27 years
of excellence
500+
International clients
10,000+
Outsourced staff
98%
Placement Success
Find Exceptional Talent with Sundus
Let us simplify your hiring process and find the perfect candidates for your team.
Dubai is a competitive business hub where hiring the right talent is essential for business growth. Finding qualified professionals with the right skills and experience can take time, especially when businesses need to fill roles quickly. This is where a trusted recruitment agency in Dubai can make a difference.
Sundus provides recruitment and hiring solutions tailored to the workforce needs of businesses across Dubai and the wider UAE. We do more than fill positions. We help employers identify and hire qualified professionals for individual roles, contract staffing, and executive search.
Our recruitment team works closely with employers to understand their business, role requirements, experience expectations, and workforce needs. Whether you need to fill a critical position, expand your team, or build a workforce for ongoing business requirements, Sundus provides flexible recruitment solutions designed around your hiring goals.
Why Businesses Choose Sundus as a Recruitment Agency in Dubai
Not why an agency says they're different, what actually changes when you work with one that's been doing this since 1998.
Local knowledge, regional reach
Most recruitment agencies in Dubai run out of one or two offices. We operate from nine locations across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and India, one partner if your hiring plan extends past Dubai into Abu Dhabi, JAFZA or Riyadh.
10,000+ outsourced staff, live today
Not a projection, headcount we manage right now across aviation, banking, healthcare, oil & gas and hospitality. It's why clients trust us with the recruitment and the workforce management after it.
27 years, every market cycle
We've hired through oil price swings, Expo 2020, post-pandemic recovery and the current Emiratisation push. That history shapes how we screen candidates and set expectations from day one.
One partner for hiring and compliance
Recruitment doesn't stop at the offer letter. Visas, labour cards and Emiratisation reporting all follow — we handle the search and the paperwork, so HR isn't coordinating two vendors.
Our Recruitment Services in Dubai
From a single hire to full workforce outsourcing, structured around the way hiring actually happens.
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End-to-end hiring for long-term roles, job analysis, sourcing, structured screening and onboarding, built around your culture, not just the job description.
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Flexible workforce cover for seasonal demand, short-term projects, or headcount you don't want on permanent payroll.
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Sourcing UAE National talent, from graduate to senior level, structured to meet quotas in a way that holds up to compliance review.
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Behavioural and technical interviews, reference checks, and onboarding support that continues after the start date.
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Visa & PRO Services
UAE visa processing, labour card applications, renewals, cancellations and government liaison, managed directly by our team.
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Confidential search for leadership and C-suite roles where the right hire has to be found, not advertised for.
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Sourcing skilled professionals from outside the UAE, with visa, immigration and compliance handled in-house.
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Sundus embeds as your hiring team, managing sourcing, screening and offer stages at volume, under your employer brand.
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A co-employment model covering payroll, benefits administration and HR compliance for your existing workforce, so you can scale headcount without building an in-house HR function.
Industries we recruit for
Top companies trust our exceptional solutions backed by innovative technologies; our track record speaks for itself. We’ve been helping companies around the world for over 27 years.
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Aviation
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Alternate energy
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Banking & Finance
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Education
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Healthcare
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Hospitality
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Manufacturing
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Information Technology
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Oil & Gas
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Transport
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Telecommunication
How it works
A five-step process, refined over 27 years of placements across the region.
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Initial consultation
We define the role, the must-haves, and a realistic timeline before sourcing a single candidate.
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Sourcing
Active job seekers and passive candidates, drawn from our databases, networks and direct outreach.
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Screening & interviews
We shortlist only candidates who've cleared our own interview process — your team isn't screening CVs that were never qualified.
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Selection & offer
We support offer negotiation and help close the gap between an accepted offer and a confirmed start date.
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Onboarding
We stay involved through the first weeks on the job to catch issues early, not just hand over a CV and disappear.
Typical timelines
Mid-level permanent roles usually fill within 3–4 weeks from brief to offer. Executive search and specialist roles typically run 5–8 weeks given the additional market mapping involved.
Fees
A transparent, role-based fee structure agreed upfront before any search begins, no hidden costs added later. Contact us for a quote specific to your role and volume.
Frequently Asked Questions
What people actually ask us before hiring an agency.
1. Which is the best recruitment agency in Dubai?
There's no single "best" agency for every business it depends on your industry, hiring volume, and whether you need one specialist hire or a full outsourced workforce. Sundus has operated in the UAE for 27 years and currently manages 10,000+ outsourced staff across healthcare, aviation, oil & gas and banking, which is why we're trusted for both one-off recruitment and long-term staffing partnerships.
2. What does a recruitment agency in Dubai actually do?
A recruitment agency sources, screens and places candidates on a business's behalf for permanent, temporary, contract or executive roles. A full-service agency like Sundus also manages the compliance side: visas, labour cards, and Emiratisation reporting, so hiring doesn't stall on paperwork once a candidate is selected.
3. How much do recruitment agencies in Dubai charge?
Fees are typically calculated as a percentage of the placed candidate's first-year salary, depending on role seniority, volume and search complexity. Sundus agrees fees upfront before a search begins, contact us for a quote specific to your hiring need.
4. How long does it take to hire through a recruitment agency in Dubai?
For mid-level permanent roles, expect a shortlist within 1–2 weeks and a completed placement within 3–4 weeks. Executive search and specialist technical roles usually take 5–8 weeks due to the additional sourcing and vetting involved. Bulk and project hiring is scoped case by case.
5. Does Sundus provide manpower supply in Dubai?
Yes, Sundus provides manpower supply solutions for businesses across multiple industries, including short-term project staffing and larger workforce deployments.
6. Can Sundus help with Emiratisation hiring?
Yes. We connect employers with UAE National talent at every career stage, from graduates to senior professionals, and structure the hiring process to support genuine, compliant Emiratisation outcomes rather than short-term quota filling.
7. Does Sundus handle visas and labour cards, or only recruitment?
Both. Our team manages UAE visa processing, labour card applications, renewals, cancellations and government liaison directly, so clients aren't coordinating between a recruiter and a separate PRO provider.
Get started with Sundus
Send us your hiring needs and we'll come back with a realistic timeline and next steps.
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