Contacts is one of the important thing for someone needs to get a job, later comes the GCC experience. Few companies look for the experience which you have outside GCC, rest they concentrate only on GCC Experience.

This is what I noticed while I was hunting for a job.

No matter how much ever you applied through online portals, etc... its really tough to get in. If there are any to recommend you, I mean a contact in the field where you are searching a job, then it becomes an easy task...

All the best if in case you are hunting for a job...