Seeking any information on working overseas. Saudai/Dubai area..

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Permalink Reply by crissy on December 8, 2009 at 12:29am

Ive been here in KSA for 4 years now. in my experience, Saudi is advisable for married people wid lots of responsibilities or atleast livig as couples.. Here, ul get a chance to earn more, but spend less because 1st, Saudi is a tax free country. 2nd, accomodations are usually provided by your employer. 3rd, if ur a guy, u can afford to buy a car as ur service at a very low cost plus cheap price of gasoline everywhere. If ur gonna come here as single, i tell u, its gonna be a culture shock! for everyting.. maybe it'll take a few months before u can absorb eerything unusual here.. lol!

goodluck!

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Permalink Reply by Yann Lavoie on December 9, 2009 at 9:45pm

Hi Darren! I have been working at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for more than 4 years now, used to work at Prince Sultan Cardiac Center in Riyadh before, went to Canada in between for a year, but missed the expat lifestyle too much. Just to let you know that we currently have new openings in our hospital and if you are interested in finding out more details you can contact me. Also I would like to follow-up on James' comment above (no offense James :o) ). I can not discuss the salaries or benefits on this website due to confidentiallity concerns, but all I can say openly is that yes the workload may be a bit high compared to some other hospitals ( by the way ratio of 1 to 12 is exagerated! ), but the job description is great and very rewarding, working conditions are great, benefits-housing package competitive, and lifestyle is way better than any other place in middle-east in my opinion, otherwise I would not still be here. Lifestyle is so great that my wife and I are not sure if we will ever be able to leave this place and go back to Canada. You make your own experience, and because other people have had a bad experience does not mean yours will be bad too! So what I may suggest is do not pay much attention to bad comments from people, do you own inquiries with right people, and then you can decide by yourself what is good for you or not. Send me a private message if you want to discuss more. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Paolo on December 21, 2009 at 6:06am

If you are Canadian or American, Most of the hospital in GCC countries pays you well. Majority of them. Choose King Faisal Specialist Hosp in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SKMC in Abu dhabi UAE. Hamad Hospital in Qatar. These are the best choices for you guys

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Permalink Reply by Chris on January 19, 2010 at 10:10pm

Having been an RT in Saudi Arabia for 5 total years in the 90's and up till 9/11, I say don't waste your time. If your an American travel in the USA, you'll make as much or more money. The hospitals in Saudi have marginal care at best. I worked at Al-Fanateer hospital in Jubail, King Fahad National Guard Hospital in Riyadh, and King Khalid National Guard in Jeddah.
If you are set on middle east work you may consider The American hospital in Dubai, I know people who have worked there and they enjoyed it.
Just keep one thing in mind when considering Saudi, no girlfriends, no alcohol, no movie theaters, no nightlife. Much of your time is thinking about your next vacation.
Also remember the work week in Saudi is 48 hours a week. Do the math and you'll find you aren't really earning that much money.

Example: SR12,000/month= $39,989/ year US and you work 2496 hours/year

US $25/hour= $46,875/ year US and you work 1876 hours at 36hours/week, work 48hours a week in the USA and your pay would go up to $62,475/year.

Just my opinion

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Permalink Reply by cynthia ong on February 15, 2010 at 5:16pm

Thanks for the Information.....

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Permalink Reply by Ronald Taylor on February 16, 2010 at 11:58pm

Hi Darren
Its a good experience and I miss the middle east and you meet alot of new friends. Give it a go

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Permalink Reply by Mohannad Al Afandi on February 23, 2010 at 9:08pm

Hi,
I work in saudi arabia at KFMC in Riyadh web site www.kfmc.med.sa
we could give you offer for a job her at our hospital
if you are interested please send me your CV
malafandi@kfmc.med.sa
Regards

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Permalink Reply by maynard sanjose on March 20, 2010 at 1:40pm

thanks for the info.......................

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Permalink Reply by maynard sanjose on March 20, 2010 at 1:49pm

UAE salary scale
for technician
tawam hospital ---- 6000 aed + housing
rashid hospital ---- 8000 aed include housing
al jimi hospital ----- 7 to 8 thou + housing
sheikh khalifa medical city ----- 4000+ housing
al noor hospital ------3600+ housing
american hospital ---- 5 to 6 thousand aed + housing

info... @ uae salary scale thanks

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Permalink Reply by Dulce Alferez on April 27, 2010 at 10:48pm

Hi Darren,

I just saw your post now. Have you found anything regarding jobs here in the middle east? I work in a big hospital and we have lots of opportunities. I have been here about 11 yrs now. feel free to contact me.

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