Looking for Jobs in the Gulf
A lot of people have been emailing me to help them find a job in the gulf. I am not a contractor nor employed in an employment agency so I really can't help you with that. However, let me tell you this. I got my first job in Saudi Arabia through the Internet. I found a post in jobisland.com in which an employer wanted someone with experience in graphics and web design to work as a consultant for another company. That was in 1999. I got my second job in the gulf in 2002 by searching the web and looking for company websites where my work would fit in. I was able to find an advertising agency in the gulf and directly sent the General Manager my resume. Their website didn't even post an opening but I still sent the GM mine. I got a call from them about 2 weeks later and on the interview, he asked me where I got his email address and I told him that I got it off the net. Plus points maybe? I applied for the job in Bahrain last year (November) as I was on vacation in the Philippines. A friend, Rico, found an opening on the internet for a company in Bahrain (Orbit). I went to their website, found the opening on the career section and sent them my resume. The day after I got back in Saudi, I got a call from their HR department asking me if I can go to Bahrain for an interview. Now, in my current job in Qatar, I sent my resume September or October last year. I googled the web for Oil and Gas companies and sent my resume to some of them. 6 months later, having moved from Saudi to Bahrain, I got an email from the company asking me if I was still interested in the position I applied for 6 months ago. And now I'm here. All the jobs I had for the past 6 years were brought about by using the Internet. I haven't sent a hardcopy of my resume since 1999 to apply for a job. And the thing is, I must have sent a hundred to 200 emails to potential employers in the span of 6 years. I did get more offers than the actual number of jobs that I held. I declined going to China, Hongkong, Egypt and Cyprus. I also missed joining a gaming company in the Carribean because of a wrong email address. So for people asking me to help them get jobs, be resourceful. If you were able get to our blog and emailed me to help you find a job, I'm sure you could email potential employers just the same. To help you out looking for jobs in the gulf, you could go to the following sites.
http://www.worldwideworker.com/http://www.bayt.com/
http://www.gulfjobsites.com/
http://www.qp.com.qa/qp.nsf/jobs?openview
http://jobs.escapeartist.com/Openings/Middle_East/
http://www.jobsindubai.com/
You could also do a google search for the industry that you want to be employed in. For example, do a search in google for "hospitals + Saudi" (without quotes). Go to the specific hospital website, look for an opening and send them your resume. Heck, even if you don't see an opening, send them your resume. You'll loose nothing by pressing that send button. So, unless you are my relative, please do not ask me to help you out with finding a job.I do hope I've enlightened you and hope that my tips help you on your job search. Goodluck on your jobhunting!
p.s. IF you're not a relative, please don't pretend to be my relative either.
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