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Join Date: 16 Jan 2012
Location:  UAEPosts: 13 |
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How to search job in UAE |
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If you are looking for JOB in UAE , you should prepare your CV in one focused field,
unlike INDIA , do not junk your CV by putting i now everything.... Be focused on one field , your CV should be in line to the same field, Add other things as ( additional knowledge ) , Give any reference number on your previous work experience, be frank & straight forward in your CV. As your CV is the Face for you for the first Filtration in your JOB SEARCH , Here, I’ll tell you about Dubai specific issues that you need to be aware of when writing your Dubai CV. If you need general instructions on how to write CVs, there are hundreds of free websites that can give you that. Use Google to find them, but for a Dubai specific CV, stick here. There Are No Anti-Discrimination Laws in Dubai Making a CV for Dubai Can Be Tricky! Dubai is a free town. (Well, at least in this regard it is). No one tells the employers what and what not to look for in an employee. Employers can ask you all kinds of questions and they can judge you based on any criterion they deem necessary. What does this mean for your CV? Well, many things… Include Your Photo For your Dubai CV to be effective, you gotta include a photo of yourself. The photo tells the employers many of the things that they would want to know about you. Like, do you look hot and presentable? Or, what ethnic group do you belong to, is it one of which the employer favors? (Yes, this thing happens in Dubai, unfortunately) In any way, your photo also makes your CV look more human and attractive. Include Your Nationality What if you are a unique human being of mixed races? What if it’s hard to tell your ethnicity by your photo? In this case, include your nationality. If you are a dual-citizen include the better nationality. This might not work for some people, though, as their name may reveal their real nationality. Like, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon with a U.S. passport! Moreover, regardless of how much of an individual you are, your nationality could tell many real things about you. Set things straight from the start and reveal it in your CV. Include Your Date of Birth No 45-year-olds need apply to this Marketing Assistant position. It’s common practice for employers to want to filter-out candidates based on their age. And it is common for candidates in Dubai to include their age on their CV. Your Gender is a Factor There are job listings in Dubai where they will ask for a specific gender, age and ethnicity. Like Personal Assistant to The General Manager Needed Gender: Female Age: 25-35 Nationality: Lebanese or Western More like a personal ad than a job posting, if you ask me! But, what the heck, at least they are being honest. So, if your gender can’t be determined by your name or photo, mention it explicitly. Did Anyone Mistakenly Tell You That Your CV Should Not Be More Than One Page in Length? That’s what they told me, and they were wrong! Especially for Dubai. In a couple of networking events and meetings, I handed out my one-pager, and people were turning it over to see what’s more. There wasn’t any. One guy asked me, "only one page?" From then on, I expanded my CV into two full-pages, and the phone started ringing! Glorify, Exaggerate and Dramatize I don’t care whether you are applying for an office administrator or a phone operator, write your CV as if you’re applying for the Chief Executive Officer position. If you’ve done any work, be it freelance, community work, school project, voluntary or anything, glorify it, exaggerate it, make it sound like the biggest project in the industry! Here’s a little example: You didn’t: Efficiently entered data into a spreadsheet What you did instead is: Devised an efficient data-entry system that was approved by management and increased productivity by 70% You’re not lying here. The way you quickly input data into a spreadsheet is a system that’s devised by you, and you kinda mentioned that Excel trick to the boss and he liked it… Forget The Clean U.S. Style CV. You Need a Dubai Fancy Style CV Career advisers tell people to have no styling in their CVs probably because they know that most people suck at styling documents. And that’s probably true. So, if you know for sure that you can style your CV and still keep it clean and easily readable, do it. Otherwise, your photo nicely aligned to the side in the header, with a couple of thin black borders here and there would do the job. To stay safe, you can have a professional review and critique your CV for free. Either Write A Great Cover Letter, Or Forget It! The most important aspect of a cover letter is how relevant it is. When you write your cover letter, you are much more likely to get results if the cover letter is addressed directly to the person who will be reading it. Also, make your cover letter short and quick, but make sure that you give the reader a compelling reason to open up your CV and read it. So you see, writing a CV for Dubai is definitely different from writing a CV for the U.S. or even the U.K. What’s been discussed in this article should keep you safe. |
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Join Date: 15 Dec 2011
Location: UAEPosts: 1 |
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RE: How to search job in UAE |
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Thanks |
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Join Date: 18 Mar 2013
Location: UAEPosts: 0 |
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RE: How to search job in UAE |
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Lol!! Endorese it completely !! |
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Join Date: 18 Mar 2013
Location: UAEPosts: 0 |
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RE: How to search job in UAE |
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Lol!! Endorse it completely !! |
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Join Date: 18 Mar 2013
Location: UAEPosts: 0 |
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RE: How to search job in UAE |
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Lol!! Endorse it completely !! |
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Join Date: 15 Mar 2015
Location: UAEPosts: 1 |
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RE: How to search job in UAE |
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good tips, should be helpfull!! |
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