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I'm quite impressed with your analysis and in fact i'm glad to be on this forum.

I'll be more grateful if you can tell me my prospect in relation to getting a bank job or administrative job in dubai.

I'm university graduate in Nigeria, i also have 4 years working experience in a bank, i'm 34 years old and married but i do not intend to go with my family though they come visiting as you have highlighted.

You made a salient point about having someone who could introduce an applicant in order to increase that individual chances of getting employment my question is, wouldn't it be difficult for international employee to get a job without inside contact?

I want to know one thing that if we get job and how the agreement is done generally. Do they ask for bond? And if they ask and we don't want to sign then is there possibility to get the job?

Hi, I am a student and studying on journalism . I want to go to Dubai to work . But I don't know much about Dubai and I don't know have there scopes to work according to my study or not ? I can work hard but it will be helpful for me If I get a job related to my subject .
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Hi to All

am new to this forum. I read all the tips for searching a job in UAE.Excellent works. This post is very much useful who wish to start a career in Dubai

am also planning to visit Dubai for job searching. am MCA+OCP certified professional with 2 yrs of Experience as a Oracle Developer. Can somebody give me the tips to find a job in this field. Any ideas where to be looking OR what the demand is Oracle Development in Dubai

All suggestions will be a great help for me

Thank you once again for such a great post

Thank & Regards
Praveen

Hi all I am new to dubai, done my MSc from United kingdom in IT and looking here for suitable oppurtunities, any one has idea how to get jobs into ITcompanies based in DIC or DMC because I am unable to find any vacancies being posted by this employers. I was looking opputunities as oracle DBA

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Thanks for sharing such great information

wow really great and insightful information in order to help a jobseeker get all the required information in order to get a job! hats off to you for this detailed description!!

There is no secret and formula in getting a good job. But there are steps or guide you need to land on that dream job. Learn sellling techniques, then sell your self.

hello there,

working in dubai is not so different from other places. don't be scare to try something new or to approach companies that might enter in your target range. most of the employers are very polite and all are opened to increase profits and returns. it takes time finding a good job and if you are not confident that you may do it properly, you must wait for THE one.

for 2 years i am interior designer, working as freelancer. in Uk i was a teacher but i followed some courses from http://plus.eton.ac/arts.html and my life has taken other turn. in this way I can be close to my family and my kids. my advice to all of you, is ....never give up! try the limits and after a while, the results will show up.

good luck.

adl , I agree. when I was an employee, I used to experient on my CV. I also shifted three different fields. I applied in Top companies just to get an interview and see how much is my worth. See, if you want to land on a high paying job, you should not be afraid to apply in top company, good position, however before you do that, you should evaluate yourself. Even though you dont have the experience for the position you are applying you should know if you can perform and deliver what is required. Research on positions before you apply. Research also on the company you are applying. In CV - this is something you should know as well, you must have different set of CVs. What I mean is if you are applying for a Sales Position - customize your CV to sales, if you're applying for a Marketing, your CV should talk about marketing, if you're a designer - your CV should talk and shows that your a designer. Experiment - and go have an experience. That what matter most..

dbxsoul ,Thanx a lot for your effort.... it was really helpful..

Remember one thing always if you really want you can, nothing is impossible in the information age.One of the Best ways to get job in Dubai is through Reference/Friend's etc. Most Companies don't have any proper recruitment process. Friends and relatives are preferred in most Companies.

This is a nice article about getting a job in Dubai( UAE) . Check it out http://www.dubaicitybling.com/2012/12/getting-job-in-dubai.html.

dbxsoul , okay, I got the point. now everything is clear enough for me on the age limit as a laborer here in Dubai. When you want to extend your labor permit, you must have to get all the legal permits and the papers for you to be approved.

Hi,

Once you have a short list of prospective companies run a Google search on them, see if they are featured in the local or international news. Local news sites as well as other related postings on the internet may give you other indicators as to the business. For example, is the company always in the press because of bad business or labour practices, is there good positive and independent press about the company, a lot of information can be gleaned about companies in this way; this may save you headaches at a later stage.



Thanks

Lara

dbxsoul wrote:banking careers in dubai - as a starting point look at:

http://www.dwtc.com as well as
http://www.difc.ae

This are really helpful sites

Thanks very much ..



it is really helpful.

Thanks for useful info. I found the answers to all my questions regarding employment. Well done!

Very beautiful thread thanks... i want to do bscs two year program and also want to do job in dubai what i have to do?

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Hi! I have just been offered a job in Dubai to work for a high end Real Estate company. They told me they could only pay me 9,000 DHS per month! I know real estate is very heavily commissioned but I am concerned that won't be enough for me and my wife to live on. We bother have good jobs in London where we take home around £3,600 between us which is more or less 21,000dhs. What are your tips on what you would do? My wife if worries we will lose our good life in London and it won't work out where I think it's a great opportunity and I know I will do well and the company and make loads of money in the next few months. My main concern is what we will do for the 1st 3 months or so.!! PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Hi JK, honestly speaking thats a gooid salary for a real estate to offer you on a monthly package as a basic + Commission.

But let me warn you on how real estate market works here.. what one offers does not mean you will see that at the end of the month... and theres no gaurantee that you will last at that job... this aint UK the law and the people are completly different with there mentalities etc.

you dont earn commission to cover certain cost they wont have any use for you... its a dog eat dog world here in the real estate market.

Some good agent in the market here in dubai with several years of experience get arround 5k - 9k + 50% commission. the market is slightly changing and there is a demand for good agents... look at the structure of your commission rather than the basic the real money is in the commission.

newbies in the market get less with less commission. way less

you need to decide whether its worth your while... its going to be tough for the first three months.. dont be extravagant on your living until you find your feet here.

things to consider;

Rent

DEWA

Car

Food

Extra's

AED 9,000 will not cover that at all unless your both earning. but then again spend less on everything and you may be able to survive.

some people make it while others fall and fall hard and end up going back with nothing.

do your reasearch on the company all real estates here state that they are high end.. and the bigger the comapny the bigger the liars.

i have 20 years of experience in this market i know what im talking about.

Hi Bugs! Thanks for the feedback. I know the company is huge and one of the best as a friend if mine works for them too. It's Damac! The commission is 0.30% rising to 0.50% depending on the amount you bring in. 4m dhs - 8m+dhs is the usual amounts they expect you to hit. Is that normal?

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The information provided here is very useful and accurate as I hope, I want to ask does someone know how to look for hotel management obs in Dubai and what will be the best way to apply for a job in Dubai?

Almehtabshaikh , to get a job in Dubai, you need to apply for a job. For that, you need a professional CV and a very impressive cover letter.

If you have good work experience (at least 5 years) as well as education, then it will be easier to get a job as many companies require experienced individuals.

Once you have your CV and cover letter prepared, search for jobs in your industry and start applying. You should have a separate CV for each type of job you are applying to. For example, if you have worked as an engineer and also have experience in teaching and want to secure either type of job, don't send one and the same CV to both types. instead, have a different CV for each. Each CV should focus on the work you have done in that particular industry.

Your cover letter should also be unique. Never copy and paste the same cover letter. Instead, edit your cover letter for each job vacancy, including some details of the skills required for the job. It's true that this will take a lot of time but you'll be more successful in your job search. Always focus on quality than quantity. If you send out 5 well written and thoughtful job applications, you'll be more successful than sending out 100 generic job applications.

You can use recruitment agencies or CV distribution services but I don't know how successful you will be with these. Some services, especially the free recruitment agencies, have so many job seeking clients that you CV never reaches the employer. Furthermore, if the agency also provides premium services at a cost, then preference will be given to the paying clients and you'll be unsuccessful in applying for work through them. It will only be a huge waste of time. Other services that charge you a small amount to place your profile on their website and send your CV to hundreds of employers are not very beneficial because the CVs are sent to all the emails in their database, whether the employer has a job vacancy or not and whether the applicant's profile fits the job or even the industry. Thus, a doctor's CV will be sent to a bank, a petroleum company, an architectural company, etc etc! Such a service will not provide you with much results. It will only be a waste of money.

If you are going to hire someone to write your CV or cover letter, make sure you hire someone who doesn't use copy & paste techniques. Each CV and cover letter should be written individually. Companies charge between AED 100 and 500 for writing CVs and cover letters so they should give each CV individual attention. So make sure they promise you that. Your CV and cover letter should also be 100% error-free. Check your CV and cover letter (or have it checked by a qualified individual) to make sure it is error-free. If it contains errors, then have it revised.

If, after sending out your CV to recent vacancies, you haven't received a call for interview, relook at your CV and cover letter and your jobsearch strategies. It's highly likely you are doing something wrong. Try to find out what it is and correct it.

Good luck in your job search

Depends what work you intend doing here. I would say that they would not offer your 10k as a porter in the UAE, this would probably be in the region of 2000-2500 AED per month, given the amount of "cheap" labor that is available here.

Other considerations are that as hotel staff you are normally provided with accommodation and transport to and from work (from the accommodation); this means that you would not have these expenses.

There would be a few things that I would check with the hotel group before applying for anything: salary (basic), whether accommodation is included (which it will probably be), whether washing and dry cleaning of your uniforms is included, how many days a week they expect you to work (hospitality industry here is normally 6 days per week). What positions they have available as well. As I said, coming from the UK I seriously doubt that you would be able to get 10k simply as a porter; 10k is normally what they would pay a shift manager in a reasonable hotel 3 star hotel here.