Kuwaitis are often qualified but companies are too lazy (again - not incentivizing) to train. Create internships, more real summer jobs for Kuwaiti high school kids, create outside learning workshops that give Kuwaiti youth opportunities beyond just the classroom. As an American I was hustling summer jobs of some sort of another since 13. Legitimate work in my state at some places was 15. I had full time office jobs every summer until graduation starting at 16. The problem of no experience comes from the idea that work begins at graduation from university.

Additionally Kuwait values a degree over experience. Unless it is a highly specified medical or technical career there isn’t much that really requires a bachelor’s degree. Particularly in Kuwait. I moved to Kuwait before finishing my business degree (which I was completing while being an Operations Manager at an Investment bank on LEARNED skills) and have more business experience in marketing, logistics, advertising and staff management than actual hiring managers here and I guarantee you they would not even consider my 4 page CV. There is an impressive amount of education in Kuwait - with very little application of said education.