Best Practices to get hired in Dubai

Searching for a Job in Dubai is tougher these days. Let me give some tips at the recession-hit time to find a Job in Dubai.

Dubai is probably one of the most attractive places in the planet where there is an active job market – where you have tax-free Salary / Income. There are many ways for you to get placed in Dubai / UAE. Try applying from your home country and get interview scheduled before you come to Dubai or you can come to Dubai on a Visit Visa and search for a job-Dubai is promoting this. Another possible way is to consult with a Recruitment Agency and upload your resume with JobsInDubai. Use references, contacts if you have, newspapers are another medium that can help you to find a position that matches your profile.

A best tip, which I can suggest you for getting an employment, is networking. Therefore, you should actively try to network in the Dubai because it will give you unbelievable results. To get a job in Dubai is very much possible and is very easy than any other countries. In Dubai they mainly concentrate on your experience and your communication skill. How effectively you communicate that makes impression on you, it makes your way easier. You must convince your hiring manager that you are the best qualified of all available candidates. I personally know many admin managers, GM, production managers and other similar managerial positions, they don’t have a MBA or other required qualification but they know how to communicate and how to attract people. And another truth is that most of them were initially placed as Junior Executive or Office Coordinator and gradually they acquired their current positions through their effort and experience.

As we all know interview is a face-to-face interaction between two parties – one necessarily has a contractual or full time employment need and the other considered filling that need. However, it’s better if you consider the interview just as a meeting to avoid your nervousness, but make sure don’t take this meeting too casually also. It’s nothing more than tete-a-tete interaction.
Your mission is to create a rapport with the interviewer; you must understand the style of communication of your interviewer and mirror it. That means, if your hiring manager is soft spoken and nervous and you are loud, boisterous and dominant then you can imagine the consequences of the meeting. That might create an over estimation of your character. Therefore, it’s very important to understand the nature, tone of voice, eye contact, physiology even the mood of the hiring manager. Then you try to match presentation closely to his or hers. Eye contact and your body language are very important factor. Similar to popular belief, opposite doesn’t attract. According to my recruitment experience, recruiter wishes to hire people they like and who are similar to their temperament. This Sample Interview would help you further to figure out the Do’s & Dont’s of Interview.

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Santosh Koshy