samir138

same here...I was also contacted in the UK from GulfCVSpecialist and they told me the same thing that they need to chnage my CV in dubai format (!)
and that they will arrange interviews for me in the whole of the gulf region.
At the end of the conversation I was asked to pay £100 for the service, either through phone or through a internet link and also told at the same time that if I pay right at that moment I will get a discount on some other services and they will start working with my CV in 45 minutes.
As my wife is at abu dhabi, I asked the lady from GULFCV that my wife will contact her. I asked her for their local offices' (dubai) tele no. and she told me sorry although our office is at Ber Dubai and she is there at that moment but they do not have a local phone no. there....I asked her y is that?? she replied we will take a phone soon..
I guess even if they are genuine they quite could not prove it and wanted to hide that they are genuine service provider otherwise why would they insist on contacting in email and not at a local UAE no.
Guys just becareful !!!

Confucius

To register any kind of company in the UAE, you need a PO Box, an electricity bill, a rent contract, and the mother of all zingers; a phone number...

samir138

so what are you suggesting ???

Ray

What a dreadful color

http://www.gulfcvspecialists.com/

Madam Medusa

i've seen much worse colours on websites ray...

MM, xx

Spugsy

aye I had the same thing when I applied to the agencies, they said they had 3 interviews for me if I paid them a fee,

I never got back to them, and they kept mailing me.

pooj

Has anyone worked with the company Gulf CV Specialists and has any feedback?
Can anyone refer a good recruitment company for Dubai?

thank you

camel jockey

There is a thread on here with lots recruitment agents...

http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Dubai_...tment_Agencies

Ray

40 cents short on the dollar ...

charlie03

My husband was also contacted by GulfCVspecialists. They wanted over £100 to re-write his cv the Dubai way by their in-house CIPD qualified staff. As it turned out my sis-in-law holds a fellowship with the CIPD and she ok'd his cv before sending it off.

You should never pay for someone to find you a job........

kashaziz

From whois information:

Updated Date: 23-jul-2007
Creation Date: 18-jul-2007
Expiration Date: 18-jul-2008

So, the site was created in July 2007 and from their testimonials page, they started receiving satisfactory comments from June 2007

Ray

It was an immaculate conception

Sci-Fi-Si

I'm suspicious of this company. All run by Indians with very strong accents. Oscar was reading everything from a script and he wanted $390. USD to that they could re-write my CV the 'Dubai' way.

I was told that I would be flown over to Dubai for 1 month, booked into a hotel with all expenses paid - highly suspicoius.

If my CV needs rewriting, then it means that they don't have a specific employer in mind.

My opinion Gulf CV Specialists = SCAM. STAY AWAY and KEEP YOUR MONEY

Never, never pay any money to be interviewed.

aitchi21

yeah i got a phone call from them waking me up this morning, god only knows where they got my number and e-mail saying for the reasonable sum of 250 pounds they will write my c.v and a cover letter and fly me out there for a month forget that got an e-mail form nigeria to the other day they are getting clever with there scams cant be trusted

still.unsure

i call shenanigans!