Hi,

Last year it used to be different and people were able to secure positions from abroad, simply because there were many many jobs available and not enough candidates. Salaries and packages were better too.

But lately because of the recession things have turned around, employers are picky, sometimes asking for arabic language skills (when in the past it wasn't a pre requisite), offering lower salaries, less allowances, and mostly hiring local people as is just easier for them to do that, now that a lot of people have lost their jobs and are desperate to find a new one.

Is not impossible to find a job from overseas but much harder than last year, definitely yes. You will need to sell yourself very very well and offer something unique in your resume or experience that employers are not likely to find on candidates already residing in Dubai.

As for recruitment agencies, do a search here on the forum and you will find plenty of posts about it with very good info and links. You can start with gulftalent.com, monster gulf, bayt, bacme, etc.

good luck