Waqas Javed's personal Blog

Previously, I have written about Dubai visit plan in my blog : Dubai - As I saw it   and how I found job in Dubai : Job Hunting in Dubai . In this post I will continue about the life in Dubai and how we can serve the purpose of finding job in Dubai i.e. Save some money ! Well, I have heard many people saying that they would save a lot of money if they ever lived in the UAE.  Normally, what happens is that people don’t understand or do not consider the hidden expenses in the UAE. They estimate the total cost of living on the following Rent, Food and Transport only, but in real there are numerous other expenses also involved when it comes to living here. Neither am I a financial expert , nor can I guarantee you that the below mentioned are the only expenses that you are bound to bear. I will share with you my personal experience of living in the UAE for 2 years and the experiences of my friends, to give you a better and a clear picture of the additional expen...

Welcome to  United Arab of Emirates , the land of opportunities !  Each day more than 2000 people arrive in UAE for job hunting and lets say the job you are looking for is being searched by only 10% of those then it means you would be competing against 200 people for the same job .  I get a lot of queries about how to find a Job in UAE. Therefore, I decided to make a comprehensive document to help my friends find an appropriate job here.  This article is for those who wish to come to UAE for job hunting and it is entirely based on my personal experience and knowledge.  Please note I am neither a HR Consultant nor an expert related to jobs but the strategy worked for me and most of my friends. So what goes in trying these ?  Please go through my post for  the guidelines regarding the visit to Dubai .  Failing to Plan is planning to Fail ! One month is often not enough to find a suitable job and it is recommended to take three m...

“ I have applied everywhere but i do not even get an interview call” “tired of applying everywhere, jab hona hoga hojayega !!!” “25 interviews de diye hen … nobody calls back” “all these jobs related websites are ineffective; they don’t even see CVs” “sirf parchi chalti hai yaar…. Talent .. Merit kuch nahi hota” “why don’t i get an interview call?” etc These are the answers which most of the fresh graduates (including me) and some of the fresh graduate/jobless people give when you inquire about their jobs. Neither am I a specialized Human Resource consultant nor did I do Human resource majors in MBA but I have been in the market for almost 5+ years now and I believe I have taken enough interviews to write this blog about Dos and Donts of Interviews !!! Here are few tips, which I have learned over a period of time, through personal mistakes, blunders, readings and experience: COVERING LETTER: Should not be lengthy, should be the highlight of your CV...