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Hi guys, im new to this forum this is my 1st post. I'll tell you a little about myself. I am a Master's of BA from Sweden, but I am fresh grad and have little work experience. My ethnicity is Persian/Iranian but I am Swedish citizen. I am a 27 year old male. Due to the current difficulties with jobs in Sweden, I have been thinking for quite some time now to relocate to UAE. I have saved about 3000 USD. Thinking about just taking a chance and getting a ticket for dubai and looking for jobs when im there, as searching for jobs on the internet seems quite difficult. Don't know so much about the country either. The reason I want to relocate is to be able to send money home for my parents who are sick and have financial difficulties.

I would very much like to come into contact with someone on these forums who can perhaps be kind enough to offer me to share his/her apartment for the period I am looking for jobs. Or if possible anyone who knows any cheap accomodation. Basically I need somewhere to sleep, and a shower, dont have to be fancy, but cheap! My plan is to arrange accomodation first, then run around the city all day looking for jobs.

Any tips or advice or HIGHLY APPRECIATED. You can contact me at rsoltani78@hotmail.com also if you wish.

Btw, GREAT forum!

cheap accomodation is hard to find i am affraid

richtaste it is very hard to get a job anywhere in the world without experience even if you have degrees. they may get you an interview but you may be passed over for someone else with experience and qualifications.

Everyone has said it is easier to get a job on the ground, but it took me three months of applications/phone interviews etc to get a job from overseas and now I am on my way to Dubai.

I suggest that you apply on-line for Dubai jobs and possibly also go to London to look for work as the market there is larger and your commitment not so large.

A friend of mine in Dubai also has a BA degree and cannot find work. It seems to be a fairly common qualification for expats from the indian subcontinent and does not carry a lot of weight here. Apart from that, scarlet has already pointed our that experience is your biggest problem. No one gets work in Dubai without experience (except for locals). It would help a lot if you specialised in a particular business. If you are still keen, you can get accomodation at the youth hostel located in Dubai (refer to the lonely planet, let's go, dubai explorer etc), but this will most likely have a maximum stay limit. After that, you will need to rent somewhere.