Finding a Job in Dubai

Are you looking for a job in Dubai?

Well let’s be honest: thousands of others are too so you need to hold a royal flush. Many visitors who came here to seek employment say they want to return home as they are living off the generosity of Good Samaritans with little or no money left on them. I have been helping job seekers out for over 4 years now I will tell you what I have found to be a winning hand. Time is running out, so let me cut to the chase.

What Impressive CV Has To Say

First things first. You are a product. You need to define your personal brand and be consistent with your message of what you can do, what you have done, and where you envisage to be able to take a company. Your resume and your LinkedIn profile are your advertisements. I know I own a successful CV writing company, and yes this might sound like a sales pitch but, an impressive, professional resume should summarise and highlight your strengths, skills, and experience in a way that grabs the attention of the recruiter. He or she spends seconds skimming through hundreds of resumes - and that is only when it passes the rigorous screening tool of ATS. My humble advice is to invest in a resume written by a professional agency or consultant or spend the time going through various websites that give tips on getting it right. In a highly competitive market such as this, if you don’t you will more than likely fail.

Get active on LinkedIn

1. Put in the Time to Make it Awesome

   Simply put, the more complete your profile, the better the odds that recruiters will find you in the first place. So, completeness is important from that standpoint. It’s also important after a recruiter has found you and decided to click on your profile: He or she wants to know what your skills are, where you’ve worked, and what people think of you. So, don’t get lazy—fill out every single section of your profile. The good news? LinkedIn will actually measure the “completeness” of your profile as you work and offer suggestions on how to make it stronger.

   Get a Custom URL

   It’s much easier to publicise your profile with a customised URL (ideally linkedin.com/yourname), rather than the clunky combination of numbers that LinkedIn automatically assigns when you sign up. How to get one? On the Edit Profile screen, at the bottom of the gray window that shows your basic information, you’ll see a Public Profile URL. Click “Edit” next to the URL, and specify what you’d like your address to be. When you’re finished, click Set Custom URL.

   3. Choose a Great Photo

   Choose a clear, friendly, and appropriately professional image, and pop that baby up there. Not sure what “appropriately professional” means? Take a look around at what the people in your target company, industry sector, or business level are wearing.

   4. Write a Headline That Rocks

   Your headline doesn’t have to be your job title and company—in fact, especially if you’re looking for jobs, it shouldn’t be. Instead, use that space to succinctly showcase your specialty, value proposition, or your “so what?” The more specific you can be about what sets you apart from the competition, the better.

Register on company websites

Large international and/or local companies including aviation firms such as Emirates and Fly Dubai or hospitality companies such as Marriot; media and advisory ones such as Reuters, or finance firms such as KPMG, Emirates NBD, and PWC still have a fully functional career portal within their website. 

This is much more direct than going through a third-party website such as LinkedIn. Most of these portals can take a bit of time to submit applications as you have to be quite detailed on your entries for work history or qualifications, but the best part here is that you can directly track your application.

Join Digital Networking Events (there are plenty of Zoom calls being offered)

Experts agree that the most connected people are often the most successful. When you invest in your relationships — professional and personal — it can pay you back in dividends throughout the course of your career. Networking will help you develop and improve your skillset, stay on top of the latest trends in your industry, keep a pulse on the job market, meet prospective mentors, partners, and clients, and gain access to the necessary resources that will foster your career development. Create a digital network and widen your community (here is a great site you can join https://www.signature-network.com/) )

Register for the Dubai Virtual Labor Market

The Virtual Labour Market is designed to support establishments that have excess labour, and offer job opportunities for labourers living in the UAE and are impacted by the precautionary measures taken to confront coronavirus. The MOHRE virtual labor market's electronic platform enables job seekers inside and outside the UAE to enter their CVs and create their own profiles. Job seekers can also see the vacancies announced by UAE companies at careers.mohre.gov.ae. and apply for these jobs. The use of AI will ease the process of matching the requirements of the jobs announced by UAE companies with the job seekers’ profiles, created and uploaded on the website in an interactive manner.  Recruiters can search for qualified candidates by creating their own page to display their vacancies and also by searching the website for job seekers. This way, it helps both, the recruiters and the job seekers to find what they are looking for.

Be aware that at the time of writing, no fresh visas will be issued. All residents in the UAE whose visas are expiring between March 1 and the end of the year will be able to stay in the country without penalties until December 2020 and will continue to be legal residents in the UAE, As per the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.

My advice- prepare now for later!!

Are You Looking For A Job In 2020? Read This!

The start of a new year is usually the time for a new motivation to make decisions such as eating healthier or exercising more regularly. This is also the time job seekers, and young professionals review their resumes and seek for new jobs that offer more pay, better cultural fit, or career opportunities.

January will be a busy time for the job market, and both job seekers and recruiters will have the opportunity to kick-start the new year - and the new decade -. But what exactly does it take to get hired this 2020 out of the millions that are seeking for a job?

Keep reading for tips on how to stand out from the crowd this year and find the job of your dreams.

REVIEW AND REFRESH YOUR RÉSUMÉ

In the first 10-15 years, your regular resume is not an authentic representation of you - you don't have that many notches on your belt, so to speak. In a super-competitive job environment, you need to be able to tell a multi-dimensional story about who you are as a person.

— Caroline Ghosn

The importance of having an outstanding résumé can never be overemphasized. You need to review and update your resume. Is it up to par with what is required in your industry?For your résumé review and for an impressive résumé that'll get you in the door, impressivecv.com is your go-to place for an Impressive CV.

  GET READY FOR A MIND-BLOWING INTERVIEW!

Previously, interviews consisted only of a summary, a telephone screen, and personal questions and answers. However, today, more and more companies find it challenging to identify the candidates who would really succeed in their organization.

Many companies have different ways of holding their interviews, which includes but not limited to allowing candidates to do a task or strategize in a similar way they would on the job, and then present to a small team that assesses for their ability to think creatively and strategically and many other ways.

No matter where you are interviewing, check the details of how interviews work.

THEY'RE NOT JUST SOFT SKILLS

Much of your interview will be devoted to assessing your soft skills to ensure that you can perform daily tasks. However, these are not the only criteria by which you will be judged. Ask many recruiters, and they will tell you that these skills are just as relevant, if not more important. Greg Muccio, director of human resources for the Southwest, said that Instead of calling them soft skills, he'd call them" essential skills."

The most important skills include teamwork, communication, leadership, balance, relationship building, dependability, and reliability.

LET YOUR STORY SING!

Many times, the recruiters may ask you to tell them more about yourself. Many people make the mistake of paraphrasing their résumés and cover letters. This is not the right thing to do. They've seen your résumé and everything that's there. If the interviewer wants to know about your résumé, he can simply go through it.

What employers really want to hear is a more holistic narrative about who you are, both at work and outside of it. Bring your whole self to the interview. Be honest about your background, skills, and interests because this way, you'll know whether the job is the right fit for you or not.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO OFFER?

Bringing New Ideas to the Table.

One of the questions recruiters ask when interviewing candidates is what suggestions they have for the program.

Never say this, "It's hard to think of anything - you're doing a good job!"

It can be intimidating to exchange recommendations and ideas during an interview since you know you do not have the same institutional skills as your interviewers. However, this familiarity can often lead to tunnel vision, which is why so many companies on the list of top employers said that outside prospects are priceless.

Many organizations encourage and promote [candidates] who want to research, innovate, and use their creativity

Start the New Year off with an Impressive CV! Drop em an email

info@impressivecv.com