Hays UAE

About Hays UAE

Hays is a large international recruitment company. Its website says it has about 8,100 staff in 16 countries. In the UAE it trades as Hays FZ LLC. It has offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Jobs they usually fill

The Hays UAE website lists these main areas:

• Accountancy and finance
• Business support (office and admin roles)
• Human resources
• Legal
• Technology (IT)
• Construction

Hays offers permanent jobs and contract jobs. Contract workers log their hours on a separate Hays timesheet site. Hays also publishes a UAE salary guide on its website.

Who they hire

The site does not say which nationalities or experience levels it hires. Most roles are white-collar office or professional jobs. Expect to need work experience in your field and good English.

How to register

1. Go to hays.ae/account/send-cv/.
2. Enter your first name, last name and email address.
3. Upload your CV. Hays accepts .doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt and .pdf files up to 3MB.
4. Choose your profession from the list. Then choose the Hays office.
5. Accept the terms and press Submit.
6. Hays creates a “My Hays” account for you. Check your email for a link to set your password.

Put any cover letter inside your CV file. You can also set up job alerts on the site.

What to watch for

• Hays shows a recruitment scam alert on its UAE website. It warns that scammers contact job seekers and pretend to be Hays.
• In the UAE, licensed recruitment agencies must not charge job seekers any fee. MoHRE, the UAE Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, treats this as illegal. Never pay anyone for a Hays job.
• Only trust jobs you can find on hays.ae. Check your offer letter and your MoHRE contract before you resign or travel.