Thinking about moving to the UAE for your next career move? Get the strategy right before you make the move.

Moving to the UAE without understanding the job market, salary expectations, hiring process and where your experience fits can become an expensive mistake. I help professionals assess the opportunity, position themselves properly and build a realistic plan before they relocate.

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45 minutes · $149 · Fully credited toward your next step

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Moving to the UAE is easy. Building a career here is different.

The UAE attracts professionals from around the world, but the reality of finding work here can be very different from what you're used to at home.

Your experience may not translate into the market in the way you expect. Your salary expectations may be unrealistic. Your CV may not be positioned for the roles you're targeting. And applying from overseas requires a different approach from simply uploading your CV to LinkedIn and waiting.

Before you book a flight, understand whether your career strategy actually works here.

The mistakes I see professionals make

The goal isn't to discourage you from moving. It's to make sure you move with your eyes open.

Get advice from someone who's been on both sides

I've spent 22+ years in recruitment and more than 15 years living and working in the UAE.

I've recruited candidates into UAE companies, built teams at Careem, Emirates Group, Talabat and Wio Bank, interviewed candidates, negotiated offers and seen first-hand what makes someone succeed or struggle in this market.

Now I use that experience to help professionals understand where they stand before they make the move.

Choose the level of support you need

Discovery Session

$149

For professionals who need an honest assessment before committing to a move.

A focused 45 minute session to understand where you stand in the UAE market, what may be holding you back and what you should do next.

We'll look at:

  • Your current experience and market positioning
  • The types of roles you're realistically suited for
  • How competitive your profile is in the UAE market
  • Your CV and LinkedIn positioning
  • Your salary expectations
  • Your approach to finding roles from outside the UAE
  • Whether you should move now, prepare first, or reconsider your strategy

You'll leave with a clearer view of your options and a practical next step.

$149 · Fully credited toward your next step

Book a Discovery Session

Pay securely, then pick a time straight away from my calendar.

Full Career Roadmap

$749

A complete strategy for entering the UAE job market.

For professionals who are serious about moving to the UAE and want a clear, structured plan for how to approach the market.

Up to 6 sessions over 2–4 weeks

We'll work through:

  • Career positioning
    Identify the roles, industries and seniority levels where your experience has the strongest market fit.
  • CV optimisation
    Rework your CV to position your experience for the UAE market and the roles you're targeting.
  • LinkedIn positioning
    Make sure your profile tells the same story as your CV and presents you correctly to recruiters and hiring managers.
  • Target company strategy
    Identify the companies and types of organisations you should be targeting, rather than relying on mass applications.
  • UAE market & salary intelligence
    Establish realistic salary expectations and understand how your current experience translates into the local market.
  • Job search strategy
    Build a practical approach to applications, recruiters, networking and direct approaches from outside the UAE.
  • Interview preparation
    Prepare for the questions, expectations and hiring processes you're likely to encounter.
  • Offer & negotiation strategy
    Understand how to assess an offer and approach salary and package negotiations.

You'll finish with a clear career positioning, target market and practical job-search strategy designed around your move to the UAE.

Private Career Advisory

$7,999

Your career move, with me in your corner.

A three-month private advisory engagement for senior professionals navigating a significant career move, relocation or leadership transition in the UAE or wider GCC.

What's included

  • Ongoing career strategy
    Regular advisory sessions to assess opportunities, decisions and next moves as your situation develops.
  • Personal market positioning
    Continued refinement of your positioning as you engage with the UAE/GCC market.
  • Opportunity assessment
    Review potential roles, companies and opportunities with an independent recruitment-market perspective.
  • CV & LinkedIn oversight
    Continued advice as your target roles, seniority or market positioning evolves.
  • Interview & offer support
    Preparation for important interviews and strategic advice when you're progressing through a hiring process.
  • Salary & negotiation advisory
    Help assessing compensation packages and navigating negotiations.
  • Direct access
    Between-session access for important career decisions, questions and situations that need a second opinion.
  • Relocation strategy
    Practical guidance around the wider move, including location, lifestyle, cost of living and settling into the UAE.

Three months of high-touch, private access to experienced recruitment and career advice while you navigate one of the most important professional moves of your career.

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Applications reviewed within 48 hours. If it looks like a fit, we'll book a 20-minute call. No payment until we've both agreed it's right.

What we'll help you figure out

Is the UAE right for you?

Understand the market, your likely opportunities and whether your expectations are realistic.

How should you position yourself?

Identify the roles, sectors, companies and seniority levels where your experience has the strongest fit.

How should you approach the market?

Build a job-search strategy designed around the way UAE employers and recruiters actually hire.

What happens after you arrive?

Understand salaries, locations, cost of living, commuting and the practical realities of settling into the UAE.

Before you make the move, make sure the plan makes sense.

A Discovery Session gives you 45 minutes with someone who understands both the UAE hiring market and what it takes to build a career here.

BOOK A DISCOVERY SESSION

$149 · Fully credited toward your next step

Pay securely, then pick a time straight away from my calendar.