I recently had an interview with the Director for a Recruitment Company based in Riyadh and he gave me a 2,600 SAR offer with free accommodation and work visa + airfare. I did my computations and it's about 700 USD or 34,000 PHP. I asked if we could negotiate the offer but he told me that's as high as it can get. The workload is a lot considering I will be the one looking for skilled candidates ALL OVER the world for the company. But the salary is not as enticing for me as I expected.
I have 3 years of experience in recruitment and I'm looking for better opportunities abroad since the pay in my country isn't really that good. I got a call from them and had the interview with them today. The prospect of moving to a new country sounds exciting. But I am a little bit disappointed with the offer of 2,600 SAR.
The accommodation as he mentioned is a flat which apparently I'll be sharing with a fellow expat. That is also something I'm not so sure about since I have lived my entire life sleeping alone in my own room. And I don't want to share a room with someone I don't know. The agency told me they provide "beautiful" and "decent" rooms though but I'm not sure what their perception of beautiful and decent is.
So I am very conflicted right now. Is 2,600 SAR enough for me to save and earn a living? How much would I be spending on other things given that the accommodation there is free? Given as well my dad is on medication and I need to support him, can 2,600 cover it too?
I made sure I will think about the offer first and do some more research before I get back to them.
I heard this is the right place for expats so I signed up right away. I'm really hoping someone or anyone of you could help me out.