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Old Sep 7th 2014, 9:20 pm
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Hi
I am currently living in the UK and considering moving to the ME preferably Qatar or SA.

Can anyone please name job agencies or where to look for them in the ME.

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Old Sep 8th 2014, 3:20 am
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Welcome to the bored, I hope you might find the answers you're seeking. Dubai is very different to the UK, there are no 'employment agencies' as you know them. The oft repeated advice on this bored is:
Network - find people out here who know you and who might help.
Network for fresh people on Linkedin.
Spam your CV on all the job boards (gulftalent, naukri, monstergulf etc)
Network some more
Apply for some roles online
Network some more
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Old Sep 8th 2014, 9:31 am
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Originally Posted by mikewot
there are no 'employment agencies' as you know them.
rubbish, there are loads of them. You just want to avoid the pain of dealing with 90% of them!
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Old Sep 9th 2014, 10:27 am
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Thank you both Mikewot and Shiva, I know 2 people who got their jobs in the kingdom through agencies in the health care and teaching ( I don't know them personally so I don't have their contacts), however I am looking for a job in the oil and gas sector does anyone know best way to go about it.

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Thank you both Mikewot and Shiva, I know 2 people who got their jobs in the kingdom through agencies in the health care and teaching ( I don't know them personally so I don't have their contacts), however I am looking for a job in the oil and gas sector does anyone know best way to go about it.

thanks in advance
doing what in O&G?
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doing what in O&G?
HR
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Either that or training.
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I have BEng in engineering and Msc in nuclear physics, I am looking for a job in the energy sector.

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I have BEng in engineering and Msc in nuclear physics, I am looking for a job in the energy sector.
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, what job? Those are your qualifications but what is your experience, what are you bringing to the party?
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Why do people make it so ****ing difficult.

I know of a few O&G jobs right now but you know what.
Its my ball and you can all **** right off. I'm not sharing
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nah HR wouldnt have made it as far as posting online
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Originally Posted by Bahtatboy
Either that or training.
nah they'd be too busy, far too busy
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Originally Posted by mikewot
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, what job? Those are your qualifications but what is your experience, what are you bringing to the party?
I don't have experience in the O&G sector, I've just finished my MSc. however I would like to start a career in the O&G sector
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You have BEng in engineering and Msc in nuclear physics and yet you have failed to locate an employment agency dealing with the O&G sector in the Middle East ??
Welcome to our HR dept.....you are now the manager !
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