| Working and living in the Gulf is desirable for plenty of | | | | may look for these vacancies in newspapers or on |
| job seekers, especially for those looking for higher | | | | company's website. You will get a wider array of |
| savings and luxurious lifestyle. Jobs in the Gulf are | | | | choices available on job portals like that lists all kinds of |
| numerous and so are the job seekers but sometimes, | | | | jobs and industries in an organized manner. Shortlist |
| the means and the ends are not able to meet each | | | | some of the most relevant ones and send your CVs |
| other. This generally happens due to the lack of | | | | to the employers who need manpower that match |
| communication between both functions as is the case | | | | your qualification and training. Sending it to such |
| with Gulf job vacancies and job seekers. | | | | companies ensures quick reverts from their side and |
| To be able to grab the most suitable job in Gulf, you | | | | may be a quicker hiring. |
| are required to explore the job market of an area fully. | | | | According to industry reports, only 25% of the |
| Two things are very important to do so: | | | | available jobs in Gulf are advertised through social |
| - You should try to tap the potential job market across | | | | mediums like newspapers and internet and the rest of |
| the cities of Gulf as well as Middle East regions. | | | | 75% are taken through references and contacts. This |
| - Assess yourself honestly to know in which | | | | clearly shows that networking is one of the most |
| profession and in which city can your personality and | | | | important functions required to fetch a well paying job |
| skill set fit the best. | | | | in Gulf. You have a greater chance of success if you |
| These two evaluations would help in focusing your job | | | | have friends or acquaintances connected to Gulf job |
| search in the right direction while giving you more | | | | industry in any way. |
| options that are suitable for your profile. | | | | Another important task to do is to evaluate yourself, |
| Gulf regions tend to possess magnetic qualities when it | | | | based on your strengths and weaknesses. Enumerate |
| comes to hiring expatriates. This means that Gulf is the | | | | the following carefully: |
| most preferred career destinations for foreign | | | | Strengths: |
| workforce. Be it Dubai or Abu Dhabi or be it Saudi | | | | - The knowledge based skills. (like education, technical |
| Arabia or Qatar, Gulf attracts expatriate population in | | | | ability, experience, training, etc.) |
| large numbers. So, how is it that in spite of the | | | | - The transferable skills (like communication skills, |
| availability of such countless jobs, many of them | | | | analytical problem solving, planning skills, etc.) |
| remain unknown and unoccupied? The wide availability | | | | - The personal traits or qualities (like dependability, |
| of workforce from outside the region who would | | | | flexibility, hard working, punctual, team player, etc.) |
| happily take up these jobs is mostly in oblivion about | | | | Weaknesses: |
| the vacancies. This is because there is a huge hidden | | | | - Assess your weakness by minimizing your qualities |
| job market in the Gulf cities that needs to be explored | | | | and put them across your employer in a subtle way. |
| by the job seekers. | | | | - Also, offer a solution to overcome that weakness on |
| In today's time, you need to smartly search for jobs as | | | | your own but don't show yourself as a know-it-all |
| there are many out there who have the same | | | | personality. |
| qualifications as you do and maybe a better amount | | | | The above strengths and weaknesses task along with |
| of experience. Search for jobs in your field that asks | | | | strong networking will help you a lot to tap the Gulf job |
| for your kind of experience and skill sets wisely. You | | | | market successfully. |