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maniac · Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Global

Can anyone please provide information about an institute based in Jeddah called: The Professionals

freesoul · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject:

Compared to other schools in the city, their facility is massive and impressive. However, I still don�t understand why till now they haven�t established themselves as successful as their resources would suggest.
They mainly depend on delivering training IT and English courses through contracts with private and public sectors in the city. The number of their walk-in students is strangely low.

maniac · Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Global

Thank you for the information. Do you perhaps know what type of employers they are, good or bad. I need to know before I accept their offer. How is it to work in Jeddah?

freesoul · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 10:35 pm Post subject:

I guess it all depends on their offer. If it was good enough, I would say grab it.

maniac · Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Global

Thank you, Freesoul, for the feedback. I am looking forward to see what the offer is going to look like. What would you say is a good offer? I have two years experience, teaching English. This will be my first time inn Saudi Arabia.

Another question, do you know anything of the cost of living in Jeddah, rent, school fees, etc.

freesoul · Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:01 pm Post subject:

I don�t about your credentials, but I guess you shouldn�t accept anything less than 11.000 SR.
Jeddah is relatively a pleasant place to live in. Cost of living depends to a large extent on your lifestyle and personal spending. I would say you wouldn�t spend more than 3.000 SR a month.

Sheikh N Bake · Joined: 26 Apr 2007 Posts: 1307 Location: Dis ting of ours

...unless he's paying rent. He did ask about rent.

maniac · Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Global

Hi freesoul. I had an interview last week with an HR officer from the professionals. It went very well and he said that he will be sending me an offer the following week. Well, it is more than a week now and still no offer. Is that normal in Saudi to wait so long for an offer or am I just being impatient.

freesoul · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject:

Well, welcome to Kingdom of Waiting Arabia. Hold on there, an offer will eventually bein your inbox. They are just taking their time interviewing other candidates.

Was it a phone or F-T-F interview?

maniac · Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 15 Location: Global

The interview was on skype, so you can say F-T-F. Thanks again for the reply, I will just be patient then. I just hope they give me enough time to give notice at my current job. I need to give 30days notice.

Are you (Freesoul) working in Jeddah?

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

School fees will be from 8,000 SR to 40,000 SR per child per year. If there is no educational allowance paid by your employer you will face problems.