 for some people it's a bit confusing what does it mean and I can't stress the importance enough of on LinkedIn advertising yourself now my humble and strong recommendation where possible try to avoid easy apply. Hey guys welcome to AXI Vlogs on this channel I talk about life work and business in Dubai and today I have a guest Tricia Chapman she is a career consultant we film already a lot of videos and you can find all of them on my youtube channel related to how to find a job in Dubai there are a lot of useful tips and today we have a video specific for those who have more than 12 or 15 years of experience and they want to find a job in Dubai so Tricia what can you recommend for those who are looking for a job in Dubai but they have more than 12 years of experience. Yeah it's a good question because to be honest with you you know those with us with a little bit more of experience probably would be considering where we want to be finalizing our career so it's really important and again and networking but alongside of this is how you showcase your unique selling proposition and that goes just beyond your job so your your work history you really need to showcase you know thought leadership agile leadership showcasing your problem-solving capabilities and quantifiable metrics so really demonstrating what is your unique selling proposition with clear numbers percentages how can you enhance the company's bottom or top-line figures so rather than just showcasing responsibilities on your CV you know demonstrating and articulating really clear-cut achievements so on top of this now of course you know there's so many jobs going through the the portals but start personal branding no I really can't stress the importance of enough to showcase you know what leadership have you got within the community or within the workplace understand the culture you know of where you're going to be moving and showcase this because if you're not noticed on the digital space it's really difficult to be standing out just through a job application and as you know the first thing that you do you know when you sit receive a CV or you've shortlisted five or six candidates you'll want to know a little bit more about them who are they connected with maybe they've got board board member experience what other curricula extracurricular activities have they been doing outside of the workplace guys before you continue I want to say that if you've been looking for a job in Dubai but you have no success you feel frustrated Trisha can help you with your job search journey so Trisha please can you tell us what services you provide how you can help with my pleasure I would absolutely love to be able to help you in unlocking your potential I'll be able to assist with all of the necessary tools for a successful job application so what does that mean a CV an ATS compliant resume of course linked in optimization cover letters personal branding and showcasing how you can unlock your potential and the most important question do you help to conduct with recruiters absolutely so in all of my packages you receive a list of all of the UAE recruiters here as well as a list of available jobs and you're talking about networking but for some people it's a bit confusing what does it mean and where do they need to go because they don't know they just moved to Dubai or they're moving to Dubai so what they should do yeah so I guess you know people tend to stick to their own nationalities or small groups you know something that they're comfortable with you know for example Aussies will always generally hang out with Aussies or South Africans usually hang out with go to the bar or whatever with their other South African crew so it's important here in Dubai it's such a multicultural area that you really go out of your way maybe even get out of your comfort comfort zone to be attending events that maybe you wouldn't usually do so you know this is where you'll meet connections this is where you'll get to be able to interact maybe you could volunteer even as a guest speaker somewhere and do some volunteering even just to showcase you know your true leadership style and mix with people that you generally you that you wouldn't because this is where the opportunities come so in addition to all those communities I think LinkedIn also is a great way how you can build networking right yeah absolutely I mean there's lots of different groups that you can join and of course not all of them are active but even the events you know people post their upcoming events on LinkedIn and this is probably one of the strategies that I cover in either my one-to-one services any master classes that I run and and the UAE jobseeker package I've got like a checklist that ensures that you know how to use the platform so definitely feel free to you know to reach out if you would like any help and and of course your audience is more than welcome to to using your code or whatever you would like how senior management can move through different sectors yeah it's a good question because when you've got you know a number of years under your belt you've generally done quite a lot of things so you know you've probably covered a little bit of marketing in your time the commercial you've had P&L experience coaching mentoring people management and the supply chain HR you know you've you've done a done a lot especially if you've even done a consulting role and but it's really important to be showcasing your talents your experience your unique selling proposition that is specifically for that advert so yes you may have done all of this but really focus fine-tune your skill sets towards what that JD is asking of you so you know really highlighting your skills in terms of umbrellas so you could list you know maybe four or five different skills and then outline the achievements within those skill sets and then go on to your to your work history and I can't stress the importance enough of on LinkedIn advertising yourself get noticed you know really make sure that you're you're driving your personal brand with this type of content so tell the world be confident and happy about what you've done I have a very interesting question let's say I have 10 years of experience but then I go on my tour need to leave and some women when they go back to work like companies that they don't want to hire them because they kind of lost these two years they're not up to date with their knowledge so what can you recommend in this case yeah I love it I love it because first of all you know it's a part of female you know a part of family life you know you can't stop this it's inevitable it's going to happen and employees get it I mean you know so many people go on maternity leave and it shouldn't be a reason why you shouldn't be hired so just be open and honest you can literally list it on your resume or on your application and you know 18 months maternity leave or you know family time and then just put the timeline and employees employers understand this okay I'm sure that there's other females in the HR department it's natural but so make sure that during this time maybe you would do a couple of quick or short courses to keep yourself up in the market linked in learning for example or and you know a six to eight week course that you can find online just so that you know even if you did it over the over the 18 months but at least that you showcase that you've still got that skills you're still showing professional development and even if you haven't you know what it's totally fine it's totally fine it just means that you would have to try other ways or showcase what you did prior more heavily let's say there is a station when you have 15 years of experience in one company but then for some reason you decide to move to another place or find another job how do you showcase that you are ready for another opportunity these days it's it's quite rare that people have stayed in the in the one company for 15 years that's for sure but definitely I mean if this happens and people do struggle I mean and you know you're generally you're quite comfortable you are you know a leader within that sector and then a time the time comes for you to move along whether it was your choice or not and you feel a bit lost you know you haven't applied for a job in 14 15 years like how do I do this so you know don't worry it's possible it's doable and how do you do it so again it's really important that you are showcasing only the skill sets that are required for that company or that job description and and really fine-tuning yourself so being as specific as you can that is relevant for that position so you want to showcase and give a little bit of flavor of what you have done over your career you know being clear with your executive summary showcasing specific software or specific experience that would be able to improve that next company's trajectory and really focus in on your on your achievements so you know keeping your documents to two pages you know but then presenting other documents you know whether it's having strong references and your gap analysis of the company and really going above and beyond just a CV you know you've got to think outside the box because don't forget and you've done a lot in the in the one company but you only want to be showcasing something that is relevant and specific for that application and some companies they require a correlator and it's recommended to add correlator to your CV but when you apply through LinkedIn usually they through that apply button you only one document it's your CV so in this case it means that you don't need to attach correlator or do you advise to add correlator in that one document yeah so there's two no it's a good it's a good question so there's two options on LinkedIn so there's easy apply and apply now my humble and strong recommendation where possible try to avoid easy apply why because it initially or first screens your LinkedIn so if you don't have the right keywords the right match on your LinkedIn profile you will automatically be ranked less than compared to going to the apply button where you've got the chance to be able to upload purely your CV okay and then yeah exactly so and the senior managers generally require a cover letter it will say you know when you go to the portal whether it's Workday or the company internal portal it will say you've got the option to upload your CV your cover letter and any other additional documentation so unless it specifically states cover letter I wouldn't be uploading it as an additional information so follow the instructions so I know it sounds simple but I wouldn't be adding a see a cover letter to the top of the CV it's just extra information that recruiters will probably just scroll past unless it's requested okay and one more question are there any specific recruitment companies or executive search firms that that are looking for like people with 15 years of experience can you recommend any of them yeah so they are they do exist out out there there's quite a number of executive search firms here however in saying that and again be careful not all of them are legitimate and second of all don't purchase something so you shouldn't have to be paying to be on their platform so I would just be you know really conscious it's actually illegal here in Dubai to be accepting money or you know funds from the job seeker so if companies are saying you know they would take some of your salary then then it's illegal you cannot do that so the the executive search firms are generally legitimate here they work for the clients though you know you do have to register you'll have to fill out all of your information on each and every one of the of the platforms which it unfortunately it's time-consuming and I do have quite a big list so I'm happy to share that with you you know you can you can put on the link below and you can download it it's all in one Excel file and but guys don't pay you shouldn't be paying it's totally illegal here to be accepting any form of salary shares with with an executive search firm and I think it's it's related to everyone who is looking for a job absolutely so usually company who is looking for a candidate they're paying to recruitment agency yeah okay thank you so much guys again if you have any questions or you need help with funding a job in Dubai you can reach out to Trisha she'll help you to craft your CV she'll help you with your LinkedIn optimization she will provide you a consultation how you can stand out on the markets and find your dream job in Dubai thank you for watching and all the links are in the description under this video see you soon 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