While I am not aware of the situation in other countries that was in the survey, I sure know about Saudi Arabia and the information about Saudi Arabia stated in this post is far from the truth and the realities on the ground. I firmly believe that no Saudi would accept $1000 as a starting salary after he has graduated. It is simply impossible and I can say this with confidence. A starting salary of $3000 for a fresh Saudi graduate may sound reasonable. I had interviewed many Saudis who had passed grade 8 or 9 in school and were looking for a job and they were all freshmen. None of them could read or speak a word of English. One question ALL of them asked me during the interviews was, "How quickly can I become a "mudeer" after joining? When I told them say after five or six years of working and gaining the required experience, they would not be interested in the job. They wanted to become a "mudeer" within just six months! Not just that, after the interview one Saudi applicant who miserably failed the interview, went a step further and complained to the Saudi Director as to why he was not given the job as it was "right" as a Saudi, asking him why a foreign national was occupying a position which he 'deserved." None of them were willing to accept a job which paid less than $1500.
While I am not aware of the situation in other countries that was in the survey, I sure know about Saudi Arabia and the information about Saudi Arabia stated in this post is far from the truth and the realities on the ground. I firmly believe that no Saudi would accept $1000 as a starting salary after he has graduated. It is simply impossible and I can say this with confidence. A starting salary of $3000 for a fresh Saudi graduate may sound reasonable. I had interviewed many Saudis who had passed grade 8 or 9 in school and were looking for a job and they were all freshmen. None of them could read or speak a word of English. One question ALL of them asked me during the interviews was, "How quickly can I become a "mudeer" after joining? When I told them say after five or six years of working and gaining the required experience, they would not be interested in the job. They wanted to become a "mudeer" within just six months! Not just that, after the interview one Saudi applicant who miserably failed the interview, went a step further and complained to the Saudi Director as to why he was not given the job as it was "right" as a Saudi, asking him why a foreign national was occupying a position which he 'deserved." None of them were willing to accept a job which paid less than $1500.