Throughout previous month I have been considering the chance to work in Dubai and doing lots of research about the available sites to search for employment, online recruiting agencies and headhunters. In the beginning sight, it could appear easy, you will find several sites and several jobs, however when searching more thorough and begin reading through blogs and reviews, you’ll most likely find different things.
You are going to find that a number of this sites are scams, most of them charge you upfront by promising to ‘send your CV’ to the right companies and also the key headhunters in Dubai. You have to pay and you know what, you are definitely right, they are doing nothing after. Many others might really do the things they promise, but you will get the identical degree of service from other free and more recognized sites. So why you need to pay for something that actually you can get for free?
After a month of research and having used several job websites, here’s my opinion on them.*
* DISCLAIMER: I’m am not affiliated in any way to any recruiting company, job portal or Headhunter. The thought shared here are just from my personal experience. Any recommendation is based just on my opinion and nothing else.
Job portals in Dubai that I would NOT recommend
www.jobsindubai.com
This one I tried it myself. After requiring an upfront fee they literally did nothing at all. I kept logging into the website and the same jobs kept appearing over and over, no new jobs were added on a daily basis. Some of the jobpostings seemed fake to me. I didn’t get a single answer, not even a general or an automated response, from any of the applications I did.
www.teleportmyjob.com
I signed, but didn’t pay and I kept receiving calls and e-mails for weeks. They offer the same service as the other job portals: “Tailor” your CV to UAE standards (costing more than US$ 250) and sending it to key recruiters and headhunters.
www.dubaijobs.net
Seems exactly the same as the other two described… haven’t tried it but honestly, I wouldn’t run the risk.
Recommended websites to look for a job in Dubai
www.bayt.com
Good portal. Nice layout, updated regularly with real job postings. It’s free (as all should be !) and the matching and search systems work pretty well.
www.monstergulf.com
We all know Monster right so why comment any further. The only thing I could add is that in this case, Monstergulf doesn’t seem to be the market leader, and therefore not to many job postings as in other countries. Websites like Bayt.com seem to have more traffic, more jobs and
www.jobtrackme.com
The website is not so well designed. Looks a bit old and has huge scrolls but when talking about the most important thing, it has it: real and regularly updated job postings.
Other Job resources to look for a job in Dubai
I haven’t tried these ones but some might worth a try… Here’s the list
www.careermideast.com
www.firstselectinternational.com/ae
www.jobs123.com
www.uaestaffing.com
business.maktoob.com
www.naukrigulf.com
Rating of the TOP 20 Recruitment Agencies in Dubai
Bayt – Rating: 4.92
Work Circle – Rating: 4.87
BAC Middle East – Rating: 4.69
Hill McGlynn Dubai- Rating: 4.34
harterhouse Partnership UAE- Rating: 4.18
Clarendon Parker (Middle-East)- Rating: 4.10
ACR World International Search- Rating: 4.08
iQ Selection – Rating: 4.01
Executive Solutions UAE – Rating: 3.96
SineWave HR Consultancy – Rating: 3.92
Edge Executive Business Consultancy FZE – Rating: 3.88
Gulf Connexions – Rating: 3.86
Bin Eid Services – Rating: 3.82
Domino Recruitment & Consultancy – Rating: 3.79
Options Group International (UAE) – Rating: 3.72
SOS recruitment Consultants – Rating: 3.65
Jobs Middle East – Rating: 3.58
Kershaw Leonard- Rating: 3.52
JobTrack – Rating: 3.47
Nadia Middle East – Rating: 3.44
List of Dubai’s Headhunters: email address and website URL
Finally the list of Dubai Headhunters/Human Resource Consultants in Dubai.
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