Thinking about relocating to Dubai for work?
Whether you are looking to go for a few months, a year or even a lifetime,
check out onlymarketingjobs.com 12 fabulous reasons why you SHOULD make that move!
1. Ideal Location
There are no bones about it, Dubai’s location
is UNREAL. Slap bang in the middle of Europe and Asia, living in Dubai would
literally open up the entire world of opportunity where travel is concerned.
Never again will you disregard Australia as a valid option for your
winter trip and romantic hotspots such as The Maldives and The Seychelles are a
mere 4hrs flight away! If you enjoy travelling, living in Dubai, even for just
a year will save you shed loads of cash on airfares.
Flight times from Dubai to Major Cities:
• 13hrs 45mins to Sydney
• 9hrs 20mins to Tokyo
• 7hrs 15 mins to Singapore
• 7hrs 50mins to Shanghai
• 7hrs 55mins to London
• 14hrs 35mins to New
York
2. Boredom Is Non-existent
If any city in the world could earn the accolade
of ‘Least Boring Place to Live’, it would probably be Dubai. There is virtually
nothing you can’t do in Dubai with good weather year-round; you never have to
worry about rain destroying your long anticipated day at the races. The vast
amalgamation of cultures means there is an unimaginable number of events,
festivals and hobbies for expats to get involved with on a daily basis.
You’ve got sun, sea, desert and the Middle
East’s first indoor ski slope, with Dubai recently announcing plans to
construct the world’s longest indoor slope, due for completion in 2020 bang in
time for the World Expo, which Dubai is hosting for the first time. And
if Dubai is putting it on, it’s going to be HUGE! Whatever you’re looking for,
Dubai will have it.
Love shopping? Dubai is home to the world’s
largest shopping mall. Go crazy!
3. The Land Of Opportunity
The opportunity to do absolutely anything and
everything with your career is endless in Dubai. There really are no limits in
Dubai’s fast-growth landscape. Whether you are a professional looking for
industry-specific work, possess a highly sought after skill or whether you’re
an entrepreneur looking to start-up a business, Dubai is your oyster.
There is a constant need for new services, goods and expertise
in Dubai, so the career prospects are actually overwhelming. And for marketing
and digital professionals the opportunities are immense, accentuated in no
small part by the World Expo 2020. If you are looking for marketing jobs in Dubai, there is no better time to land
an awesome position in this Arab Emirate.
With aptly named districts such as Media
City, Knowledge Village and Healthcare City it is fairly straightforward to
figure out where you need to be searching.
4. 365 Days of Summer
If the weather isn’t a good enough reason to
move to Dubai for work, then we don’t know what is. Brits are forever moaning
about the windy, rainy, cold, unreliable weather. If we had a penny for every
time we’d heard someone complain about the weather we wouldn’t be sat writing
this article. We’d probably be on a yacht somewhere, sipping our Dom Perignon
Rosé and listening to Lionel Richie’s greatest hits whilst our chef rustles up
a fillet (done rare) triple cooked chips and a peppercorn sauce with extra
kick.
Dubai has amazing weather all year round and it hardly ever rains. The reaction
in Dubai when it rains is not unlike the reaction Brits have to snow. It
becomes virtually pre-apocalyptic and everyone loses basic brain function for
the full duration of the devastation!
It may get too hot in the summer to step
outside for more than 2 minutes at a time, but everywhere has air-con so you’re
golden. You’re also literally golden! Think of your naturally effortless Dubai
glow.
Planning a barbecue? No problem because you
know that the weather is going to be on point!
5. The High Life
Dubai is pure luxury and it offers nothing
less than top quality EVERYTHING. Opulence exists on every corner.
Even if you can’t afford the best of the best, the lowest end of what Dubai has
to offer is absolutely out of this world. Service everywhere is impeccable.
From the food served in restaurants to the cleanliness of the pavements you
just won’t get better elsewhere. You can try. But you won’t.
The attention to detail observed in Dubai is almost
superhuman making it an incredibly comfortable place to live. During your
visits back home you won’t be able to stop observing bad service because you
will constantly be comparing it to your pristine, first-class Dubai
lifestyle.
6. Tax-Free Income
Think about the figure you get on your pay
slip BEFORE all the tax has been deducted. Voilà . There’s your Dubai
salary.
Everything you earn is yours to do with as you
please. There is no tax on personal income in Dubai, but it is worth noting
that, depending on the kind of lifestyle you decide to lead there, there are
also expensive aspects of Dubai life.
But don’t worry about that. Whatever you’re earning in the UK right now is
going to be a whole taxman less than what you’d earn in Dubai on the same basic
salary. Plus, you’ll probably beat your current salary anyway!
7. Unbeatable Benefits
Employers in Dubai know all too well that they
need to offer the best of the best to retain top talent. Obviously, benefits
vary from business to business and industry to industry but expect 30 days
holiday, health insurance, paid plane tickets home and travel allowance as a
minimum.
8. A Multi-cultural Posse
The expat community is huge in Dubai. Emirati
locals throughout the entire UAE are outnumbered by expats from varying
countries 9 to 1. That’s huge. According to data from the year 2012,
there were 240,000 British expats living in Dubai, around the same as the
entire population of Wolverhampton and bigger than the majority of British
cities including Southampton, Oxford and The Isle of Wight (the whole
Isle!).
It’s not just Brits who are relocating to
Dubai. Simply not being Emirati in Dubai is a great conversation starter so you
will gain new friends fairly quickly. Moving to Dubai will earn you pals from
all around the world, some of them for life. Your Dubai friendship group pretty
much looks like a high value, better-looking version of the UN.
Next time you fancy a trip to Mongolia just
hit up Ganbaatar from HR and he’ll sort you out with a cosy corner in his
great-Auntie Tsetseg’s Yurt!
9. Expat-Friendly
Not quite the culture shock you’d expect,
Dubai is full of home comforts to help you feel settled. There are endless
activities on offer which are loved by Dubai’s expat community, one, in
particular, being Friday Brunch, which offers participants unlimited food and
alcoholic beverages for one fixed price. It’s safe to say you should stay away
if you’re watching your figure! You’ll find Friday Brunch in every hotel in
Dubai, each one offering different vibes, cuisines and locations for you to
gawp at.
The nightlife in Dubai for young professionals
rivals that of some of the UK’s wildest cities. Starting around 9 pm and
rocking into the early hours of the morning, the nightlife is no less than
vibrant for British and other international expats who are looking to continue
their social lives in the UAE. We could go on forever on the subject of
expat-friendly Dubai, but hopefully, you get the gist.
Religious? Dubai is a Muslim city, but they
accept other religions and allow its residents to practice their faith freely.
You can find churches and other religious houses for practically every
denomination of most religions.
10. English Is Virtually Second Language
At least 75% of Dubai’s population are expats
from various countries and the fact that the English language is regarded as
the Global Lingua Franca of the 21st century means it is used as a second
language throughout the UAE and particularly in Dubai.
Most workplaces in Dubai operate predominantly
under the English language, so you should have no worries where language is
concerned. That being said, if you’d like to become a UAE citizen
eventually (you’ll have to wait 20 years to apply), you’d need to learn fluent
Arabic. It is common courtesy to learn a few key words and phrases in Arabic
out of respect for the Emirati people. Dubai is, after all, an Arab Emirate and
its local culture should be respected by the expat community.
11. Crime-Free
In Dubai, you can land yourself a prison
sentence for making rude gestures to fellow motorists in the comfort of your 2
seater vehicle during rush hour. The high level of deterrents that Dubai
possesses surrounding even the mildest offences deters most criminals, making
this city incredibly safe. You can genuinely leave iPhones, bags and wallets on
tables. The likelihood of them getting snatched is miniscule. There is also a
noticeable police presence in Dubai, so it’s no wonder that criminal acts are
virtually unheard of in this polite, respectful city.
12. You Can Get Takeaway. Everywhere.
Imagine those moments. Sundays. The kind where
you’ve just slipped into your pyjamas, fresh from a bath with a juicy roast in
the oven and the Citizen Khan box-set on repeat. You’re about to put your
stuffing in the oven when you realise you’ve got no red onion for your
infamous, can’t-have-a-roast-without-them sweet potato wedges!?
Horrifying.
Mortifying. Distressing.
The thought of having to peel off your pyjamas
and return to the world of boots with socks for the miserable walk in the rain
to the local Sainsbury’s fills you with sheer terror. You’re torn between the
inevitable happiness you’ll experience with every last ingredient and the pain
you’re going to feel when you begrudgingly drag your sorry self through the
park, returning soaked, cold and depressed.
This argument would never happen in Dubai. You can simply call the local
supermarket, order whatever you like, and within a matter of minutes, they
would be knocking on the door of your high rise with the goods in hand. Great
for distressing moments. Terrible for the waistline.
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