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24th Oct 2002, 12:28
Article in Khaleej Times(24/10):
"An ultra-modern careers centre to attract top quality people in the Emirates Group was officially opened yesterday by Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Group Chairman and President of Dubai Civil Aviation Department.
This year the company would recruit more than 2,500 professionals. Currently the strength is 17,000 personnel. By 2010 it expects to employ 35,000 people. Last year alone, 116,000 job-seekers applied here and 98,000 in the five months till September, more than twice as many as in the same period last year.
Shaikh Ahmed said: "We have achieved a great deal since we first took off in 1985. Thanks to the efforts of our staff all over the world, we have won more than 200 major international awards ever since.
"Many high quality candidates apply to the Emirates Group attracted by our global reputation, our strong brand, our new 10-year recruitment strategy and our eyecatching Internet recruitment site," said Shaikh Ahmed. "Finding and recruiting the right people with skills and competency is at the heart of all we do and this new centre will give us a front door which properly reflects our commitment to quality. This is no longer a luxury; it is essential."
The Careers Centre, a 'one-stop' shop to give candidates the first impression, will be the main port of call for 2,000 candidates a month. Until now it was handled through fourth-floor offices that were never designed for the job.
It would provide spacious interview rooms and lounges and four workstations for candidates to browse through jobs and apply online. Special flight crew selection offices would replace rented hotel rooms and cabin crew who were recruited at the Emirates Training College would now apply via the centre, too.
Abdulaziz Al Ali, Emirates Director Human Resources, said: "We are competing against the cream of the world's employers to attract personnel from a generation that no longer seeks jobs for life.
"In an increasingly mobile workplace, top quality people today seek challenge in career and fulfilment through frequent job changes; so we need to demonstrate that we are a company worth keeping firmly in mind."
In May, Emirates launched www.emiratesgroupcareers.com to confirm its role as a global employer of choice and market Dubai as an excellent place to live and work. Today nine out of 10 candidates applying for the advertised jobs do so online," said the director.
"With employee loyalty declining and more than 40,000 job sites on the Internet, we have to work hard to attract people of the quality we need to help us maintain our expansion and keep our customers coming back for more," said Mr Al Ali."
"An ultra-modern careers centre to attract top quality people in the Emirates Group was officially opened yesterday by Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Emirates Group Chairman and President of Dubai Civil Aviation Department.
This year the company would recruit more than 2,500 professionals. Currently the strength is 17,000 personnel. By 2010 it expects to employ 35,000 people. Last year alone, 116,000 job-seekers applied here and 98,000 in the five months till September, more than twice as many as in the same period last year.
Shaikh Ahmed said: "We have achieved a great deal since we first took off in 1985. Thanks to the efforts of our staff all over the world, we have won more than 200 major international awards ever since.
"Many high quality candidates apply to the Emirates Group attracted by our global reputation, our strong brand, our new 10-year recruitment strategy and our eyecatching Internet recruitment site," said Shaikh Ahmed. "Finding and recruiting the right people with skills and competency is at the heart of all we do and this new centre will give us a front door which properly reflects our commitment to quality. This is no longer a luxury; it is essential."
The Careers Centre, a 'one-stop' shop to give candidates the first impression, will be the main port of call for 2,000 candidates a month. Until now it was handled through fourth-floor offices that were never designed for the job.
It would provide spacious interview rooms and lounges and four workstations for candidates to browse through jobs and apply online. Special flight crew selection offices would replace rented hotel rooms and cabin crew who were recruited at the Emirates Training College would now apply via the centre, too.
Abdulaziz Al Ali, Emirates Director Human Resources, said: "We are competing against the cream of the world's employers to attract personnel from a generation that no longer seeks jobs for life.
"In an increasingly mobile workplace, top quality people today seek challenge in career and fulfilment through frequent job changes; so we need to demonstrate that we are a company worth keeping firmly in mind."
In May, Emirates launched www.emiratesgroupcareers.com to confirm its role as a global employer of choice and market Dubai as an excellent place to live and work. Today nine out of 10 candidates applying for the advertised jobs do so online," said the director.
"With employee loyalty declining and more than 40,000 job sites on the Internet, we have to work hard to attract people of the quality we need to help us maintain our expansion and keep our customers coming back for more," said Mr Al Ali."