The problem with Lebanon’s new job site

Are you unemployed? Have you found yourself eyeing up employment opportunities in the Gulf, the US, Europe…anywhere but Lebanon? Well fear not, the Lebanese government’s very own National Employment Office (NEO) has launched a new online job finding service. NEO to the rescue, or possibly not. Intrigued as to what kinds of opportunities are awaiting Lebanon’s scores of unemployed and underemployed – youth unemployment currently stands at around one in five – I spent an afternoon perusing the English version of the site. I concluded I would have been better off procrastinating on Facebook.   See also: Unemployment in the Middle East – an interactive guide Unemployment in Lebanon – an analysis Despite dozens of searches into all kinds of bizarre and wonderful employment subcategories – in the Machine Operators and Assemblers category, for example, among the nearly 200 subcategories are jobs including photogravure operator, milk pasteurizer and vinegar maker –