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Old Oct 30th 2004, 5:50 pm
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Hi There,

Im new to this forum and just wanted to introduce myself and ask a few questions etc.

My name's Lewis and I live in Surrey, UK.

I am thinking of going to work in Dubai. I have approx 5 years of experience in Customer Service / Call centre work. What kind of work and oppurtunities are available to me and kind of salary?

Thanks for your help.
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Old Oct 30th 2004, 5:52 pm
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Read the to FAQ's at the root of this forum for a rough idea of what's out there...

and welcome to the site
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Great, thanks Bob.

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[QUOTE=lewis]Hi There,

Im new to this forum and just wanted to introduce myself and ask a few questions etc.


Hi Lewis...

Welcome, sit back and enjoy the ride! Hope you find what you need, Karma coming your way
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Originally Posted by lewis
Hi There,

Im new to this forum and just wanted to introduce myself and ask a few questions etc.


Hi Lewis...

Welcome, sit back and enjoy the ride! Hope you find what you need, Karma coming your way
heart - yr choice of words could be construes by some as rather provocative. What ride??

Give us some Karma ...............please
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heart - yr choice of words could be construes by some as rather provocative. What ride??

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Hi Lewis...

Welcome, sit back and enjoy the ride! Hope you find what you need, Karma coming your way

Thanks Heart of gold, by the way what's a karma?
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Hi Guys,

Me again. I have looked at the threads Bob gave, but they dont seem to have what im looking for. Are there customer service / call centre jobs for expats? if so what kind of money are we looking at.

Thanks in advance, Sorry to be a pain!
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Me again. I have looked at the threads Bob gave, but they dont seem to have what im looking for. Are there customer service / call centre jobs for expats? if so what kind of money are we looking at.
I wouldn't hav a clue if there are any, best bet maybe to do a search for service companies out there like the banks for instance and see where they have centres....but isn't it a bit extreme to move out there for that kind of work?
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Default Re: Customer Service work in Dubai

Originally Posted by lewis
Hi Guys,

Me again. I have looked at the threads Bob gave, but they dont seem to have what im looking for. Are there customer service / call centre jobs for expats? if so what kind of money are we looking at.

Thanks in advance, Sorry to be a pain!
Hi Lewis and welcome to the forum.

Karma is represented by the little blue boxes above everyones name... U can give it to someone by clicking on the 'karma' button on the bottom left side of the post of a person u want to Karma. You then leavce ur name and a message and hopefully u will get some in return. Just gave u some to start u off!

There are customer service/call centre jobs for expats at hotels, banks and prolly at some malls aswell. Not too sure about pay though.

Found these job listings at Banks in Dubai... seems to have to do with call centres..... have a look:
http://www.****************/banking.html

And I also found this news story, dated June 2004:
"Dubai Outsource Zone, the world’s first ‘free zone’ dedicated to outsourcing

Posted Jun 20, 2004, 5:33 AM ET by Subramony S.

As Business Process Outsourcing matures, more countries are jumping into the fray inspired by India’s early success in the industry,

Dubai Internet City today announced the Dubai Outsource Zone (DOZ), the world’s first ‘free zone’ dedicated to the outsourcing industry. The announcement was made by Dr. Omar Bin Sulaiman, CEO of Dubai Internet City at Europe’s biggest conference on outsourcing, Outsource World held in London. Dubai Outsource Zone will provide a comprehensive infrastructure and environment for outsourcing companies to set up global or regional hubs servicing the worldwide market. DOZ’s offering includes 100% exemption from taxes, arguably the world’s most reliable technology and communications infrastructure, a one-stop shop of support services and the best possible working environment."

So I guess u might want to look at the Internet City's website aswell:
http://www.dubaiinternetcity.com/

Hope that helps.
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Default Re: Customer Service work in Dubai

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I wouldn't hav a clue if there are any, best bet maybe to do a search for service companies out there like the banks for instance and see where they have centres....but isn't it a bit extreme to move out there for that kind of work?
Thanks Bob, will do. I know that there is demand for Customer service work for expats but just need to find out where really. Im sure that being tax free i'd lose nothing in coming out especially as im in management.

Thanks for your help anyway.
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Hi Lewis and welcome to the forum.

Karma is represented by the little blue boxes above everyones name... U can give it to someone by clicking on the 'karma' button on the bottom left side of the post of a person u want to Karma. You then leavce ur name and a message and hopefully u will get some in return. Just gave u some to start u off!

There are customer service/call centre jobs for expats at hotels, banks and prolly at some malls aswell. Not too sure about pay though.

Hope that helps.
Great! thanks Face. Now that's the reply i've been waiting for
Had a look at the links and they have proved very helpful.

Thanks once again.
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Great! thanks Face. Now that's the reply i've been waiting for
Had a look at the links and they have proved very helpful.

Thanks once again.
No probs Lewis. Thats wot we are here for......ask and u shall receive! LOL..... When u planning on heading out to the desert anyway?
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