Tips For Finding Jobs In The Middle East
BY WASEEM R
Middle East Careers
Jobs in the Middle Eastern countries continue to be highly sought by people of various backgrounds. Jobs in certain countries such as Saud-Arabia, Qatar, Dubai, Bahrain and other neighboring countries are still high in demand. Unfortunately, the channels and infrastructure to look and apply for Middle East careers are limited and not as easy as finding jobs in certain markets such as the North American job market.
The following provides certain trips for candidates to pursue job opportunities in the Middle Eastern countries.
- Although you can use the services of web based agencies that claim to help you find jobs in the Middle East, be very careful. There are a large number of companies that are simply scams. The best way to approach Internet based career firms is to look up their name through search engines and try to look for news articles that may have discussed those companies.
- Be very wary and careful in paying firms any type of money to help you get a job. You should be able to simply list your job on a job board as opposed to paying someone to look for a job.
- Try your personal connections, if possible and pass on your resume through those connections. Depending on your social networking, you may have better luck in finding Middle East Jobs.
- Never forget refining your resume to make your resume attractive to Middle East employers. Ensure that all relevant skills that may help make you a better suited candidate than the others.
- Highlighting language skills is one of the very essential elements in helping you find a job in the Middle Eastern countries. This is even more important if you have any type of Arabic skills, as Arabic / English combination is highly sought in those countries.
- If you get the opportunity to learn Arabic, you should, especially if you are planning to spend a few years working in Middle Eastern countries.
In short, although looking for jobs in the Middle East may require different channels but you should use good old common sense before falling into traps, especially laid out by many agencies.
Waseem works for HilalPlaza.com, an Islamic and Middle Eastern portal site that covers topics of interest on the Middle East.
I am a kenyan citizen looking for an engineering job.i hold a National Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Option-Instrumentation and Control)Currently am working with Kenya Airways as aircraft Technician.