7 days paper page 6 today 25 Apr 2016: EMIRATES CHALLENGE TO KEEP HOLD OF TOP TALENT.
The article goes on to say that 20 to 30 pilots are recruited "a week"! On that level or rate, my poor math makes that 80 a month X 12 or 960 a year, not right I would say. The 120 cabin crew a week recruited might be a more realistic number.
Recently I was in the sim building and the sim recruiter was chatting to a couple of wannabes who were about to fly the sim test. They were chatting and discussing why the other 2 candidates didn't show up to continue the selection process as they already packed their bags and took a flight out the night before.
J