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Category Archives: Working in Qatar
How to find a job in Qatar*
Hi everyone, If you’ve just happened to find this blog or have been here before, I’d like to explain what this is all about. This is a blog about living and working in Qatar which I used to update regularly … Read More
Tagged: Cost of Living, Employment, Residence Permit
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The Beginning of the End
Well, the holy month of Ramadan began a little over a week ago and that means shorter working hours for most, no wine with my meals out, shops that are only open in the evenings and empty roads making my … Read More
Jobs Sites/Looking for Work in Qatar
As with my previous post, I thought I’d address the question of finding a job in Qatar because I’ve also been asked frequently how one should go about doing this. I moved to Doha with a job and contract secured, … Read More
Tagged: Employment
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Cost of Living
I’ve been getting asked a lot about how much things cost here or what is/isn’t a good salary or something like ‘I’ve been offered a position paying xxx amount, will this be enough to live on in Qatar?’, etc so … Read More
Tagged: Cost of Living
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What Would You Like to Know?
I’ve have a few posts brewing in my big pot of ‘Working in Qatar’ posts but I’m just wondering if there are any topics that I haven’t covered that people interested in hearing about? I’ve gotten a fair amount of … Read More
Holidays and Vacation in Qatar
The second Tuesday of February has officially been declared a public holiday, ‘Sports Day’ in Qatar. Activities are planned around the entire country and I’ve got the day off. Sports day was a last minute announcement by the Emir in … Read More
Tagged: holidays, Qatari Culture
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Employment Packages
Qatar has been a bit of a hot topic recently with several major events placing it centre stage in the world’s media. For the most part, the press has been good and an increasing number of people are starting to … Read More
Tagged: Cost of Living, Employment
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Research Funding
The Qatar Foundation (QF) was established in 1995 by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani. It is a private, chartered, non-profit organization with the objective of shifting Qatar from a carbon-based economy to a knowledge-based economy. QF … Read More
Tagged: Education, Funding, QF
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Importing Items into Qatar
A good proportion of my time at work in Qatar is spent doing paperwork; sending and receiving documents, and having things signed, stamped and officiated. Every task seems to involve endless amounts of bureaucracy. As mentioned previously, there are many … Read More
Tagged: Importing, Laboratory
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Language Barriers
English is the lingua franca of Qatar so if you don’t speak Arabic, this should in no way deter you from considering a move here. That is not to say, however, that issues with language don’t occur, in fact, I’d … Read More
Tagged: Arabic, language
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