Looking for jobs in Dubai? December 3, 2008
Posted by Duncan in Jobs in Dubai.Tags: Dubai, employment, jobs
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Dubai is one of the country for those people who wants to have a better life. Being a tax free country, there are a lot of people who wants to work and live here. Although Dubai is an Islamic city, the non-Muslim communities are permitted to practice their own religion freely. About 71% of Dubai population consists of foreigners and expatriates and 3% is categorized as “western”. Expatriates here are mostly include Asians, mainly from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Filipino. This percentage increased every year.
Looking for a job in Dubai is difficult now a days compared to previous years. Reason is increase in Dubai’s population and the global economic crisis. Property developers confirmed job cuts in the previous reports.
There are a lot of recruitment agencies that you can find in the newspapers and on the internet. Some of them will get obviously get your attention as they have enticing job opportunities. I’ve heard about this company Core elements that asked 150 dirhams for registration and after you paid them, you will never hear from them again. There are other popular recruitment agencies like BAC middle east, Jobsme.com and Weknowdubai.
So if you are looking for a jobs in Dubai, better search the internet and ask your friend to avoid hassle and save your time.
A word of caution to anyone applying for a job in Dubai. Beware of a financial services company called Globaleye. They are looking to recruit people to become “Wealth Managers”; this is another word for Independent Financial Advisor. You do not have to have experience as their one week intensive course will “teach you everything”. On the course you are encouraged by one of Globaleye’s Vice Presidents to lie about your past, in other words never tell someone that you are new to the business. Instead you are instructed to make up a false C.V. and tell prospective clients that you have many years of experience in advising people where to invest their hard earned money. You are expected to work for no basic wage with commission only, supply your own computer and find your own accommodation which is expensive in Dubai when you are not earning a basic wage. You also have to bring with you a large list of prospective names that could become clients. You then have to cold call them to make appointments, oh sorry…..first the company sends them an e-mail so it’s not really a cold call. I have had a very bad experience with this company and want to warn others, and I am an experienced IFA.