Dear Career Seeker,
Dubai & Saudi Recruitment Agency specializes in the placement of qualified
and experienced career seekers in mainly the United Arab Emirates and the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Various employment opportunities are constantly
available in these countries. These include engineering, IT, medical, dental,
nursing, sales, marketing, retail, recruitment, accounting, human resources,
teaching, security, hotel, hospitality, catering, tourism, farm work, horticulture,
logistics, draughtsman, administrative and others. Please note that mostly
senior vacancies are advertised on this website.
The following general aspects are highlighted:
About the Company.
Dubai & Saudi Recruitment Agency specializes in the placement of qualified
and experienced job seekers in mainly the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia. Apart from these countries, we also recruit for vacancies
in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Egypt whenever such vacancies arise.
DSR will open an office in the UAE within the next two months. We have representatives
in both Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, co-operate with no less than six
recruitment agencies in the mentioned countries and our Managing Director
is constantly seeking new job opportunities for job seekers by meeting with
prospective employers abroad.
Our company is one of four associates forming HUMAN RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL
(HRI), registered in England. HRI consists of Dubai & Saudi Recruitment
Agency (specializing in employment in the UAE and Saudi Arabia), Icareers
(Britain, Europe and various other countries), WorkForce Networks (USA)
and Cosmopolitan Recruitment (Au Pair, Cruise Ship and other employment),
making it South Africa's largest network of international recruitment consultants.
Each company will continue to operate independently, but the composition
of HRI has the advantage that we share one of the largest data bases available,
share positions and you can now be marketed not only in the UAE and Saudi
Arabia, but also in other parts of the world if interested.
A further invaluable advantage is the fact that our company website is available
not only to work seekers but most importantly, to thousands of foreign employers
seeking South African and other international job seekers for employment
in their countries. In South Africa the website is marketed as www.dubai-recruitment.com
(focusing on the work seeker) and in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other countries
under a name clearly focusing on the marketing of South African work seekers
to foreign employers. Not only do you have the opportunity to place and
maintain your CV on the DSR online database, but information on current
vacancies in various fields of employment in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other
countries is also available.
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The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
The United Arab Emirates (most people only know it as Dubai) is quite the
opposite from Saudi Arabia in that it is western-orientated and one of the
most popular tourist destinations in the world. It is a small country with
no more than 3,2 million inhabitants (2,2 million foreign workers). Dubai
and Abu Dhabi, the two largest cities, are very modern and well-known shopping
and tourist attractions. Dubai is currently marketed as structurally the
most advanced city in the world. The Emirates annually hosts various international
sports events like the Dubai Classic Golf Tournament as well as the well-known
World Rugby Sevens tournament. In Dubai alone there are more that 300 hotels,
32 of which five star.
Saudi Arabia, with a total of 22 million (of which 8 million are foreign
workers), maintains a conservative lifestyle quite different from that westerners
are used to. The Muslim way of life and traditions are strictly adhered
to. Working and living in Saudi will certainly be different from life in
South Africa, but thousands of South Africans are currently working there,
earning tax free salaries at least four times what they would earn in South
Africa.
Unfortunately there are many misconceptions regarding the Arab world. It
is not true, for example that your Bible will be taken away at customs.
Western females do not have to cover their faces like the Arab females.
In more conservative areas like in Riyadh, females might have to cover their
hair when walking in the street, but not their faces. In the UAE females
dress the same as anywhere else in the western word. It is not true that
females are abducted to become part of harems. Both these countries are
known as some of the safest, if not the safest countries in the world. Criminal
activities are extremely rare and the security situation in the Middle East
and Iraq has no influence on the lifestyle of people living in the UAE and
Saudi Arabia.
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Employment in these Countries.
If taken into account that oil was only discovered in 1938, a mere two generations
ago, it is understandable that foreigners form more than eighty percent
of the workforce. The discovery of oil sparkled one of the biggest economic
and technological booms in the world. The local Arab population was not
educated to participate in the sudden development of their countries and
is only today starting to become part of the huge labour market. This, of
course, provides foreigners (including South Africans), with almost unlimited
job opportunities in this part of the world.
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Why South African and other Foreign Workers?
South African workers are in high demand, firstly because they are generally
well trained and experienced in a wide variety of fields when compared to
their European and American counter parts. Further more, they are well behaving
and not seen as employees who unnecessary complain. The second, and most
important reason for the ever-increasing number of South African employed
in these countries is the Rand/Dollar exchange rate. The very low value
of the Rand, when compared to the US Dollar, causes South African employees
to be much more affordable than their counterparts from other developed
countries. A salary of a few thousand dollars, not much in Arabian terms,
is in South African terms, a very high salary when converted to Rand. The
fact that the South African Tax Laws changed as from March 1, 2001in favour
of South Africans working abroad, contributed to the fact that more and
more South Africans leave South Africa to earn a higher, tax free income
in this part of the world.
Although South Africans are in high demand, they still represent only a
small fraction of the foreign workforce in these countries. Many thousands
of American, British, German, Australian and other western countries citizens
are employed, mostly in senior and middle level positions. Hundreds of thousands
of workers from India, the Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and other Oriental
countries work in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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The Recruitment Process.
The recruitment process can be summarized as follow: Your CV is submitted
to every vacancy you qualify for. When interested and a relevant vacancy
exist, the Human Resources Manager/Personnel Manager of employing company
would contact DSR to request either more detailed information or to arrange
an interview. If their requirements are met, either a telephone or personal
interview will follow. If successful, a formal Employment Offer will be
made, followed by a Final Employment Offer. Your signing of the final Employment
Offer will complete the recruitment process and your Visa process will commence.
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Work Contracts.
In Saudi Arabia work contracts normally cover a two-year period. Exceptions
do exist, mostly in the medical/nursing and the IT fields where contracts
might be for a shorter period. In the UAE more and more companies employ
people on "open-ended contracts" where a specific duration is not specified.
Contracts can be renewed with the consent of both parties. Generally most
employers would prefer to employ persons who are interested in a medium-term
career of between six and ten years. Work contracts almost always include
the following:
- Accommodation. Free, fully furnished high quality accommodation.
- Medical Aid. Full medical aid, normally excluding dental and cosmetic
surgery.
- Transport. Transport will be provided. It could either be company
transport or a vehicle allocated to you.
- Air tickets. Air tickets at the start and finish of your contract.
One annual return air ticket to South Africa.
- Vacation. Thirty calendar days annually.
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Salaries.
Salaries paid in these countries are of the highest in the world. These
are some of only a few countries in the world where you are not taxed on
your income and where your employer provides for everything. This leaves
you with the opportunity to save up to or even more than 80% of your salary.
You can look forward to a salary of roughly three to four times that you
would earn in South Africa when employed in a similar position in the Emirates
or Saudi Arabia respectively. This means that when your gross salary in
South Africa is R10 000, you could expect to earn between R30 000 and R40
000 (2500 to 3500 US Dollars) when employed in the respective countries.
The same principle apply to employees form other countries.
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Documentation Required.
Please fax (or scan and email) the following documentation without avail:
- Certified copy of Identity Document
- Curriculum Vitae (maximum four pages)
- Completed Administration Form
- Copy of bank deposit slip for Administration Fee (Your name to be
used as reference) or mail an International Money order to our Postal
Address (see Cost Involved underneath)
After receiving the above-mentioned documentation, we also require you to
place your complete CV on the online database on our website. Diplomas and
certificates as well as a recent colour photograph will be requested when
needed.
NOTE: If you do not currently have access to a fax or e-mail facility, please
send the required documentation (your CV on a "stiffy" please), including
your photograph by registered mail/overnight mail to our postal address
above).
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Cost Involved.
Unlike employment in some Western countries, no proof of an extensive bank
balance is required for employment in the Arabian countries. An administration
fee is charged. This will be your only expense in the whole recruitment
process. Your EMAIL ADDRESS will further be added to a mailing list for
regular DSR newsletters (please note that newsletters will only be sent
via email). If you do not have an email address, just visit any Internet
café in your area and ask for assistance to have your personal email address
created, free of charge).
Apart from receiving our newsletter, the fee is primarily charged for the
expertise and service we provide and to cover administrative costs incurred
in the recruitment process. The Managing Director for example, worked in
Saudi Arabia and currently spent most of the year in the UAE and Saudi Arabia,
meeting existing and prospective employers to promote our company (and you
as a candidate) in order to acquire more job opportunities for South Africans
in these countries. Few, if any, agencies recruiting for these countries
have first hand knowledge of the employers, the job opportunities, the culture
and of the general way of living to properly brief candidates on these issues.
We also evaluate your CV and edit/improve it free of charge to conform to
international standards before submitting it for vacancies. During the final
administrative process a dedicated staff member personally handles your
administration throughout the whole process. This include personally taking
your documentation to approved lawyers for authentication, to the Supreme
Court for further authentication, to the offices of International Affairs
dealing with foreign employment applications and of course to the applicable
Embassies in Pretoria. Many hours are spent and numerous phone calls made
to the UAE or Saudi Arabian Embassy during your Visa process. Our company
arranges your medical examination anywhere in South Africa. We also assist
every candidate in acquiring a passport, a police clearance certificate
and we make all your flight arrangements including the collecting of air
tickets at the Emirates Air offices in Johannesburg. Prior to departure
you and your families will be briefed on various aspects regarding foreign
employment and on the specific country where employed. Whenever documents
need to be couriered or sent by overnight mail during the final administrative
process, our offices arrange it and pay for the expenses.
For job seekers outside South Africa please note that DSR will assist you
in the documentation process applicable to your country.
Keep in mind that your employer in most cases pays the Visa cost and always
the air ticket costs. As stated, your administrative fee of R395 (for job
seekers outside South Africa US$ 40) will be your only expense in the whole
recruitment process. Please see the Administration Form for Banking Details.
If an international bank transfer cannot be made from your country, please
obtain an International Money Order (US$ 40) and send it by registered mail
to Dubai & Saudi Recruitment, Postnet Suite 190, Private Bag X15 Menlo Park
0102 South Africa. Furthermore, please note that this fee will be refunded
on your placement by our company.
General.
It is very important to note that your CV will be submitted not only for
the current vacancies, but also for future vacancies for which you qualify.
If a vacancy you qualify for is not available right now, we will most certainly
do the utmost in finding one! Keep in mind that vacancies in most fields
of employment become available on a regular basis. Your CV will thus be
presented not only to various employers at the same time, but also for vacancies
that become available in future. Still, please visit our website frequently
to view our vacancies and apply online.
The sooner your CV reaches us the sooner the recruitment process, and thus
the opportunity to be employed internationally can start.
For more information or to have questions answered, feel free to E-Mail
us at admin@dubai-recruitment.com or contact one of our consultants at (012)
362 7232/3749 or from outside South Africa at +27 12 362 7232/3749.
Download the registration form.
Kind regards
DUBAI & SAUDI RECRUITMENT AGENCY MANAGEMENT
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