5-Step Blueprint for Job Seekers in Dubai

The Middle East has been massively oversubscribed in terms of popularity as a destination for jobseekers for a couple of years now.  

I say this from not only experience as a Recruiter, but also from a place of relative privilege. 

I don’t think I’d be able to get a job here in today's market with the same experience as I had when I moved in 2021.

I timed my move when there was still a lot of hesitancy in the world at the back-end of Covid and it was easier to find work out here. Jobseekers today will find things far more difficult. 

The only concrete advice that anyone can give in terms of finding a role quickly here is two-fold. 

Be very good at what you do to the point it’s instantly recognisable by an employer (awards etc), or work in a niche field where the skillset doesn’t exist locally.

Outside of that box, things are trickier.

That doesn’t mean it’s impossible, but it will be hard. 

As someone that’s made the move and assisted countless others make the move from all over the world - I’ve seen how the market has shifted over the past three years. 

Finding something will take time and effort. 

If I was looking for a role in the UAE, here’s the exact blueprint that I would follow in five easy steps.