Helping HandsJob Hunting Techniques for UAE

Presented by: Imran Hilal KhanMBA - Australia

Our Team

• Imran Hilal Khan• Faisal Mirza• Shahbaz Ali• Imran Amin• Waqar Azmat• Saqib Nomani• Atif Saeed• Ali Siddiqui

Measuring Team Success

35%

40%

8%2% 15%

Approx 300 Jobs Achieved

Sales & Marketing Accounting/ Finance/ Auditing

Supply Chain HR

IT/ Engineering

Helping Hands : Vision

•Helping and guiding job seekers

•Personality development

•Community & volunteer services without any commercial interest.

•We encourage all job seekers to join us in helping others.

•Develop a sense in every individual to pass on this message in order to bring ‘multiplier effect’ in our country.

Contents

How to define Future LinePlan after graduation

Pre-RequisiteGet Ready

How to find job in UAEFrom Home CountryVisit to UAE

Useful LinksReferences

How to define Future Line

Plan after graduation

• Field Interest• Production• Process• Services

• Market Survey / Target country• Knowledge of respective market• Country Profile• Job Market

Why choose UAE?

• Easy way to get job in UAE rather than other countries

• Job opportunities on merit basis

• Handsome packages & professional environment

• Growth rate is very high as compare to home country

Pre-Requisite

Get Ready…

• Passport

• Attestation

• Visa Procedure

• Cost of one time tour to UAE

• Knowledge of Internet

• CV / Cover Letter

Passport

• Get your Passport from Ministry of Interior

Attestation

• Requirement of UAE

• HEC

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• UAE Embassy

Attested Documents

• Get your documents Attested from HEC

• Prepare your document File

LINKS

http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/DegreeAttestationEquivalence/DegreeAttestationServices/Pages/AttestationRates.aspx

http://www.hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/QALI/DegreeAttestationEquivalence/DegreeAttestationServices/Pages/welcome.aspx

Attested Documents

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Camp Office Karachi, Main Shahra-e-Faisal, Adjacent to FTC building Karachi .

UAE Embassy

• Get attested your degree from UAE Embassy

(FED EX)

Visa Procedure

• Types of Visa• Company Visa• Labour Zone Visa• Immigration Zone Visa• Free Zone Visa

• Tourist (Visit) Visa• Short Entry (visit) Visa – (1 month)• Long Entry (visit) Visa – (3 months)

• Independent Visa

How to get visa?

• From any travel agent

• Any relative or friend in UAE

Cost of one time tour to UAE

. Approximate ExpensesOne time expenses

Visit Visa 11,500 Air Ticket from KHI – DXB 30,000 Other Expenses Variable

Regular living expenses(For One Month)

Accommodation 20,000 Food & Transport 30,000 Total (PKR) ~ 91,500

Internet Knowledge & Updates about Jobs• Internet Knowledge

• Emailing • Searching

• Create your account on some websites & Join Groups• Websites• Gmail / Yahoo Groups• Facebook Groups

(List is attached at the end)

Cover Letter

• Opening Paragraph• Background: About yourself & country etc.• Motivation Paragraph: Why you want to work

• Qualification• Field of Interest• Job Experience• Projects, Research Work or Experience

• Closing Paragraph• Why to work at their company or organization?

Curriculum Vitae/ Resume

• A well written profile clearly showing your field of interest

• Educational Qualifications

• Experiences

• Skills

• Final Year Thesis / Project

• Certifications

• All Achievements

• Proper contact Info

CV FORMATNOTE: Create Relevance of your company to companies in UAE- (EX: Mobilink – Etisialat, DU)

Taylor your CV to add relevant experience only and cover career gaps

Finding Jobs in UAE

Several ways to apply

• Apply online from home country (Recommended)

• Visit to UAE (Recommended for who can afford)

• Agent (Not recommended)

Social Networks

• Facebook

www.facebook.com/jobs4talent

• Whatsapp Groups

• Sales & Marketing• Accounting & Finance• HR & Administration• Supply Chain• IT & Engineering

Google Search

LinkedIn Search

PROFILE CREDENTIALS

SNAP

LinkedIn Search

Dubizzle Search

Applying online from home country

• Create your account on multiple websites (Recommended)• www.gulfnews.ae• www.dubizle.ae• www.bayt.com

• Yahoo / Google Groups• UAE SINDHIS Google Group

• Facebook Groups / Pages• UAE SINDHIS Jobs• UAE SINDHIS Jobseekers

page

• News Papers (Recommended)

• Gulf News• Khaleej Times

• Apply twice in a day (1st in the morning, 2nd in the evening)

• Place 15 free ads on gulf news and dubbizle

(List is attached at the end)

Visit to UAE

• Applying Online from UAE

• Visit and drop CV at different companies

• Friends / Family

Visit the companies• Industrial Areas

• Jebel Ali Free Zone• Dubai Internet City• Dubai Media City• First Gulf Bank• Sharjah Free Zone

• Main Areas• Sheikh Zayed Road (Emirates Tower)• Tifni Tower• Bank Street, Bur Dubai• Business Bay *(List is attached at the

end)

Family/Friends

• This is a good way to arrange an interview.• Friends of Friends

• Keep them in the loop

• Have a discussion

• Follow up

Interview Types

• Technical Interview• Field Related• Project / Thesis• Job Experiences Related

• HR Interview• Personal Bio Data & Background

• Tell me about your self?• Why you left your previous job?• Why should we hire you?• Tell me about your strength / weaknesses• Why should we hire you?• What is your expected salary

*(List is attached at the end)

Interview Tips

Reasons for Rejection

• Lack of career direction• Arriving late for the interview• Having poor personal appearance• Poor Preparation for Interview• Criticizing past employers• Bringing up personal problems• Handling salary issues• unnecessary question• Fear of failure

How to survive Rejections?

• Admit that, you were rejected

• Stay Positive & keep trying

• Address the issues

• Improve your lakes

• Don’t dwell & try to move on

Useful Links

• www.gulfnews.com• www.dubizzle.com• www.gulfjobseeker.co

m• www.gulfjobtalent.co

m• www.jobhunt.com• www.jobsrapido.com

• www.bayt.com• www.hospitality.com• www.catererglobal.com• www.dubaicityinfo.com• www.mostergulf.com• www.gulftalent.com • www.charterhouseme.ae • www.innovationuae.com• www.indeed.ae• www.tanfeeth.ae

www.Dubaiofw.comONE WEBSITE FOR ALL

MAJOR GROUPS’ CAREER PAGES

General Tips

• Don’t Mention your age if you have rich experience

• Make your WhatsApp groups for Job Sharing

• 2 GIS (www.2gis.ae)

• Never mention If you had any Business

• You should know what you have mention in your CV

• Arrange tomorrow’s interview, the night before

• Photocopies from Public Libraries

General Tips

• Post Ads on daily basis on GNCareers

• Differentiate between Self-skills & Job Related Skills

• Food Cost Saving- BelVita

• Don’t be Informal during and after Interview

• Thank you Email and Follow up

• Prepare 5 year old Driving License

• If Degree and Experience are different, Don’t mention Specialization

• Refer to LinkedIn for Ideal Job Descriptions

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Questions & Answers

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