Harryloco

I see a lot of members here earning nice amounts of money, next year I will be doing my degree now I need a bit of help in which degrees have you lot obtained that will land me a decent job here and in the middle east preferably something business related

The Dean

Makes no difference.

If you are still in the position of being able to choose your degree course, make sure you do (a) what you are good at, and (b) what you enjoy. It really is as simple as that. Going to university for three years (or more?) doing something that gives you no sense of fun or enjoyment is likely to be a nightmare.

There are plenty of people here who have no degree at all, and some of them are on The Bored, but they came out here armed with years of relevant experience - I assume you don't have that.

kittycat1

BA(hons) fashion ; took over 10 years on shit money to get a decent salary though!

Bob

Study what interests you or it's a waste of time as you'll struggle to finish it...and by the time you've finished studying and getting a few years experience, what might be in demand may well be different to what is now, so very little point in following what doesn't interest you :/

Harryloco

Alright thank you

Meow

Does having a degree qualify anyone for an actual job??

Bob

No, but it does make getting a visa in a foreign country a lot more feasible.

scrubbedexpat141

I'd rather someone with a degree in medicine be the person to administer (legal, medicinal) drugs to me....compared to someone without.

Meow

A medical degree is more relevant than most, but you don't graduate as a qualified doctor.

scrubbedexpat141

I know. Just trying to get back to level points after you tore me to shreds for LivingSocial.

Meow

Losing battle sweetheart...

scrubbedexpat141

I'll take that as 1-1

csdf

Get an MBA from one of the top 5-10 business schools and I'd wager good money that you'd find a job in management consulting in Dubai.

auzdafluff

Forget the idea of walking out here and landing a big paid job the day after collecting your degree certificate. It doesn't work like that.

Bar that one guy who worked for the NHS on its IT systems, I'd wager not a single one of us out here came to Dubai with less than five years experience in our relevant field.

Millhouse

Even he did. Remember, he started when he was 16 or something nuts.