In Abu Dhabi for 10 days

Dear Fellows,
I am coming to Abu Dhabi around 20th of June for 10 days, from Peterborough ON, and I am going to be looking for some job opportunities in AD. I have expereince with Media and IT sectors.

I need advice on 2 things:

1) Whats the best practices to look for job in AD while beings there.

2) WHere to stay for 10 days? I cant really offord expensive hotels, let me know if there are any motels around with guest rooms or any other cheap accomodations?

Regards,
Jay

Hi Jay,
My advice to anyone who wants to get to know the local scoop anywhere is to check out "couchsurfing." (www.couchsurfing.com) The idea is that there is an ever-growing network of people world-wide who willingly offer up their place (sometimes a couch, sometimes better) for people to stay when they are travelling. Most of these people are excited about welcoming you and offer much more than just a couch. Let me know if you want details.
All the best,
Allyssa

Dear Allyssa,
Thanks for your reply , the website looks awsome, I will definately look into it.

Now to the other part of my question, if someone can share their experince strategy as to how to look for a job while being there for 10-12 days?


Thanks once again Allyssa!
Cheers,
Jay

Jay,

The moment you arrive in the UAE get yourself a prepaid telephone number (the Service provider is called Etisalat and their prepaid service is called Wasel); for 165 dirhams you will get a telephone number (that begins with a 050-xxx-xxxx or 056-xxx-xxxx) and 10 dirhams worth of credit. Put that number on your CV and start submitting it on the following sites:

bayt dot com
gulftalent dot com
monstergulf dot com
naukrigulf dot com
charterhouesme dot ae

and of course visit GulfNews (gulfnews dot com) and look at their Jobs section.

It is customary here to attach your picture to your cv, you dont have to do that though. Also, some HR questions here are illegal in Canada (such as asking you about your religion, your marital status, and so on and so forth): answer them and get it out of the way.

Last but not least, since you are int he Media and IT section then it is best that you approach The National newspaper / Abu Dhabi Media Group because they hire tons of Canadians. Another interesting venue would be to approach an entity called TwoFour54, which is a government-owned Media group. See what they have. IF that does not work, go to Dubai Media City, get their company guidebook and start calling people. I think you can get it online by going to tecom dot ae and fiddling around there.

Good luck with your job hunt. If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Regards,

Moe.

Dear Moe,
Thank you so much for your reply. I am finally in the middle east, not in Abu Dhabi though, but in Qatar. But I think basic farmula remains the same, and I will do as said.

Thanks once again,
Jay

Dear Moe,
Thank you so much for your reply. I am finally in the middle east, not in Abu Dhabi though, but in Qatar. But I think basic farmula remains the same, and I will do as said.

Thanks once again,
Jay

Ah Qatar! very boring place, but they have a restaurent called Bennigans that serves Chicken Wings the way they do in canada. ohhhhhhhhhhh

I will definately try to look for that

Cheers,
Jay