| hat do you think of first when you hear your friend | | | | In my opinion, the best and perhaps the easiest way |
| tell you she’s just got a job in Dubai and that | | | | to get a job in the Middle East is to get a transfer |
| she is going to be flying out next week to take up | | | | within your current company. They will make things |
| her post there. Money, right? Admit it. You must be | | | | so much easier when faced with the hassle of |
| thinking, “Wow. She’s so lucky. She’s | | | | moving from one country to another, and probably |
| getting to go over there to work, and think of all the | | | | even pay you a better salary for the |
| big bucks she’ll be earning!” | | | | ‘hassle’ of having to live in and work out of |
| Well, if that’s the way you feel about it, | | | | a different country. |
| you’re a bit off the mark, but not entirely | | | | Perhaps the next best way to get a job out there is |
| wrong. The Dubai vacancies over there are lucrative | | | | to go through a friend. If someone you know is |
| indeed. So are the oil and gas jobs in Dubai. | | | | hiring, ask them for a job. Or if they know of |
| Thank God that life in the Middle East has gotten | | | | someone who is, ask them to put in a good word |
| more relaxed and definitely a far cry less glamorous | | | | for you so you can get a job. Although this sounds |
| than the modern place we see today. Gone are the | | | | easy, it’s not as simple as it seems. Unless your |
| days when camels were the only – or one of the | | | | friend happens to be well connected with the higher |
| only – means to get to and from work. Imagine | | | | up’s and authorities, it can be pretty impossible |
| wanting to get home early after a long day of work, | | | | trying to get a job this way. |
| and all you have is a camel to ‘speed’ home | | | | If websites, transfers and friends don’t pan out, |
| on! | | | | the best thing you can do is to get there and try |
| If you’re looking to get these gigantic sums of | | | | yourself. If you’re planning on a few days trip to |
| money as was once paid to expats, that is simple | | | | ‘check out the market’ maybe it’s a |
| not as prevalent as it once was. It’s a very | | | | wise thing to do, but don’t expect to get a job |
| simple life of people actually wanting to shift to Dubai | | | | so soon. In that case you might as well logon to a |
| in order to start a new life with a new career. The | | | | job site and put your resume there. |
| market is booming with life, and there is so much | | | | Keeping these pointers in mind, should take you on |
| scope for new career and positions that are available | | | | the road to success. Happy Hunting! |
| in any given field that one could ask for. | | | | |