Last Updated on August 9, 2022
Job In Dubai- The Dubai job market is not comparable as it was 10 yrs back. Nowadays It has been highly competitive and more difficult to find opportunities in the market.
An applicant may need to compete with more than 25-50 interviewees for an opening.
Moving to Dubai and making a career in an ultra-high city is a dream for young people from developing countries.
Many people come here through tourist and visit visas since it is less expensive than coming through a manpower agent after having a work visa.
The people on tourist or visit visas who enter Dubai to look for jobs may find different situations than their expectations at home.
In Dubai, It is not easy to look for a job without the help of someone who already has been residing in the UAE and has well knowledge of the UAE job market.
If your tourist or visit visa is about to expire and you have not yet found work in Dubai, you may feel under pressure.
Another reason is that, if you owe money to friends, family, and relatives for coming to Dubai, you may feel stressed till you receive the job.
You will feel extremely desperate while not getting a position that fits your abilities and experiences in Dubai.
The dream of working here appears to be impossible at first, but, it will occur if you pursue a better approach to looking for a job.
What are the reasons for not getting a job in Dubai?
1. You are not well prepared.
2. lack of sources
3. lack of information about the job market
4. lack of personal network.
The immediate objective of looking for a job is to have an interview from an employer company which may lead to getting hired.
The long-term goal can be varied from person to person. Moreover, let me tell you some tips which work for job seekers on tourist and visit visas.
What you should prepare before moving to Dubai?
The main thing for your preparation before coming to Dubai is to attest your educational certificates from the respective government department in your home country.
When I come here I attested my documents from the Exam controller office, the Ministry of education, and the Ministry of foreign affairs.
The attestation is especially necessary for individuals from developing nations whose university has not been validated by the UAE Ministry of Education as an institution of international stander.
The companies in Dubai cast doubt on your education qualification whether it is genuine or not because there was much fraud in the past. Therefore, documents that have been authenticated demonstrate that you possess legitimate certifications.
How to search for a job in Dubai?
Just like in other countries in the world, there are two ways to find a job in Dubai.
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The Traditional way
The conventional technique for applying for a job is to peruse job advertisements in the media.
A. Look for a job through a newspaper advertisement.
Here are many newspapers with classified job ads you can get information about job vacancies with contact number, office address, and their requirement.
You can buy the newspaper in the market or access the internet. I recommend for English readers the following links are English newspapers in the UAE.
B. Look for a job in the online job portal.
It is a less viable technique for the pursuit of employment but there are many online job portals with thousands of job ads in Dubai.
However, it is difficult to determine which portal is legitimate and which is not, and there are still some chances to encounter with the employee organization.
The online job websites do not have a physical office in UAE if they cheat the user it is hard to bring them under the authority.
Since many scams happen online I don’t recommend this method. If you are a newcomer in Dubai or looking for a job in your home country, avoid using this method
C. Look for a job on the Company website.
Every company has a website with job application tracking systems. Visit the companies’ websites and go to the career section to search for available jobs. If you find a job which meet your experiences and skills apply for that.
D. Work with recruitment agencies
Recruitment agencies are associations that help employers and companies to match their employees. In the context of Dubai, there are thousands of recruitment agencies some have bad and some have good reputations.
Finding reputed recruitment agencies and working with them boosts your chance to get hired by prominent companies in Dubai because a good recruitment agency always works for good companies.
Note: -The UAE labor law has defined that it is illegal to charge any fee by a recruitment agency to the job seekers because they get a commission from the employment companies.
E. Approach the company office and apply for a job.
Most companies’ HR (human resources) department is responsible to recruit new staff. When you know the vacancy available in that company you can apply at the office.
It does not matter that you don’t know about any opening in the company. You can submit your CV to the company’s HR department. In case of their requirements, you can get a call for an interview.
2. Morden Method.
These above fives are the traditional ways people look for a job in UAE, still, they are popular today. Another one is called the modern method has become more efficient and reliable for the job seeker there are two things included.
A. Personal network
finding a job through a recommendation of friends, family members, and relatives comes into the personal network.
Making friends with people who work for organizations you’d like to work for can assist you in getting information about the vacancy and interview.
It is a very powerful job-hunting method because it connects you with hiring managers through a person who is already connected with them.
Contact your friends and ask them for help. In Dubai, most of the vacancies are filled with the recommendation of the employees so, why not try it? Click here if you are looking for a job on a visit visa.
B. Your social network.
I don’t believe that there is any job seeker who doesn’t use social networks. Social networks likewise Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter not only make it easy to have conversations with friends but also can use them as a tool for your job searching work.
LinkedIn has become a famous job search and job posting tool for job seekers and employment companies as well. The benefits of a job search on LinkedIn are to connect with the Job poster and the recruiter who can be the interviewer of that position.
Facebook also has developed a simple job board where an employer can post the job and the candidate can apply by sending the CV to the employer through the web. In the future, there may be more options for the job poster on Facebook.
Through social networks, you can be friends with the people who are working for companies where you are interested. They can help you not only pass the information about the opening but also can recommend you to the company’s bosses.
In conclusion: You might already know which method works for you. Using all the tools that I have provided here obviously draws you closer to success in the job searching process in the United Arab Emirates.
