The Middle East And Jobs.

 The entire Middle East region is blessed with a wealth of natural resources (Oil). In a real sense, no country or region can survive with oil alone as a commodity. There must be ideas on ways the oil can be refined.

People refining Oil in the country would hav to eat, drink good water to stay healthy not oil polluted water, wear good clothes after work, leave a normal lifestyle which involves a lot other institutions. So being rich in natural resources, Oil precisely and finding ways of refining entails setting up refining companies, employing real professionals from all around the world which would turn out to open up divers opportunities in the the country like it happened in the entire Middle East. This alone created opportunities in various industries. 

These industries emerged, creating jobs in Construction, Cleaning, Entertainment, financials, logistics, E-commerce, Accounting, Agriculture, and because a lot of expatriates love to stay with their families there where other opportunities in Education, Play packs, Tourism, Sports, Security and lots more. 

Job Competition

Due to the surge in opportunities, there became a great need for better hands, better qualified and dedicated workers at various fields. 

A security guard is now expected to have some knowledge of swimming and installing CCTV Cameras, a cleaner is now expected to have some knowledge of adult or child care system. 

This is a wake up call to all aspiring to work in the Middle East to attain higher trainings to better fit into the thriving competition. 




The Middle East And Visa

It Used to be very easy to find a job in the Middle East if you come into the country as a tourist. Tourist visas would give you a maximum of 30 to 90 days stay in the country. With the competition and need for experienced professionals, it has become very challenging. Normally, companies would convert your tourist status to a residence visa status when you land a job or get selected in a role. 

Recently, it has become a risk to come into the Middle East or Asia on a tourist visa with hope to find a job this is because you have very little chances of finding any job if you aren’t a professional or if you are without a skill. 

I do recommend that anyone considering the Middle East as a work or resident destination should plan to get a resident visa either on arrival or from home country which is relatively affordable and would provide  a longer time between two to three years in the country. 

This would give enough time and better opportunities to explore, attend trainings to better fit into the job scenario. A residence visa would also give you the freedom to do certain personal things that could help you with finding better offers like getting a drivers license, a car, opening an account or better still starting a small business of your own. 

We would explore starting a small business in the Middle East in the next article. 








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