esmereldagreen

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Latest post on 02 August 2016 - 15:48

Hi all, I'm moving to Dubai in 2 weeks and finding conflicting information about what I can bring into the country. I have three regular prescriptions: mercaptopurine (6MP/Purinethol), lansoprazole and the contraceptive patch. Obviously I'm not a resident until my visa is granted so does that restrict me to 3 months supply of each medication? I will be getting a doctor's letter. Does it need to be notarised as well? Am I ok to take cod liver oil etc with me without any prescriptions or should I just leave these at home? Also I hope this doesn't sound stupid, I see that you can't bring anything related to gambling into the country, does this include cards? (I ask because I had an issue in China with this). Other than that if anyone can recommend anything that they think is essential to take with me that I might find difficult to get out there, please let me know! Thanks :-)

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 17:32

I got my job in November but I'm still getting many recruitment emails so I wouldn't say it's too late at all. I don't think any schools give free places but they offer a reduced rate. I personally wouldn't bother sending CVs to schools, I would make sure that you have a LinkedIn account with the CV on it and connect to relevant schools through there. There are also many different recruitment websites and many of them also operate via LinkedIn. I don't know how well CVs are received if sent directly, it might work. I used teachanywhere who I found on LinkedIn and then started a profile. They were really helpful and actually called you to talk in person. I ended up finding a job through a GEMS recruitment fair (which I also saw on LinkedIn). There's also plenty advertised on TES as well. Hi Esmereldagreen, I have never used LinkedIn and wanted to ask if I attach my CV will everybody be able to see it or just the people I befriend, or can I be very specific and only allow schools to see it? Thanks Exactly as geordieexpat wrote! I got a template for a teaching CV from a website as I had never written a teaching one given that application forms are the norm here. If I remember correctly I actually registered with the GEMS website as well.

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 11:48

I got my job in November but I'm still getting many recruitment emails so I wouldn't say it's too late at all. I don't think any schools give free places but they offer a reduced rate. I personally wouldn't bother sending CVs to schools, I would make sure that you have a LinkedIn account with the CV on it and connect to relevant schools through there. There are also many different recruitment websites and many of them also operate via LinkedIn. I don't know how well CVs are received if sent directly, it might work. I used teachanywhere who I found on LinkedIn and then started a profile. They were really helpful and actually called you to talk in person. I ended up finding a job through a GEMS recruitment fair (which I also saw on LinkedIn). There's also plenty advertised on TES as well.

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Latest post on 24 April 2016 - 09:46

Thanks! Given that a lot of my extra baggage allowance is going to be used for books and teaching resources, I'm likely to be leaving bulkier electrical items e.g. food processor and that behind. Is there much difference in price from the UK in terms of buying a new one? I have a Kenwood chef that I use a lot at the moment but it's huge!

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Latest post on 23 April 2016 - 23:19

Sorry everyone, I've just seen the very helpful FAQ on the matter and assume that my electrical goods should work (I didn't add that I'm from the UK)!

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