Handbook on Gulf Jobs
Author: Syed Qamar Hasan
Publisher: Rahat Foundation
No. of pages: 100 pages
Copies can be had from: Rahat Foundation, Society for Socio-economic,
Educational Development, Saroornagar, Hyderabad - 500 035 Phone: 98491 68352
Senior journalist Syed Qamar Hasan brings out in this handbook on Gulf Jobs all the information a person needs before embarking on a journey to the Gulf in search of a job. The book deals with employment opportunities as well as the labour rules and laws in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Oman. It also contains a list of do's and don'ts. Gulf Jobs is useful not only for prospective employment seekers back home in India but also for those already working in the Gulf.
Qamar Hasan vividly describes issues like labour market past and present, jobs and how to get them, white collar jobs, blue collar jobs and visa requirements. He also gives tips on the right approach to get jobs and what a prospective employment seeker should do before leaving for Gulf and on arriving in the foreign land.
The book warns that job hunters have often been bowled over by the exaggerated claims of friends and
relatives working in the Gulf and who project themselves as big shots drawing huge salaries and claiming
jobs are easy to find.
"I have come across persons who left well paid jobs in their home cities with multi-national companies to look for openings in the Gulf countries," Qamar points out. The book says job markets have become highly competitive. The cost of living has gone up and the inflation rate is rising. However, there are still openings for highly qualified IT professionals, petro-engineers, specialist doctors, surgeons and bankers.
"If one is gainfully employed at home, it is better to stay back rather than venture out in the Gulf for
marginally more. If one is earning around Rs 30,000 a month at home, he or she will be earning here in the
Gulf littler better in the present situation. What's more at least one will be free of stress, fatigue and boredom
caused by feeling of insecurity of jobs in the Gulf".
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