Driving Jobs in Qatar 2017

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In the recent years, despite global economic fluctuations, the Gulf region in terms of economy has attracted a huge amount of attention from people of all walks of life; from small businesses to large conglomerates and from highly qualified professionals to less qualified but job-specific technically trained individuals.

One of the top most priorities for the private as well as the public sector of Gulf countries including the state of Qatar is the increased number of manpower for low ranked jobs such as driving, security and house jobs. Every year, hundreds of people flock to the state of Qatar in search of good employment opportunities. Depending on their qualification and work experience majority of them become the part of Qatar’s mainstream employment industry. The rapidly growing demand of drivers by nearly all types of companies operating in Qatar to expand the country’s economy has made this Arab stat a dream destination of the drivers.

Key Requirements:

With alluring salary package of 1800-3000 Qatari Riyal, the drivers mostly from the Asian region prefer the state of Qatar as their ultimate source of a prosperous future. If you are an aspiring driver and interested in moving to Qatar, then you need to know and understand all the prerequisites for all the different types of driving jobs in the state of Qatar such as taxi driving, light weight vehicle driving or heavy weight, trailer driving etc.

• Work Experience:

You must have a good experience of driving and you should be acquainted with all the knowledge and skills of driving any kind of vehicle.The requirement of driving experience variesas per the policies of the appointing employers. Normally, 2-3 years of experience is required for driving in Qatar.

• Qatari Driving License:

To drive in the state of Qatar, you will need a Qatar license. In certain situations, the GCC license (card or copy) is also applicable. But, bear in mind you will have to apply for the license in case the employing company is not providing you with the one, but this happens so rarely.

• Visa and Ticket:

Normally, the hired candidate for the driving vacancy in any company operating in Qatar has been provided by the free visa and ticket from the company. However, in certain cases you might get the ticket only and for visa you need to use your own resources.

• No Objection Certificate:

Must have a transferable visa or the No Objection Certificate (NOC). The NOCis often required for the transfer of residence visa in case a driver does not have a transferable visa.

• Accommodation and Transportation:

The facility of accommodation along with the mode of transportation is usually provided by the hiring company. But in case, they are not offering this facility then you need to make your own arrangements.

Selection Criteria for Driving Jobs in Qatar:

In order to get any of the driving jobs in Qatar, you must meet the following selection criteria in addition to the aforementioned requirements.

1. You must have a warm, friendly and approachable personality
2. You should ideally have some experience within the customer service industry such as airlines, hotels, travel and tourism etc.
3. Your age should ideally be less than 45 years and more than 20 years. Each company has its own standard of age limit.
4. You should know Arabic language and ability to speak other foreign languages such as Hindi, Urdu etc., would be advantageous.
5. Your level of education must be aligned with the job description. Remember, every hiring company determines its own criteria of education.
6. You must be medically fit and for this you might be asked to submit your complete medical examination report.
7. You should have a good knowledge of different locations in Qatar for easy navigation as it is a part of your job.
8. You should have good social and communication skills because you need to meet, greet and converse with a variety of people from different backgrounds.
9. You should ideally be fluent in the written English besides being good grasp on conversational English.
10. An unrestricted passport with a minimum validity of one year,making you eligible for the residence Status while working in Qatar.