Complete Guide To Be A Barista in the Gulf

Gulf+Coffee? It has a long history that gives us how Arabs love coffee and make their mood fit. The atmosphere, coffee types, desserts, and many more provide a great experience. If you have a passion for being a barista and love to gain skills, the UAE is a gem of a destination to start your coffee career.

But here’s the problem, actually its not a huge one, but getting hired as a barista in the UAE is not as easy as you think. There are. There’s a high level of job competition for this career. Because UAE hospitality is another level its not in a hotel, even cafes are competitive. Cafes are near the beaches, in the mall, busy cities, just not requiring a basic coffee background; they need something more to bring to the table. So, in this blog, we are gonna share the guidance to get hired as a barista in the United Arab Emirates.

Coffee Market United Arab Emirates

Before applying, you’d better understand well about UAE coffee market. It has massively spread into global cafes(Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Costa Coffee). In speciality concept Caribou Coffee, common ground and roaster speciality are only a few. Marriott, Hilton, Atlantis Royal, and Jumeirah take another place for cafe concepts in hotel chains. Above all, those sectors have different coffee culture, different salary structure, and different expectations.

United arab are more famous when it comes to speciality coffee such as V60, Chemex, and French press. and it requires demanding technical knowledge and experience of latter arts, brewing coffees, grinding, and some times roastary. Most of the global cafe company’s are provides the basic training, but sometimes star-class hotels are willing to hire a cafe artist. This could depend on what you’re applying for. knowing that which environments suit you will help you to get hired.

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Coffee Culture

In the UAE, a great barista must have art skills for coffee lattes, be a storyteller, and just having passion is not optional. Guests love to know where these beans come from and why the taste is so special, the way it does.

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Coffee Essentials Skills Based on Dubai

Certificates that Shows your professionalism:

• Speciality Coffee Association (SCA) skill foundation
• KHDA-approved barista certificate
• Food and safety level 2

Demanding Qualifications:

• At least 1 year of experience of working as a barista.
• Knowledge of speciality brewing coffee, such as Chemex and V60, aero press and siphon.
• Technical knowledge of Synesso, Victoria coffee machines.
• Skills of latter arts of heart, swan, tulip, and resets.
• Solid understanding of coffees, roast profiles and flavours.
• HCAAP food and safety awareness.
• A people-oriented person.
• Strong Communication skills in English.

Barista Vacancy Job Boards

Cater-global – Underrated website that has many hospitality job vacancies across the United Arab Emirates.

https://www.catererglobal.com/

LinkedIn – The most official job posting platform around the world. highly recommend.

https://www.linkedin.com/

Indeed – This is another job listing site where you can find many hospitality jobs. easy apply.

https://ae.indeed.com/

Found it, Gulf – Opportunities are worldwide.Across the GCC countries can find many.

https://www.founditgulf.com/

Bayt.com – The largest job board in the middle east.

https://www.bayt.com/

Naukri Gulf – Its not just only hospitality but has a large range of vacancies.

https://www.naukrigulf.com/

Gulf Talent – Great search for all brands.high volume.

https://www.gulftalent.com/

Hire Me, Gulfs – Last but not least.We post every day barista jobs on our website and our official social media pages, so you can apply through here.

Build your resume as a barista

In the UAE market, your CV should be clear and to the point. Hence, it’s the very first impression of an unknown person. Per week, hiring managers receive tons of resumes. But what makes picks in the context. It’s not just about a three-page resume; what matters is the detail included. always start with the summary that shows how far you took your passion as a barista in detail. not just about duties, but your skills and experience as well.

Attached some videos of your latter arts skills that how you’re professionally pouring into coffee. Plus, instead of just writing coffee preparation, mention how many pax you served per day. That significantly shows who you are under high-volume pressure.

Interview Process

Curriculum Vitae & Cover Letter – Generic your application with clear details about your work experience, what you gained during that time.

• Note – If you have no idea about how to create a cover letter, we have posted in a previous blog about cover letter guidance; please follow that information.

Screening – Expect a voice or video Zoom call from the hiring manager once your CV has been shortlisted. According to the UAE hiring process, the interviews through calls are of lower probability, but be prepare to answer questions about your skills and experience.

Interview in person – this is your opportunity to get attention from the hiring manager. As we told before, first impressions matter, so be prepared to answer questions(we have uploaded most common interview questions on our blog menu).

Practical Trial – Now it’s time to shine. Your show time will start at this phase. Head barista may inspect your barista skills of brewing, latte art, roasting flavour knowledge, and speed of preparing coffees.

Final Step – Congrats. This will be the result. If you showed your skills in the practical test, the food and beverage manager will discuss with you further information about the joining process.

Job offer sign, Medical and Visa Process – Once you hand over your job offering letter with your signature, the company will start the visa arrangement. You have to undergo medical tests, which is blood test, an X-ray test, and a stool test. After 1 -2 days, the medical report result will be sent to your employer, and then if you pass, they will start the visa stamping procedure. Within 1-4 weeks, you will get the visa stamping and the United Arab Emirates residential ID.

QUICK TIPS BEFORE YOU START WORK

• Respect every culture; there will be different cultures of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and other nationalities. So work as a team. Be open.
• Learn about the daily customer beverage and orders. that builds a strong relationship between you and the customer.
• Never stop learning.keep learning from seniors and grow your self.

Ready to start as a barista now? Go grab your opportunities now. Find daily job opportunities on Hire Me Gulf for free.