I lived in Qatar for 2 years. Check out the expat exchange forum. You will get lots of info for any particulars in the country you choose. Additionally, Qatar had a forum called Qatar day that expats can read about detailed particulars from rent, buying a car etc. I am sure places like Dubai, Bahrain have their own independent forums.
Be careful !!!! The laws and employment system aren't the same as they are in the west. For example, one teacher I know got fired (losing his contract completion bonus) for drinking a glass of wine during dinner on a school trip to
Italy.
Get a car, bring a wife because it's slim pickings there. Someone said lots of lonely pinnays. True, but all the hot ones seem to be back on the islands.
As for construction, I have met a few who work in it. You will probably not even see a westerner doing any sort of manual labor. Before signing the contract, make sure you see the apartment. Better if you can visit the place first, go out, see the activities you can do etc. Questions you need to find out from being there as the recruiter can lie, is where is the apartment if housing is promised, what's it's condition, noise pollution etc. I can go on and on, but read the forums and you will educate yourself much better. Negotiate as much as you can. If they can't budge on salary, they can probably budge on paying your end of service gratuity (bonus) to be paid pro-rated each month. Good luck.
Be careful !!!! The laws and employment system aren't the same as they are in the west. For example, one teacher I know got fired (losing his contract completion bonus) for drinking a glass of wine during dinner on a school trip to
Italy.
Get a car, bring a wife because it's slim pickings there. Someone said lots of lonely pinnays. True, but all the hot ones seem to be back on the islands.
As for construction, I have met a few who work in it. You will probably not even see a westerner doing any sort of manual labor. Before signing the contract, make sure you see the apartment. Better if you can visit the place first, go out, see the activities you can do etc. Questions you need to find out from being there as the recruiter can lie, is where is the apartment if housing is promised, what's it's condition, noise pollution etc. I can go on and on, but read the forums and you will educate yourself much better. Negotiate as much as you can. If they can't budge on salary, they can probably budge on paying your end of service gratuity (bonus) to be paid pro-rated each month. Good luck.