Partial solar eclipse in UAE on Oct 25
Today’s final partial solar eclipse of the year will give the impression that the moon is biting into the sun. The moon’s shadow will be cast on the earth during the two-hour spectacle, which starts at around 2.40 p.m. in the UAE.
The moon only throws the penumbra, or outermost region of its shadow, on Earth during a partial solar eclipse because the sun, moon, and earth are not exactly lined up.
The International Astronomical Centre was cited by Barq UAE in announcing the eclipse’s dates and peak locations across the nation:
These significant details may surprise you:
The UAE won’t be able to see the next partial solar eclipse until 2027, according to the Dubai Astronomy Group. Without eye protection, seeing the eclipse of the sun could cause retinal burns, vision loss, or eclipse blindness. When looking at the sun, solar filters or eclipse glasses that are no more than three years old and are scratch-free are required. You may view the eclipse online right here if you don’t have the right eye protection or simply don’t have the time to see it in person.
The UAE companies are finding it difficult to hire suitable candidates for vacant positions such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity experts, data scientists, and cloud engineers due to a shortage of skilled and qualified workers.
Human resources and recruitment consultants say that applicants claiming unrealistic salaries was also one of the biggest challenges that companies face when hiring skilled IT professionals. This is in addition to unnecessary delays in recruiting by firms, thus losing skilled candidates to their competitors.
According to the latest 2022 Hays GCC Salary Guide, 50 percent of employers said their biggest challenge when recruiting staff was a shortage of suitable applicants, and another 21 percent of employers claimed that it was applicants with unrealistic salary requirements. Nineteen percent of firms expect to face skill shortages in IT and technology fields, particularly across cloud, cyber security, and data.
“There is definitely a shortage of skilled workers in the technology sector as many employers are struggling to find the right talent, particularly in industries like fintech. Being a tourist hub, the UAE, Dubai in particular, always faces a shortage of experienced tourism and senior hospitality professionals,” said Waleed Anwar, managing director of Upfront HR.
He said there is a shortage of skilled software developers, cybersecurity experts, and artificial intelligence specialists.
Billy Bilton, senior consultant for technology at Hays, said roles with niche and highly technical skill sets such as data scientists, cybersecurity architects, cloud engineers, and cloud architects, are difficult to fill due to a shortage of skilled and qualified workers.
Partial solar eclipse visible in UAE on October 25 https://t.co/eMaXZLRIjt pic.twitter.com/34jHwnWjm3
— UAE News (@UAENews) October 3, 2022
