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First of all I will welcome u to ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ. Its so nice that u want to come and work in UAE and that too for a good purpose. Now if u r not looking at a very hifi life here u can very easily save 4000 out of 8000 salary. If u stay at a shared accomodation which is the case for most single ppl here. then accomodation will not cost u more than 500 to 600. Then if u calculate the other expenses like food and transport and other necessaties. ur monthly expense shud not go over 1500. add the 600 for accomodation and u can save upto 500 per month. so take the decision wisely. if u r getting offer of 8000 then dont lose it.

Hi CGFMorias,

Welcome to ½ûÂþÌìÌÃ

Thank you for posting your message here. I am sure you will get some advices soon.

Meanwhile I suggest you post an advert or your resume in the Healthcare jobs in the United Arab Emirates section to enhance your chances to find a job, you never know

Feel free to browse through the discussions on the United Arab Emirates Forum, if you are seeking for more information and you can even participate by asking questions

Best of luck with everything CGFMorias

P.s - Thank you for your contribution asim_umar

Thank you

Maximilien
Expat-blog Team

Thank you asim_umar and Maximillien17 for your response.

I was interviewed in a licensed agency located in Manila, Philippines last Tuesday, July 16. With all my credentials including certificates I have, the employer from Abu Dhabi offers 4000 dirhams as starting salary, included accommodations are housing (6 people each unit with 3 rooms and 1 common comfort room), food (only when you are on duty) and transportation. I don't know yet if there is wifi service included and how many days of vacation per year. No end of contract. They told me that there will be evaluations every 3 months, and if I pass it the salary will be increased with 250 dirhams. So that in one year I can  raise my salary with 1000 dirhams.

I was overwhelmed that I was immediately accepted, the interview only took us like 5 minutes because they knew I am HAAD and ASCP Passer.

I told them that according to my research, salary range of medical technologists in UAE is around 8K - 10K dirhams. They told me with that salary of 8K and above does not include any accommodations. They also told me that it is more convenient and would  cost me less to apply via recruitment agencies than to visit there with tourist visa and apply as walk-in applicant.

They advised me to think about it before signing up.

What can you say about it? Again, thank you so much! Your response is of great help.

Go for it, As a starting point its not a bad offer.
spend some time here you will always have option to switch the job, make sure you dont sign a long contract.

Good luck.