Written by Abdallah Hayek, P.E

The year is 2021 and you just graduated. You have a great CV, and you’re more than ready to join the work force. However, you had the misfortune to join the labor market in the most challenging of times. You’ve been knocking on doors day and night to find a job, but to no avail. You’ve applied to just about hundreds of positions, with no clear understanding of what you’re getting yourself into. You need someone to guide you to the right opportunities.

The year is 2021 and you are a manager responsible for recruiting new talents. Lockdown measures have disrupted your typical HR procedures. You decide to launch an online campaign. You receive hundreds of applicants. You spend day and night looking at every single CV and reading every single cover letter. The process has become inefficient. You need someone to help you find the best candidates possible.


Premium Recruiting was launched to fill a void in the recruitment market. Completely free of charge for recruiters and applicants, we are here to help!


Premium Recruiting is a Lebanese NGO which aims to find remote working opportunities for local Lebanese talents. Our only goal is to match the best talents and the best opportunities, worldwide.


Our group aims to give back to the Lebanese community. After the August 4 blasts in Beirut, we took matter into our hands and did our best to provide relief to those who were impacted, through Premium Recruiting we sustain our devotion to give back again to our community.


This newsletter was written in times of great uncertainty for professionals and businesses alike. Lebanon is currently facing its worst economic crisis in years. Talents are struggling to find work, and businesses have to adapt to a hyperdynamic environment. This is why our services are totally free. We are only here to promote our local top talents.

With COVID-19, remote working is the new norm. At Premium Recruiting, we see this new shift as an opportunity that can be beneficial for everyone. We are ready to offer our services to businesses who are looking to adapt to the new challenges of the labor market, completely free of charge.

Premium Recruiting recently recruited four bright new talents. They both had to go through a very thorough recruitment process. Our group prides itself in its’ selectivity. Our thorough recruiting process is designed to attract the best in the field. We test our candidates based on their cognitive capabilities, their technical and interpersonal skills.

Premium Recruiting applicant data (2 weeks, December 2020)



After posting our Executive Assistant position, we received more than 405 applicants within 2 weeks. Only 5% of these applicants successfully passed the Premium Recruiting online assessments, and 6 candidates were interviewed. After doing exceptionally well, Sara Lee Habchi was an outstanding candidates who was offered a position at our sister company Hayek Group.

“Since I am a recent graduate, my curiosity and enthusiasm made me eager to apply and follow all of the steps in the Premium Recruiting Process. While doing all the assessments, I was impressed with the level of professionalism that the company had. It gave me the motivation required to succeed!”

Our candidate Anthony Mitri is another recent recruit at Hayek Group, currently working as a real estate sales agent. Out of the 286 applicants, only 3 were recruited!

“I thought the hiring process would be a typical one by just sending my CV, but it was far more than that. As I was going through the dif erent assessments, I had the chance to learn about the company’s professional background, and got to know more about its current and future projects.”

This new year, we are excited to take Premium Recruiting to the next level, hoping to expand our territories and find the best opportunities for local talents. Candidates can expect many new positions in all sorts of different fields: finance, engineering, A.I., I.T., sales and marketing, and many more! Make sure you follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn for the latest updates.

You can check out our website, www.premiumrecruiting.org, for more information on our group and the positions available.



It is with great excitement that we are announcing the launch of the Premium Recruiting newsletter. Every month, we will send you updates, news, and insights on the labor market! We are looking forward to meet you next month, in your inbox, with our latest news.


For the time being, stay safe, strong, and optimistic.


Tomorrow is a brand new day!