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What is it about Sales and Real Estate in Dubai?
honestly you're not wrong but there's a reason for it. most of those "tech" and "healthcare" diversification plans are still in early pilot stages or tied to free zones that need specific sponsorship. the real money here is still in moving product or property because that's what the 2008 and 2020 recoveries were built on.
if you look past the flashy job titles, a lot of those sales roles are actually b2b tech sales for cloud or saas stuff. it's not software engineering but it's not just pushing apartments either. check out companies in dubai internet city or dubai healthcare city. even education has roles but they're mostly in operations or admissions which is basically sales with a different name.
You're spot on about the sales dominance, but you're also seeing something real about the diversification. The problem is timing. Most of those new sector jobs are in free zones like DIFC or Dubai South, and they're still hiring for foundational roles first. Things like compliance, legal, and project management come later, once the infrastructure is actually running.
If you want to get into something non-sales, look at the operational side of those free zone authorities themselves. TECOM Group or Dubai Holding often have openings in strategy or business development that aren't straight sales. They're just harder to spot because they don't post as widely as the real estate agencies do on LinkedIn.
Yeah, that's pretty much the reality here. Sales is the backbone for most companies because Dubai is still a trading hub at its core, and real estate is just the local obsession. If you're not in sales or a niche tech role, you really have to dig into specific industries like logistics or event management to find something.
Dubai/Sharjah Road Scam?
damn u basically did a free taxi run to rak. thing is they usually target cars with a single guy driving & look for dubai plates so u look like u got somewhere to be. best move is roll ur window down like two inches, say u already called the cops for them & keep moving, dont even unlock the door
yeah that's a known one on e311 & the sharjah ring road, usually they wave you down near the adnoc or before the rta cameras claiming wallet got lifted. classic play is they ask for a lift to the next emirate then bail once you slow down, sometimes a second guy on a bike is tracking you. next time just call 999 or drop them at the nearest police point, don't let anyone in your car off the highway ngl
The RAK route is the tell. No one genuinely stranded on the ring road needs to get all the way to Ras Al Khaimah, that's a 90 minute drive. These guys work in pairs and the second car picks them up after they hop out, usually somewhere past the Al Sajaa junction or near the ADNOC on E311. If it happens again, tell them you'll drive them to the nearest police station and watch how fast the story changes.