SGMB — Talent, relocation & earned media

Interest in working and relocating to Sharjah, employer brand perception, and whether press coverage carried our message.

concept module · talent & earned

Simulated · not live yet

Requiresa media monitoring service for outlet tier and message pull-through, plus employer-brand research. Outlet volume, language mix and country of origin are live from the GDELT news feed. Labour demand by emirate is live from the Google Jobs feed.

Spec sheet →
Everything on this page is simulated today. Outlet volume, language mix and country of origin turn live again as soon as the GDELT news feed answers. Publication tier, message pull-through, the relocation funnel and employer brand perception stay simulated either way — GDELT classifies neither outlet tier nor whether a message was carried.

Labour demand by emirate

open job postings, Careerjet

How many jobs are currently advertised in each emirate — a rough read on which economies are growing.

Coverage volume by outlet

Arabic vs English, with tone per outlet

How much each publication has written about Sharjah.

awaiting gdelt
Al Khaleej
62
Gulf News
41
Khaleej Times
38
The National
34
The Art Newspaper
19
Condé Nast Traveller ME
14
CNN Travel
6
BBC Travel
4

Example figures below — the news feed could not be reached. It refreshes automatically.

Where coverage originates

countries publishing about Sharjah

Which countries write about Sharjah, and how much.

awaiting gdelt

Example figures below — the news feed could not be reached. It refreshes automatically.

Outlets

volume, tone and language mix

The individual publications behind the coverage, so the totals above can be traced back.

simulated fallback
OutletTierArt.Reach
The NationalTier 1 regional3422.0M
Gulf NewsTier 1 regional4119.0M
Al KhaleejLocal Arabic press6214.0M
Khaleej TimesTier 2 regional3811.0M
CNN TravelTier 1 international648.0M
The Art NewspaperTrade & culture press193.4M
Condé Nast Traveller METrade & culture press145.1M
BBC TravelTier 1 international462.0M

Example figures below — the news feed could not be reached. It refreshes automatically.

Earned coverage by tier

volume, reach and message pull-through

Coverage split by how influential the publication is — one piece in a major title is worth many in small ones.

simulated
Tier 1 international42 articles · 184.0M reach
51%

key message pull-through

Tier 1 regional118 articles · 96.0M reach
67%

key message pull-through

Tier 2 regional264 articles · 41.0M reach
58%

key message pull-through

Trade & culture press176 articles · 12.0M reach
74%

key message pull-through

Local Arabic press312 articles · 27.0M reach
81%

key message pull-through

Proxy — Simulated. GDELT has no tier classification and cannot detect whether the Bureau's key message was carried — both need a paid monitoring service with a human coding frame.

Decision this unlocks — whether press coverage repeated the Bureau's message or merely mentioned the name.

Relocation & talent funnel

from job curiosity to a relocation enquiry

How many people move from hearing about working in Sharjah to actually applying and arriving.

simulated
Job search interest184,000

searches for Sharjah roles

34%

Employer page visit62,000

free zone & university portals

35%

Application started21,500

60%

Application completed12,900

26%

Relocation enquiry3,400

housing, schooling, visa

Decision this unlocks — whether the drop-off is a media problem or a process problem — 184k people look, 3.4k ask, and the gap is where the emirate loses talent.

Employer brand perception

Sharjah vs Dubai vs Abu Dhabi, indexed

What people who might work in Sharjah think of it as a place to build a career.

simulated

Salary competitiveness

Sharjah
44
Dubai
82
Abu Dhabi
78

Cost of living

Sharjah
79
Dubai
31
Abu Dhabi
46

Career growth

Sharjah
41
Dubai
86
Abu Dhabi
74

Work–life balance

Sharjah
68
Dubai
42
Abu Dhabi
57

Schooling for children

Sharjah
72
Dubai
69
Abu Dhabi
66

Commute

Sharjah
34
Dubai
58
Abu Dhabi
61

Decision this unlocks — which truths to lead the employer story with — Sharjah wins on cost of living and balance, and cannot win a salary argument.

Every figure on this page is simulated for illustration.