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The Middle East Recruiter
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WE TALKED TO SIX
RECRUITERSNEWTOMIDDLEEAST
Like all of us here in Dubai, we all were newbies to the Middle East
recruitment region at one stage. One of the most important pieces of
advice given was “keep your head down and work very hard for the first
6 months, Dubai is not what you know, it’s WHO you know”. That could
not be a truer statement.
Moving to Dubai from another region (in most cases the UK) is very hard
professionally and also personally. We have spent years building our business
networks and work within the safety net of our career to date. But moving to
Dubai / Middle East all that hard work is gone and you have to now start a
brand new life, new clients, new candidates along with new work colleagues.
You need to actually work harder than ever.
Now having seen many recruiters come and go, recruiters getting out of
recruitment once they get to Dubai. To make an impact from day one you
need to be confident and pick up that phone. Call, Call, Call. Dubai is a softer
sell, not as cut-throat as UK / London. No gatekeepers really here.
Remember that there are another 50 recruiters doing your sector so you need
to stand out, work faster, work smarter, be PROACTIVE. You cannot afford to
be reactive or you will find you only get the vacancies that the Tier 1 agencies
could not fill and clients have been trying to fill for over 3-5 months. They are not
clients or roles you want to be working on.
LinkedIn is your best friend from day one in your new recruiter role. You want
to be adding like crazy. HR Admin, HR Managers, HR Directors for your client
side contacts then all your relevant industry sector connections for candidates.
‘‘
Don’t
become
an email
recruiter
Pick up
the phone,
make the
calls
Work
Smarter,
Faster
’’
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