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Dubai’s social scene gathered together last week including myself as three stunning new dining destinations were unveiled at a grand launch party held at The  Westin  Dubai Mina Seyahi. Located on the exclusive stretch of white sand beach in Dubai Marina and famed for its trend-setting dining destinations and award-winning home grown concepts – The  Westin  Dubai Mina Seyahi were proud to reveal their latest three ventures at this show-stopping event. The popular five-star beachfront resort has been exceeding guests’ expectations for over a decade and last night, recemented its position as one of Dubai’s most famed resorts after showcasing a comprehensive makeover and exquisite new restaurants, BABA, Sui Mui and Mina’s Kitchen. Revealing spectacular makeovers, guests were taken on a journey across the globe as they sampled the first-class new menus at each venue. Paying an ode to family traditions, Mina’s Kitchen served up a selection of global cuisi...

Here are the excerpts of the interview with Alexandra Maia, The founder and CEO of House of Social - Dubai based Social Media Consultancy and Training center offering hybrid social media solutions and education to professionals and social media enthusiasts in the UAE. Alexandra who headed social media departments in some of the leading agencies in the region quit her job and decided to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams by setting up House of Social . One of the most progressive startups creating ripples in the social media training circle, House of Social is all poised to change the way social is done in the region, for ever. A creative person Alexandra started out in performing arts at the age of 15 travelling between London and New York. After toying with Journalism and Branding for a few years she took to digital media and from then on there was no turning back. Fascinated by this then new field of social - she started working on social media creative strategy, setting u...

Breathing new life into brand pages and helping unleash loads of creative possibilities, Facebook recently unveiled Video Cover feature across few "selected" brand pages. Facebook in a statement has confirmed that it is testing this feature and will make it available widely soon. Right now it is available for only very select brand pages. Engagement has today become a driving factor and Facebook is testing various features that can give brands more buzz for their content.  With this new cover video feature, brands will be able to tell their story better through short videos, product demos, ads and what not. The possibilities are simply endless.   Video cover pages work on a similar fashion as cover images, except that videos need to be anywhere from 20 to 90 seconds long and be of the dimension 820 x 312 pixels.   Users will be able to select a thumbnail and also adjust the position of the video. There would be ten thumbnail images whi...

Tailor your CV First things first, have the basics right. A generic CV won’t do. Make sure you tailor your resume according to the opportunity you are applying for. Highlight all the top skills that make you the most suitable candidate for the role. We often see many candidates making a big mistake of copy pasting generic job responsibilities on their resumes from websites. Instead of merely mentioning generic job duties, highlight your achievements, mention how you performed those duties to achieve the objectives of the companies you worked for. For instance  if you are applying for a Business development manager role Don’t write: My duties included Prospecting for potential new clients and turn this into increased business. Research and build relationships with new clients. Set up meetings between client decision makers and company’s practice leaders Etc…. Write As a Business Development Manager of XYZ corporation, I have been instrumental ...

Dubai based Pristine Private School organizes a TEDx Event Building upon the success of the previous year, Dubai based  Pristine Private School today successfully organized yet another  TEDx event  centered around the theme of “Metamorphosis: Discover, Nurture, Transform”. In accordance with the theme the six speakers, which included 4 of the institutions own students, and two renowned speakers – Mr. Tariq Qureishy, CEO & Founder of MAD talks and Mogens Jensen – a motivational speaker,  carefully devised their talks to touch upon various subjects that would inspire and motivate the youth of today. The key highlight of the event was the talk by  Mogens Jensen , an asthmatic who cycled and ran 11,500 km through 13 countries as well as climbed Mt. Everest without the support of canned oxygen.  The hall reverberated with the sounds of applause as he got on to stage to present his talk.  Through a com...

World Art Dubai, one of the regions premier platform for worldwide galleries to showcase accessible, inspirational and affordable art to Middle Eastern art lover is on its final day today. As part of Dubai Art Season, World Art Dubai brought together regional and global artists and galleries from across Dubai’s international community. A unique fusion of art, education and entertainment, World Art Dubai reflects the city’s growing prominence as a leading cultural and artistic hub.  From young and emerging artists to established names, World Art Dubai is hosting a diverse collection of contemporary and fine art work for every budget. Among the many local artists exhibiting this year at the World Art Dubai event is Ms. Minisha Bharadwaj. Minisha Bharadwaj is an active, self-taught Indian artist and art activist currently based in Dubai. Minisha’s compositions are mostly driven by thoughts and emotions. She loves to create an emotional connection between her subjects a...

Curtin University unveiled at Getex 2017 GETEX  – one of the Middle East’s leading education, training and professional development exhibition was inaugurated yesterday by Dr Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education at the Sheikh Saeed Halls of the Dubai International Convention Center. The three-day event, that is currently on its 29 th  edition is being held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Education and organized by International Conferences and Exhibitions (IC&E). The key focus of the exhibition will be on general, undergraduate, post graduate, occupational and industry, professional development and continuing education and training. Dr Al Falasi commended Getex for being one of the most important exhibitions for the education sector, which is currently witnessing rapid development and continuous growth. He also stressed on the significant role it plays in the continuing efforts to provide the labour sec...