees are for services offered by the medical council to expats, including KD 20 for medical examination for those applying to work in the public and private sectors; KD 5 for medical examination for those seeking disability aid and age estimation; KD 10 for “medically unfit”, “to whom it may concern” and proportion of disability due to injury certificates; and KD 5 to approve sick leaves issued by non-government doctors inside or outside Kuwait.The health ministry also imposed fees for approving advertisements - KD 50 for three months for licensing ads for health-related products and KD 100 for licensing ads about companies or health facilities. The ministry also imposed fees for analysis at drug registration laboratories…

Kuwait advised people to rely on official news; Avoid circulation of fake newsThe Kuwaiti government has advised citizens and residents to rely on the State official sources to get credible and accurate information, especially on the situation in the region.In a press statement on Wednesday, the Government Spokesman Tareq Al-Mezrem clarified that reliance on the official sources would help avoid circulation of rumors or fake news.In such situations, rumors and fake news were posted and circulated through social networking sites or other media tools, he cautioned.“So, the government urges everyone, without exceptions, to get the accurate information from the official sources, mainly the Kuwait News Agency and the official accounts of the State ministries on social networking sites,” he said.Al-Mezrem called on citizens and residents to disregard rumors and fabricated information and avoid spreading them.He reiterated the need of reliance on the official s…

ISRO locates Chandrayaan-2 lander on Moon, but yet to make contactThe Indian Space Research Organisation has managed to locate Vikram, the Chandrayaan-2 lander, on Moon's surface a day after losing contact with the craft. However, Isro is yet to establish contact with Vikram; the space agency lost communications with the lander minutes before it was to land on near the south pole of the Moon on Saturday.According to sources, communication with the lander has not yet been established.The lander was located with the help of the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, which remains safe and is revolving around the Moon. The orbiter managed to shoot a thermal image of the Vikram lander.In an exclusive interview to India Today TV, Isro chief K Sivan said that the agency has managed to locate the lander using the orbiter and has attained a thermal image of it.Isro has been able to identify the lander Vikram, but the condition of the lander is yet to be ascertained.The soft-lan…

‘Kuwait named ‘worst destination’ for expats’ – Second year in a rowKUWAIT CITY, Sept 7: For the second year in a row, Kuwait has topped the list of the countries in the world as the worst destination for expatriates, reports Al-Rai daily quoting InterNations’s annual ranking by Expat Insider, reports Al-Rai daily.Kuwait shares the bottom region with Italy, Nigeria, Brazil, Turkey, India, the United Kingdom, Greece, Russia and North Korea. This is the fifth time InterNations place Kuwait among the worst destinations for expatriates from 2014 to 2016. It was the second worst destination for expatriates in 2017 before ‘regaining’ the top spot in 2018 and 2019 respectively.According to the report, which covers 64 countries around the world, Kuwait ranked last in the “ease of stability” and “quality of life” respectively, despite the improvement at the level of “personal finance”, and was placed on par with “leisure options”, “personal happiness”, and the pe…

The best is yet to come: PM Modi to ISRO scientists; Communication lost 2.1 km from the lunar surfaceThere will be a new dawn: PM Modi after India loses contact with Chandrayaan-2 VikramSaturday, September 7, 2019Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the scientists at ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru and outlined that countries best is yet to come in the field of space missions. "We are proud of our space program. Today our resolve to touch the moon has grown even stronger. We came very close but we need to cover more ground in the time to come. We are full of confidence that when it comes to our space mission programme the best one is yet to come. There are several places to discover and go," said the Prime Minister.His address comes after ISRO lost communication with Vikram Lander of Chandrayaan 2 moments before it was preparing to make a soft-landing on the South Pole region of the Moon. He also saluted the scientists for their immense contribution…

Some profession cannot get Family Visa even if salary above 500; No problem for Children above 12 yearFriday, September 6, 2019Local authorities clarified that there is no problem for expatriates children above 12 years of age can get dependent visa provided all the required conditions are met. Local Arabic media Al Anba daily reported quoting sources from authority.Authorities also clarified that expatriates in some professions termed as 'Marginal Profession' cannot apply for dependent visa even if their salary is above 500 KD.Visit VisaAuthorities clarified that the minimum salary required to apply for a visit visa for wife and children is KD 250, however, the concerned department has a last say in such issues and can issue a visit visa even if the salary of the sponsor is less than 250. The duration of a visit visa for siblings and parents is one month only. Extension of visa is at the discretion of the General Department for Residence Affairs.  …

No dependent Visa for children above 12 YearsChildren above 12 year are not eligible to get dependent visa, reported local Arabic daily Al-Jarida.According to Al-Jarida newspaper, the new regulation stipulates that an expatriate children of above 12 years of age are not eligible to get a dependent visa.The Arabic paper also reported that the residence permits of children under dependent visa (son) will not be eligible for renewal once the son is crossed 18 years of age unless they produce proof of that they are registered at one of the local universities.This will inversely affect the families with 12 years and above kids who are planning to join with their husband in Kuwait. However this will not affect the kids who are already in Kuwait under family residency. Source :https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/dependent-visa-for-children-above-12-yrs-will-not-be-granted/ Dependent Visa For Children above 12 yrs will not be granted …