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I know I have experience in life. I got where I am today because of my own initiatives. This, however, I can't put in a resume. Employers look for experience in working in other companies, of which I only have little.

I don't expect a lot of money. I should be happy with 6,000 Dhs a month. I don't think this is a lot to ask, especially that I was a signature away from a 13,000 Dhs job in Saudi Arabia. I turned it down because I don't wanna live there.

What do you people recommend? Where does an Arizona State University graduate with no "resume experience" look for jobs? I've tried bayt.com and today I contacted about 10 banks with resumes and cover letters, hinting to the fact that I'm not expecting to be paid a lot, but still willing to provide great service for my employer in order to build my name and resume. I was being realistic. You think I might get a good response?

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Hello Msafi,

From my experience bayt.com sucks! try gulftalent.com

my resume now is posted for 23 recruitmnet agencies and i got nothing fron them..anyone wanna know them am ready to send the links

I have one more trick up my sleeve. I'm gonna try to contact my embassy and ask for their help. They think I have a good reason to be here (i.e in the UAE), so I hope they'll sympathize and help me find a job.

BTW, what's the average response time from employers after they have your resume? The job offer I talked about in the OP took one month after they received my resume...Well, it took more than that, but the first interview took that long.

D.O.B: 25-April-1982
Nationality: Saudi Arabia
Location: Sharjah


OBJECTIVE
A success driven, American university graduate with sharp awareness of international business practices seeking a position to contribute a diversified set of business, people, and technical expertise to a competitive and future oriented organization

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems
W.P. Carey School of Business
Arizona State University, Tempe May 2006
GPA: 3.16/4

LANGUAGE
Highly proficient in both English and Arabic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AT XXX Company, Project Manager & In-house technical support October 2006 – April 2007
Company Theme and Re-branding
+ Communicated company values and nature of activities to artists in order to design a new company logo that embodies the company’s spirit
+ Researched design firms and negotiated for low fees while still delivering creativity and quality
+ Re-designed company signage to provide better brand recognition and effectiveness

Exploitation of Information Technology
+ Handled the creation of a localized Internet domain name and provided company employees with professional looking email addresses to replace the generic email addresses previously used
+ Trained company employees on generating Microsoft Excel tables from electronic reports and using them

In-house Technical Support
+ Provided quick and convenient technical troubleshooting and fixed network and computer related problems

ACADEMIC PROJECTS
Legal Research, Report and Presentation, Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business --- Spring 2006
+ Utilized library and online sources to research a political scandal by former U.S. congressman Tom DeLay and identified the specific law articles that were violated
+ Reported on the findings by preparing a highly precise and organized document
+ Presented the findings coherently to a large audience

Business Processes Analysis (Team Project), Enterprise Process Analysis and Design --- Spring 2005
+ Interviewed business owners and recorded business processes information
+ Analyzed business processes in order to determine security weaknesses
+ Presented analysis findings using Microsoft Powerpoint®

Database Design Team Project, Business Database Concepts --- Fall 2005
+ Coordinated the team members to effectively accomplish the technical requirements of the project
+ Maintained an SQL database via Microsoft SQL Query Analyzer and Access®
+ Modeled the Entity Relationship (ER) diagrams for the database

Financial Analysis Team Project, Financial Accounting --- Spring 2003
+ Analyzed financial statements for McDonald’s Co. and Jack in The Box
+ Compiled analysis results in a professionally written report