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[smokesignals]

Sure, well I can still see where oilers is coming from, if you are in a "so-so job" in the UAE, as being legal and a "warm body", you have got nothing to lose by knocking on doors. However, you probably would not receive all the benefits (unless you know someone with big-time wasta), as stated by VS and nomad soul.

Similarly, turning up on a tourist visa looking for a job is not the way to do it - agreed!

Back to my original post then, if anyone wants to post about specific employers who may consider my credentials, please go ahead.

[nomad soul]

[Pikgitina]

I think I know the UAE and the job market here quite well. I can't think of any places where you would actually stand a chance. HCT? No. ZU? No. UAEU? No. KUSTAR? No. AUS? No. UoS? No. UoW? No. British Council? Perhaps.

When I had my eyes on the UAE years ago, after my first Gulf job in Saudi Arabia eleven years ago and one in Oman after that, I decided to bite the bullet and did the DELTA and got an MA. I really do think it's necessary.

I'm not being a naysayer or a snob here. Like I wrote somewhere on this board a few weeks ago, I know of ONE person who got hired by HCT Fujairah with only a BA and the CELTA, but it really didn't work out well for them. There is no chance of that happening again. At least not in the near future.

I thought about your question for a while before writing this post. Honestly, I just can't think of an employer in the UAE who would consider your credentials.

Let's hope someone turns up and proves us all wrong!