Searching for a job outside of UAE

Hello Everyone,

My name is Mike and I am in here, trying to find out, what is best, trying to find a job in UAE. I have posted already some questions and am still struggling as many of you. I am from Switzerland and try anything to move to UAE to be finally together with my GF and daughter, who live for time being away from me in Poland.

I have been already on different Online sites, trying to find a job and also spent already a lot of money, to have my CV re-written and to be on different portals. This morning I also had a telephone interview, where I was told, how to apply and what needs to be done and so on and of course, that would cost me another 500 Dollars.

Reading through the Forum, I did understand, that the best thing is, to come to UAE and to apply for jobs there.
I do see and do understand, that it will be a better way and the chance is higher on such way.

Now I would like to ask you for some support, how I best can prepare myself before I will go to UAE to start searching and applying for a job there. Preferably, I would like to go to Abu Dhabi or Dubai. I work for around 25 Years in IT and am searching for a new challenge as a Team Leader.

What were your experiences and what is the best way to start at ?

My target is, that I will go to UAE (beginning of next year) and try not too lose too much time with things I can prepare now.

Here in Switzerland, it is a little bit easier, cause I have here many jobhunters, which will search for a job for me and as soon as successful and get me a job, it is actually the company paying the jobhunter a fee.

Does something like that exist in UAE ? Are there Jobcenters, I can walk into ? Do you look into the local paper and call them ? Walk into a building and just ask, if there are any jobs available ?

I plan to go to UAE for about 3-4 weeks and would like to use the time to be at job interviews, instead of planning them and therefore would like to ask you, how you would do it, how you did it and what is the best approach.

Any advice will really help me and if you can give me some tips and tell me your experiences, I would be really greatful.

Thank you so much and I wish you all the best and a great week,

Thank you very much and greetings from Switzerland,


Mike