| Seeking a job in the Middle East or the oil-rich Gulf | | | | fake look and feel of having more posts than |
| States? There are many job sites that can help | | | | other competitors. Many registered users have |
| you achieve that. Based on my personal | | | | reported Monstergulf personnel contacting them |
| experience, gathered over a decade I spent | | | | with offers to push their CVs to job advertisers |
| working in Dubai, UAE, I found 3 websites worthy | | | | in return for a premium. Users who opted for |
| of your time: | | | | such services did not report any solid benefits, |
| 1- They claim to be the number 1 job site in the | | | | while others asked for a refund but never got it. |
| Middle East, but actually they were one of the | | | | Use with care is what I'd advise you to do on |
| early recruitment websites devoted to the MENA | | | | that site, still it's a good indicator for the ME job |
| region. Boasting a bilingual interface (A/E), has built | | | | market. |
| a good reputation in the region, and many | | | | 3- A respected job site that offers a decent |
| employers trust them with their requirements. If | | | | amount of job posts, but does not reuse older |
| you want to get a feeling for kind of jobs are | | | | posts to look busy. Gulftalent claims to have over |
| most wanted and well paid, Bayt is a good | | | | 1 million of CVs, and to deal with over 2,000 |
| starting point. Having used Bayt since 2003, I've | | | | reputed employers. GulfTalent was launched over |
| never got any phone call or an interview request! | | | | 8 years ago, and covers 9 Middle East and Gulf |
| Headquartered in Dubai, UAE, is also notorious for | | | | countries. |
| emailing its users with job suggestions that rarely | | | | You should also register your CV with |
| fit their criteria! Oh, and if you were wondering, | | | | Linkedin.com, which is gaining a lot of publicity in |
| Bayt in Arabic language means Home. | | | | the Middle East and whole of Asia. You can search |
| 2 - is considered to be the largest job search | | | | and get in contact with key users from the Middle |
| engine in the world, and Monstergulf is its sub site | | | | East who can help you land a job. At the |
| devoted to the Middle East. It's being operated | | | | moment, MiddleEastJob account on Twitter is |
| and managed from India. Monstergulf acts like a | | | | actively posting job openings in the Middle East, |
| search engine for all online job postings related to | | | | you might want to keep an eye on it. |
| the Middle East, and so some of its data is not | | | | For more tips and hints, you can always visit my |
| accurate or fresh, and I've noticed that they | | | | blog. |
| recycle their load of ads, which gives them the | | | | |