Recruitment Services
Recruitment services for UAE businesses, from first hire to the boardroom.
Permanent recruitment, executive search, leadership hiring, volume hiring, contract staffing and Emiratisation support, run by consultants who know your sector and the UAE market.
- to your first shortlist, in business days
- 5–7 days
- successful placements across the UAE
- 350+
- of placements still with our clients after 12 months
- 88%
Recruitment services
One recruitment agency in Dubai for every kind of hire.
Growing companies rarely need one kind of hire at a time. A senior leader, several specialists and a group of front-line roles can all be open at once. We run them together, with one team and one point of contact.
Sourced
Our networks, databases and direct approaches
Screened
CVs, packages and notice periods checked
Assessed
Structured interviews against your scorecard
Shortlisted
The few genuine contenders, with written notes
Hired
Offer and joining managed to day one
Our recruitment services
Five ways we hire for you, plus permanent recruitment.
Each service has its own page. Not sure which fits? Tell us about the role and we will advise.
- ESExecutive SearchRetained, confidential search for chief executives, CXOs and board appointments.
- LHLeadership HiringDirectors, heads of function and senior managers who can build and run teams.
- BVBulk & Volume HiringFifty to five hundred hires on a fixed timeline, without lowering the bar.
- CTContract & Temporary StaffingSkilled professionals on fixed-term and temporary contracts, employed by ABS.
- EMEmiratisation Hiring SupportUAE national hiring planned around your Emiratisation targets.
Permanent Recruitment
Full-time hires for specialist, managerial and mid-level roles, screened against a scorecard you have approved.
- First assessed shortlist in 5–7 business days
- Percentage-based fee, agreed in writing upfront
- A senior consultant on every search
Roles and levels
From entry level to the C-suite.
Every level of the organisation, each with the right approach. Senior roles receive research-led search; volume roles receive a project team and daily reporting.
- C-suite and boardChief executives, CFOs, COOs, CTOs, CHROs and non-executive directorsExecutive Search →
- LeadershipDirectors, general managers and heads of functionLeadership Hiring →
- Managers and specialistsTeam leaders, managers and senior specialistsPermanent Recruitment →
- Mid-levelExperienced professionals with three to seven years in rolePermanent Recruitment →
- Front line and volumeGraduates, sales, service, hospitality and operations teamsBulk & Volume Hiring →
Our 8-stage execution framework
Recruitment that starts with the business requirement
At ABS, recruitment does not begin with searching a database. It begins with understanding what the business needs, why the position exists, what success looks like, and what candidate profile will thrive in the environment.
Step 1: Requirement Discovery
In-depth alignment on business objectives and role scope.
Step 2: Role Definition
Establish candidate competency profile and success metrics.
Step 3: Talent Mapping
Identify relevant talent pools across target industries.
Step 4: Candidate ID
Target suitable active and passive regional professionals.
Step 5: Screening & Evaluation
Assess experience, capability, motivation and cultural fit.
Step 6: Shortlisting
Present validated, high-relevance candidates to the client.
Step 7: Interview & Offer
Coordinate evaluation rounds through to offer closure.
Step 8: Joining Follow-up
Support a seamless transition into the client organization.
Our core principle
The quality and commercial relevance of a hire matter significantly more than the volume of CVs.
Why hire with ABS
Fewer interviews, stronger appointments, clear accountability.
Sector specialists
Consultants who know the roles, pay levels and competitors in your market.
A shortlist in 5–7 business days
For most roles, your first group of assessed candidates arrives inside seven business days.
Assessed against a scorecard
Every candidate is measured against a written scorecard you have approved.
Hire talent now
Tell us about the role.
Share the requirement and a senior recruiter will call you within one business day to confirm the brief, the fee and the timeline.
You brief us on the role and we run the search for you: sourcing, screening, interview scheduling and offer negotiation, through to the candidate's first day. You interview only assessed candidates and make the final decision. The fee is a percentage of salary, agreed in writing before work starts.
Your first shortlist of assessed candidates arrives within 5–7 business days of the brief. From brief to accepted offer usually takes four to six weeks.
Recruitment is priced as a percentage of the role’s annual salary, depending on seniority and volume. The fee is agreed in writing before the search starts, with no hidden charges.
Yes. We identify the roles that suit UAE national candidates, source and assess them, and keep your hiring on track with MOHRE targets.
Yes. We recruit across all seven emirates and the free zones, and from abroad when the best candidates are overseas.
Planning your hiring for the year ahead?
We will turn it into a recruitment calendar with agreed fees and timelines. It starts with a conversation.