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MrScaramanga · Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 221

Yeah, the number 1 guy in MZ is okay and plays "good cop". The number 2 guy is a stick in the mud and plays "bad cop". And so it goes...
MrS

heyevery1 · Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 15 Location: UK

Hi hw2009!
Any news for the Jan semerster? heard they were all busy with the Festival of Thinkers and things have started to shake up now for Jan?? keep posted ..
Cheers!

hev1

helloworld2009 · Joined: 24 Jun 2009 Posts: 43

No no news about a Jan start (but the role I applied to isnt a teaching role).

2 colleges yet to decide - or they may have already decided its a no for me!

The chances of me starting anywhere in HCT in Jan 2010 are extremely slim - I have to give an absolute minimum 3 months notice where I currently work.

have you applied hev1? where? what role for? been interviewed?

[oops - I can see your thread now]

is it for a teaching role?

cheers

hw2009

heyevery1 · Joined: 04 Nov 2009 Posts: 15 Location: UK

Hi hw2009,
Yes, I applied sometime in May/ June and subsquently attended the Video conference interview; result...'interview passed' with the vague statement...was told one of the colleges was interested but nothing since.... I ve got to give a month's notice but my partner is bound for six weeks... so for Jan start, things look feeble now.
I think there are quite a lot of us in the pool or a whirlpool... Laughing

Good wishes,

hev1

Eisenhorn · Joined: 25 Oct 2009 Posts: 146 Location: HCT Land. UAE

Heyevery1.

HCT (and the gulf in general) are not known for preplanning or having HR work fast.

This is the ultimate hurry up and wait culture. HURRY UP to get your paperwork done. HURRY UP to be inteviewed. WAIT to find out where you are going. WAIT with no contact until about a week before you are supposed to leave. WAIT to the last day for your tickets to arrive. HURRY UP to catch your flights.

helloworld2009 · Joined: 24 Jun 2009 Posts: 43

helloworld2009 · Joined: 24 Jun 2009 Posts: 43

Hi,

Wow - the view count for this post has gone up since I last checked (and since I started it in June it looked like it got peoples attention....HCT....Salary.....seem to be a topic that many people are curious about!)

DId you here anything back from HCT heyevery1?

I havent - so I'm taking it as 'passed interview' but 'no offer'. I had good feelings about this too - ah well. I guess if anything comes up in the next few months, they may pick me out of the 'pool' - but I wont hold my breath.

I cant believe I applied for this 6 months ago!

Any ideas where I should be now focussing my search for employment in the UAE and beyond for the type of work I'm looking (and qualified) for?

cheers for any helpful hints/tips. And thanks jpoindexter14 for your heads up about a relatively similiar role in Qatar - I hope your move to the UAE goes well.

cheers,

hw2009

helloworld2009 · Joined: 24 Jun 2009 Posts: 43

Hi all once again!

I wonder whether it is possible to be offered employment at HCT many months after a successful interview?

I had an interview in October 2009 - and was given the thumbs up, but alas no offer of employment came from it.

Has anyone here been in a similiar situation - interviewed succesfully late on in the year, and been contacted out of the blue for August/September then next year?

And how long are "succesful applicants" held in the 'pool'?

Cheers,

hw2009

helloworld2009 · Joined: 24 Jun 2009 Posts: 43

Hello once again!!!!

I "turned down" a job interview with HCT in Jan/Feb 2010 after a "succesful, you have been selected towork for us but we're not sure where etc" interview in October 2009 which I "passed" and was waiting for an offer. check back this discussion/and my other posts for info (it wasnt a "teacher" role specificaly).

Now, I've been told, I was a good candidate - I had the neccesary qualifications (a Bsc (hons), an MA in a education field, 9 years working in a University, 4 years working in the IT industry) and that I could apply again in the future for similiar positions at HCT. This was for a non-teaching role.
My wife, is studyin/working to be a NQT (newly qualified teacher). She currently works as a school classroom technician in food and textiles ---- she will be training to become a teacher in food, textiles etc.

What are the chances of her, in a year or two, finding employment in the UAE? What extra expereience and / or qualificxations would she need? I'm fully qualified and have experience to do/find/look for etc the work I'm involved in but what does she need?

cheers!

hw2009