finally in Dubai
Sep 2nd 2005, 1:24 pm
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finally in Dubai
We arrived on Tuesday morning and have since been able to hire a car and find a furnished apartment.....Thanks to all the postings on this site we got a head start.
We are keen to meet up and would appreciate either PM's or an idea as to where you fine folk hang out to get into the social scene.
We are a young family with a 3.5 year old daughter.
Tomorrow the job search begins so wish us luck.
We are keen to meet up and would appreciate either PM's or an idea as to where you fine folk hang out to get into the social scene.
We are a young family with a 3.5 year old daughter.
Tomorrow the job search begins so wish us luck.
Sep 2nd 2005, 2:27 pm
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Re: finally in Dubai
good luck 
Sep 2nd 2005, 2:59 pm
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Re: finally in Dubai
Originally Posted by Monsoon
We arrived on Tuesday morning and have since been able to hire a car and find a furnished apartment.....Thanks to all the postings on this site we got a head start.
We are keen to meet up and would appreciate either PM's or an idea as to where you fine folk hang out to get into the social scene.
We are a young family with a 3.5 year old daughter.
Tomorrow the job search begins so wish us luck.
We are keen to meet up and would appreciate either PM's or an idea as to where you fine folk hang out to get into the social scene.
We are a young family with a 3.5 year old daughter.
Tomorrow the job search begins so wish us luck.
GOOD LUCK!!
Sep 2nd 2005, 6:33 pm
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Re: finally in Dubai
Very, *very* good luck... you're incredibly brave doing it that way round! Hope it all works out for you... how much time have you allowed yourself to find a job?
Sep 2nd 2005, 6:35 pm
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Re: finally in Dubai
Originally Posted by GarethR
Very, *very* good luck... you're incredibly brave doing it that way round! Hope it all works out for you... how much time have you allowed yourself to find a job?
Sep 2nd 2005, 6:43 pm
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Re: finally in Dubai
Originally Posted by Monsoon
We arrived on Tuesday morning and have since been able to hire a car and find a furnished apartment.....Thanks to all the postings on this site we got a head start.
We are keen to meet up and would appreciate either PM's or an idea as to where you fine folk hang out to get into the social scene.
We are a young family with a 3.5 year old daughter.
Tomorrow the job search begins so wish us luck.
We are keen to meet up and would appreciate either PM's or an idea as to where you fine folk hang out to get into the social scene.
We are a young family with a 3.5 year old daughter.
Tomorrow the job search begins so wish us luck.
Like Gareth and JD said,very brave for you to jump head first in these waters,I and the others wish all the good luck for you...
Wont you tell us what kind of jobs that you are looking for and how much time you have to get the said job,there are lots of great people here that will be happy to help as much as they can...
Tino
Sep 3rd 2005, 11:58 am
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Re: finally in Dubai
Originally Posted by shoushou
Hi Monsoon
Like Gareth and JD said,very brave for you to jump head first in these waters,I and the others wish all the good luck for you...
Wont you tell us what kind of jobs that you are looking for and how much time you have to get the said job,there are lots of great people here that will be happy to help as much as they can...
Tino
Like Gareth and JD said,very brave for you to jump head first in these waters,I and the others wish all the good luck for you...
Wont you tell us what kind of jobs that you are looking for and how much time you have to get the said job,there are lots of great people here that will be happy to help as much as they can...
Tino
My Husband is in cargo and I have been working as a Senior Project manager in Banking and IT....
Any tips on how we can get to see agencies as all the ones we called today have asked us to email our cv or re register online
Any help will be most apprecieted.
Monsoon
Sep 3rd 2005, 2:11 pm
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Re: finally in Dubai
Originally Posted by Monsoon
Any tips on how we can get to see agencies as all the ones we called today have asked us to email our cv or re register online
Any help will be most apprecieted.
Monsoon
Any help will be most apprecieted.
Monsoon
In my own experience I got no interviews through agencies. I quickly realised that if I wanted a job in the industries I wanted to work in then I'd need to make my own contacts. Did a lot of research and cold calling / emailing companies etc. Scanning Gulf News everyday etc.
I got a lot more interviews through getting in touch with people directly.
I ended up getting my job through an ad in Gulf News, however by this point I had built up my local market knowledge a lot through research and contacting people direct that I knew a lot more local knowledge and this helped land the job...
Basically - DON'T rely on agencies - they are not working for you, they are working for their clients! Some agencies seem fine and I'm sure they may help many people find work, but not in my experience...
Good luck though - it'll happen I'm sure!
Cheers,
Auto.
Sep 4th 2005, 2:35 pm
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Re: finally in Dubai
Good luck guys! Let us know how you get on. I may be doing the same thing in a few months.
Sep 8th 2005, 10:12 am
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Re: finally in Dubai
Hi Monsoon....
....and welcome!
Cargo - I would have thought that the logical place for your hubby would be something to do with the new airport at Jebel Ali - set to become the main cargo hub for the ME. Would suggest he contact all the big boys (DHL, FedEx etc) and also some of the local companies (Aramex etc) just to see if he can find an 'in'. Trqde mags and general 'about Dubai' mags will yeild names of senior ppl that can be written to or tracked down.
Banking - very slightly more tricky, as the banks are all going through an Emiritisation phase....do you have sufficient qualifications perhaps to teach in one of the Higher Colleges or something like that, if you can't find a job in banking/IT?
I agree with the others, DON'T rely on agencies, and if you do fax your CV, call three times a day, insist on meetings and hassle the h**l out of them till they're so fed up with you that they find you something! Much work here is found by chance meetings and friends of friends etc.
One more thought - there's a locally run website called expatwoman.com They host lots and lots and lots of events, and you'd be amazed how many new ppl there are right now, so to get yourself onto the social scene it would be very helpful, without committing you to huge overhead by way of club fees etc.
Best of luck, and hope this helps!
....and welcome!
Cargo - I would have thought that the logical place for your hubby would be something to do with the new airport at Jebel Ali - set to become the main cargo hub for the ME. Would suggest he contact all the big boys (DHL, FedEx etc) and also some of the local companies (Aramex etc) just to see if he can find an 'in'. Trqde mags and general 'about Dubai' mags will yeild names of senior ppl that can be written to or tracked down.
Banking - very slightly more tricky, as the banks are all going through an Emiritisation phase....do you have sufficient qualifications perhaps to teach in one of the Higher Colleges or something like that, if you can't find a job in banking/IT?
I agree with the others, DON'T rely on agencies, and if you do fax your CV, call three times a day, insist on meetings and hassle the h**l out of them till they're so fed up with you that they find you something! Much work here is found by chance meetings and friends of friends etc.
One more thought - there's a locally run website called expatwoman.com They host lots and lots and lots of events, and you'd be amazed how many new ppl there are right now, so to get yourself onto the social scene it would be very helpful, without committing you to huge overhead by way of club fees etc.
Best of luck, and hope this helps!
Sep 8th 2005, 11:09 am
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Re: finally in Dubai
Wish you all the best.. very brave.. the only thing I can add is that you should concentrate on building friendships as most jobs are found that way.. generally ppl create a position for the person rather than find a person for a position..
about your hubby.. try the large oil and gas construction companies, these have their own logistics departments like Halliburton KBR, Bechtel, Technip, Amec, most of them have their regional HQ in Dubai.
Best of Luck
ZooZ
about your hubby.. try the large oil and gas construction companies, these have their own logistics departments like Halliburton KBR, Bechtel, Technip, Amec, most of them have their regional HQ in Dubai.
Best of Luck
ZooZ
