Let's just come to terms with the fact that - finding a job itself is a full-time job. There's a lot that goes into landing a job that you like. It starts with your CV, followed by finding a job that has realistic expectations from you (and vice-versa, then you have to apply for it, wait for the interview call... the list just goes on.

While on one side of the spectrum, people land at a job rather quickly, the majority of us fall on the other side of the spectrum that has to put in extreme efforts to find a job. But why is that? What could be the reasons? What changes could we make to our CV to get an interview call? How can we update ourselves to be more presentable?

Well, the changes could be as simple as having the right date on your CV to maintaining the proper attitude during an interview call and so on. Also, let's not forget this pandemic has resulted in a high rate of unemployment not just in the Emirates but worldwide. This has just put more people on the line for a new job application and it becomes really necessary to step your game up to be able to stand out in the crowd.

In this episode, we have Alexandra Bogaotoiu - Recruitment Consultant at People Partners sharing with us a bunch of tips for people who now have to look for a new job. Alexandra will share what are the important things to be mentioned in your CV or how to approach remote video interviews. We've also discussed a few career change tips for cabin crew members.

This episode includes:

4:20 - Try to find another role in your current company

8:10 - Mention KPI based achievements in your CV

10:50 - Have a clean CV

15:30 - Tips for videos interviews

18:23 - Energy and attitude matters

26:30 - Career change (not only) for cabin crew

Every business faces a situation where they have to decide between their employees and revenue. That's when they have to understand employees are the key pillars of growth in any business and good employees always drive good business.

Some people don't understand this concept and they lay off their employees way too quickly and regret it later, while great leaders know exactly what they're doing and prioritize their employees over money, especially in times of a crisis.

In this episode od Dubai Business Podcast, we have one such leader, Hisham Al Hamoudi - CEO of Kamal Osman Jamjoon Group, a retail group with a turnover of over 1.2 billion Saudi riyals. They operate almost 700 stores and are employing more than 3,000 people across seven countries.

The best part? They haven't laid off any employees as a part of crisis management.

Tune in as Hisham speaks about strategies their company used to protect their business during this crisis, how they communicate with employees, and gives advice for people looking forward to achieving big.

This episode includes:

4:20 Our mission and vision is connected to how we reacted to the crisis

7:43 What we did to protect the business and people

16:30 Communication strategy with employees

19:30 How they digital transformed their business

24:00 Will the E-com trend continue?

32:30 Advice for people trying to achieve big in their career

It has undeniably become essential for businesses nowadays to take their game to the internet side of things. While some are still figuring out how it could be done, some have successfully managed to move their business online.

Dubai is anticipating to help businesses make their stance at e-Commerce with Dubai CommerCity - a new free trade zone for e-commerce set to be opened later this year. It is a 3.2 billion dirhams development right behind the DXB terminal 3 and it is supposed to have everything the e-commerce community needs in one place.

Tune in as Hassan Fayed, Head of Innovation at Dubai Airport Freezone Authority gives us insights about the upcoming Dubai CommerCity.

This episode includes:

08:10 - Vision behind Dubai CommerCity

12:05 - How Dubai CommerCity will assist business with logistics

17:15 - Should you move your business to Dubai CommerCity

20:00 - How to reach out for inquiries

20:49 - Is it for big businesses or small Businesses

22:00 - What is Tradeling?

Leaders are the heart of a business. A leader has to be powerful enough to bring people together, inspire them, and work along with them to achieve a common goal. This episode's guest leads an IT company of 30 people, right here in Dubai.

Tune in as Sanjukta Ray - CEO of Dubai Leading Technologies shared her amazing story from how she acquired the business 7 years ago to how they’re handling today’s crisis or how it is for a woman to lead an IT company.

This episode includes:

11:15 min - Takeover process when buying the company

18 min - Don’t overlook the financial aspect

29 min - Advice to business owners during this pandemic

32 min - Attendance monitoring of your employees

When times get tougher, money gets tighter. That's exactly when you realize cash is king.

It's hard not to address the fact that we are all going through a very rough patch and it becomes increasingly difficult, especially for small businesses, to keep their cash flowing.

Tune in as Simran Samtani - co-founder of accounting and bookkeeping company 'Xcel', speaks about what you can do to manage your personal and company finances. She will share tips on how to collect money from your clients and much more.

This episode includes:

3:20 - Save money on things you don’t need

10:41 - How to ask for money collection

17:17 - 5 stages of Business Criss Trend

21:38 - 10-10-10 method

29:51 - How the crisis-affected her accounting company and what actions they’ve taken

38:20 - Story of their 16 years old business

How do you stand out in a crowd where literally everyone's trying to stand out? In order to do that it has become important that the marketing strategy should be out of the ordinary, powerful, and innovative. That's exactly what Growth Marketing is. And, it might be more important for a business than you think, especially during a pandemic.

Tune in as Nelio Leone, founder of the growth marketing agency- Urban Monks, describes growth tips he has learned during his career as well as tips to succeed on LinkedIn. And most importantly principles companies should follow during these pandemic times.

This episode includes:

1:26- What is Growth Marketing?

8:05- How to use rapid experimentation for your business.

13:20- What content Nelio found works best for Linkedin.

23:00- Brands should be browsable during the pandemic.

27:00- Focus on managing churn.

31:00- 10 calls with your clients can

Remember the days when dining-in at a restaurant was the norm? With pandemic changing norms in 2020, the F&B industry also faced a significant impact as all the restaurants across the Nation have been closed for dine-in.

Now, almost all of them rely only on deliveries. Aditya suggests that it is actually an opportunity for each restaurant to build its own customer base which they’d never be able to do in a normal scenario.

Tune in as Aditya Mujumdar, digital marketing specialist at Domino’s discusses how restaurants can activate their online presence, how to use Facebook and Google ads or SMS marketing but also how not to lose money with many scammers going around.

This episode includes:

3:20 – What restaurants need to start selling online

10:15 – How can restaurants advertise on Facebook

12:40 – How to use Money Heist or Friends to prompt your offers

20:20 – Should I advertise on Google

21:45 – Best practices for banner ads

31:35 – Other channels restaurants can use

32:30 – Don’t use third-party email marketing

34:00 – How to do SMS marketing

38:09 – SCAM in digital marketing and how to avoid it

All of a sudden we now live in a world that operates differently, and it can be overwhelming to a point you might feel like your business is falling apart and coming to an end. Well, according to Neeru it’s not the end of the business, it’s actually an opportunity to do things differently. Tune in as executive coach Neeru Sharma discusses how she pivoted her business to the current situation, what are the challenges for business leaders and how to tackle them.

You will get several tools, techniques and practical actions to take to make sure your business and yourself survive this challenging time.

This episode includes:

4 min - how she pivoted her business

7 min - tools she used to have her business online

11 min - What are the challenges this crisis put on leaders?

16 min - How to adjust your processes for home offices

21 min - Leader’s blind spots

27 min - Remote communication with team

46 min - Use shopping cart for your decisions

Want to sell your products online? Want to increase the reach of your services? Thinking of taking your business to the next level? Well, look no further, we've got you covered.

Julia Samodurova, e-commerce expert who built an open document for SMEs that need to start selling online. Whether you’re selling physical products or offer services, this episode of Dubai Business Podcast gives you practical steps to move your business online.

This episode includes:

Min 8 - Use shopify to start selling products today

Min 22 - How to start selling services online

Min 29 - How to acquire first users

Min 48 - Can I do it myself?

Tarek Temamy firmly believes that building a community and having good relationships with the customer can help any business to reach heights. Tune in as Tarek, ex-Souq/Amazon performance marketer speaks about how he decided to follow his passion and launched his own business - e-commerce platform Searush.ae. During the interview he describes how he built a community around his brand or how to use marketplaces like Noon and Amazon to grow your business.

This episode includes:

Starting a business you’re passionate about (min 7)

Business Model and how I had to pivot it (min 15)

Why I didn’t want to have an external investor (min 17)

Tips for selling on Amazon and Noon (min 28)

How I got my first order (min 37)

Tips how to build a community around your business (min 42)