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Millhouse Apr 13th 2019 2:34 am

Re: Looking to relocate to Dubai for a few years
 

Originally Posted by pratt123 (Post 12669624)
I was referring to 60k dirhams per month, which would equate to around 150k GBP but obviously 150k gbp NET. To get that that kind of money in the UK, we would need to earn a lot lot more....

@ Millhouse - Would you say based on your experience, 30k per person salary is reasonably achievable? I know it's pretty subjective and vague, sorry, but just want to understand if that level of salary is average for someone coming from here etc..

Im not that close to finance salaries and 'm guessing you're something like 8 years qualified.... 30 is achievable for sure if not even a bit short - maybe 35k-40k assuming it's a proper finance manager and not just advanced bean counter role.. One of our investee companies pays their finance manager / investor relations guy 40k. The CFO gets around 50k.. We did not regard those salaries as out of market.

Be careful of the EYs of this world. They pay terrible and would be in the 25k range.. You really need to come here and check the place out and do proper due diligence on opportunities and salaries, meet a few recruiters and buy a lot of people some coffee .

pratt123 Apr 13th 2019 8:52 am

Re: Looking to relocate to Dubai for a few years
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12669980)
Im not that close to finance salaries and 'm guessing you're something like 8 years qualified.... 30 is achievable for sure if not even a bit short - maybe 35k-40k assuming it's a proper finance manager and not just advanced bean counter role.. One of our investee companies pays their finance manager / investor relations guy 40k. The CFO gets around 50k.. We did not regard those salaries as out of market.

Be careful of the EYs of this world. They pay terrible and would be in the 25k range.. You really need to come here and check the place out and do proper due diligence on opportunities and salaries, meet a few recruiters and buy a lot of people some coffee .

That helps, many thanks @ Millhouse!

scrubbedexpat141 Apr 14th 2019 7:33 am

Re: Looking to relocate to Dubai for a few years
 

Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12669612)
Ask about quality of life in July. Or during a sandstorm. Or better a sandstorm in July .

That said, it's better here. But not everyone sees it that way.

Quality of life here is light years ahead of the likes of London, in the right circumstances.


Originally Posted by pratt123 (Post 12669654)
International experience in FTSE 100 companies?

Alternatively , Charisma and Chutzpah? That'd seal the deal no? ;-)

Chutzpah?

10 points if you can get a Jewish word like that into an interview here.

Millhouse Apr 15th 2019 7:17 am

Re: Looking to relocate to Dubai for a few years
 

Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 12670446)
Quality of life here is light years ahead of the likes of London.

Absolutely!



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