27 years
International clients
500+
International clients
10,000
Outsourced staff
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.
As one of the trusted recruitment agencies in Dubai, 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
Dubai moves fast, and so does its talent market. Free zones, large employers and fast-growing startups compete for the same experienced people, so a slow process loses candidates. We have hired through oil price swings, Expo 2020 and the post-pandemic recovery.
One partner for hiring and compliance
Recruitment is only half the job. After the offer, there are visas, labour cards, renewals and Emiratisation reporting. We handle the search and the paperwork together.
10,000+ outsourced staff managed today
This is live headcount we manage right now across aviation, banking, healthcare, oil & gas and hospitality, not a projection. It is why clients trust us with the recruitment and the workforce management that follows.
27 years of local experience
We know how Dubai hiring works in practice: realistic salary expectations, notice periods, free zone differences and what UAE regulators expect.
Regional reach when you grow
We work from offices across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and India. If your plans reach Abu Dhabi, JAFZA or Riyadh, you keep the same partner.
Our Recruitment Services in Dubai
From a single hire to full workforce outsourcing, structured around the way hiring actually happens.
End-to-end hiring for long-term roles: job analysis, sourcing, structured screening and onboarding, built around your culture and not just the job description.
Flexible cover for seasonal demand, short-term projects, or headcount you don't want on permanent payroll.
UAE National talent from graduate to senior level, structured to meet your requirements in a way that holds up to compliance review.
A co-employment model covering payroll, benefits administration and HR compliance for your existing workforce.
Confidential search for leadership and C-suite roles, where the right person has to be approached rather than advertised for.
Skilled professionals sourced from outside the UAE, with visa, immigration and compliance handled in-house.
We embed as your hiring team, managing sourcing, screening and offer stages at volume under your employer brand.
Visa & PRO Services
UAE visa processing, labour card applications, renewals, cancellations and government liaison, managed directly by our team.
Hiring in Dubai: what employers need to know
The rules and rhythms that shape a Dubai hire, and how we plan for them from the first call.
Free zone or mainland
Where your company is licensed affects visas, sponsorship and labour rules. We recruit for employers in JAFZA, Dubai Outsource City, other free zones and the mainland, and explain the practical differences before the search begins.
Emiratisation
UAE employers above certain headcount thresholds must meet Emiratisation targets. Rules change, so we check the current requirements at the start of every engagement and structure hiring to meet them properly.
Notice periods and start dates
We account for notice periods, visa transfers and relocation time when setting start dates, so accepted offers don't fall through on logistics.
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 our recruitment process 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 and passive candidates, from our databases, networks and direct outreach.
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Screening & interviews
We shortlist only people who have cleared our own interviews, so you don't review CVs that were never qualified.
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Selection & offer
We support 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 to catch issues early, not hand over a CV and disappear.
Typical timelines
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Mid-level permanent: shortlist in 1 to 2 weeks, placement in 3 to 4 weeks.
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Executive and specialist: 5 to 8 weeks, because of market mapping.
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Bulk and project hiring: scoped case by case.
Fees
Fees are role-based and agreed upfront, before any search begins, usually as a percentage of the placed candidate's first-year salary. No hidden costs are added later. Ask for a quote for your role and volume.
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Ready to hire in Dubai?
Send us your hiring needs and we'll come back with a realistic timeline and next steps.
Our Dubai office and locations
Dubai: Al Barsha, TECOM
Sundus Recruitment Services LLC
11-E02, I-Rise Towers, Al Barsha Heights
Hessa Street, Dubai, UAE
+971 4 430 9501
business@sundusglobal.com
Also in Dubai: JAFZA (Office 326, JAFZA 15) and Dubai Outsource City (309, Building 7).