Hiya Hope and Ella,
The responses you are getting are the honest ones: Maiden has lived there for years and I have travelled to Egypt for work and holidays and have various experiences looking for work.
Without posting my CV, I want to tell you that I am very employable and would have no problem getting a job in Cairo set up from here in the UK but as I am moving to Hurghada, my options are limited. Also, like I have stated before, trying to secure a job while you are not resident in Egypt is quite difficult.
As aforementioned, preference goes to the local workforce but fingers crossed for you.
There’s various websites where you can apply for jobs, just type ‘Jobs in Egypt’ into Google and you will find loads. It’s a very lengthy and tiresome process with few positive responses. I’ve got various contacts in Hurghada and have been searching since April and have had 2 job offers from the 83 positions that I have applied for and both I was unable to take up for various reasons.
This should indicate to you both that wanting to live and work in Egypt is not nearly as easy as people seem to think.
Hope, you mention that you are marrying an Egyptian? Well its their custom, both religiously and from a cultural perspective that he provide for you in a manner that you are accustomed to as well as provide you with money separate from the household allowances for you to use as you please, so I would say that is your safety net. I know you don’t want to be a housewife as you state that, fair enough, but I’m sure there’s plenty of volunteer work that you can do in and around Cairo while you find some paid employment.
Being bilingual is a great advantage, more so in the tourism industry obviously but don’t panic, am sure you will find something once you have moved.
Good luck.