Thursday, February 26, 2009

Employment - First Step

As far as employment is concerned UAE, offers employment opportunities in many field like Construction, Trading, Banking & Finance, Information Technology & Many Service Sectors.

There are popular websites like Naukri Gulf (http://www.naukrigulf.com/) & BAYT (Popular Middle East Job Site http://www.bayt.com/) where one can post their resume and look for prospective employment.
Apart from job sites there are many agents in India who organize employment in this region this is particularly in Semi Skilled Work areas. However one must be very carefull as they will find many fraudulent agents, and fly by night operators. I have seen many cases of cheating not only happens to Asians But also with Europeans.

Once you get a prospective match for employment, there would be rounds of interviews, telephonic & personal to assess and hand over the job offers. Candidates must go through the offers carefully before accepting the same. One must also look at the benefits which are being offered and compare it with offers in home country. Nowadays many Indian companies in India are offering equivalent packages as offered in Gulf, however one plus point is that here there is no such thing called as Income Tax. So you keep whatever you earn.
Normaly offer letter will contain salary, and break up of the same, House Rent is Some cases, Benefits like Air Fare, Medical/ Insurance & Transporation. For familied some employers also offer relocation benefits apart from paying school fees for children, but these are offered by very few companies.
Once you accept the offer, the company which is also known as sponsor should apply for your visa, which would be employment visa, in some cases sponsor bring the candidates on visit visa which would be changed to employment later, however its best advised to arrive here on the employment permit as it would required for everything like opening bank account, renting house, getting your license etc
My next blog will cover about the documents requirements for employment and attestation procedures.

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