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July 5, 2023

The Emirates Group is laying the groundwork for its next big growth phase with a mammoth drive to recruit the best minds and talent globally across 180 unique roles. The Group is looking to cherry-pick cabin crew, pilots, engineers, IT professionals and customer service agents at both Emirates and dnata.

Despite tough labour market conditions globally, the Emirates Group ended its financial year on 31 March with more than 102,000 employees, after having welcomed 17,160 people in various roles throughout the year.

Oliver Grohmann, Senior Vice President Human Resources at the Emirates Group said: “The Emirates Group has built an extraordinary reputation as an employer of choice and as a trailblazing force in aviation. People aspire to be part of the Group’s growth story and its ambitions as well as work and live in Dubai, one of the world’s safest, most cosmopolitan and dynamic cities. In the last financial year, we received around 2.7 million applications globally for roles across the organisation. We are using the latest technologies, such as digital assessments, artificial intelligence and other top-notch recruitment systems to shortlist, select and respond to candidates in the most efficient and effective ways. Our focus is on recruiting the best talent, the brightest minds, and those most fit for the various roles that will support and drive our future growth and expansion.”

The fresh callout for cabin crew and pilots comes at one of the most exciting times in Emirates’ history – a year of record financial results and profit share, projected growth, network expansion, delivery of the new fleet of Airbus A350s and Boeing 777-Xs starting in 2024, a buoyant travel market and an optimistic outlook overall.

Cabin crew

Emirates is organising open days and invite-only events across 6 continents, covering hundreds of cities all year round, in search of the brightest talent to offer customers an unmatched onboard experience. The recruitment process is carefully designed to be completed within a day, and candidates are contacted within 48 hours of the assessment.

As part of the world’s largest international airline, Emirates’ cabin crew community represents over 140 nationalities, speaks around 130 languages and delivers the airline’s signature services with excellence and empathy. Aspiring cabin crew can browse the recruitment events calendar, view benefits and eligibility criteria, and apply here.

Pilots

Emirates is holding a series of open days to recruit pilots in the UK and Ireland – Dublin, Manchester, London Gatwick and London Stansted – in August, after successfully running these events in Budapest, Madrid and Lisbon in June. An online information session is slated for 19 July at 1pm Dubai time.

Emirates’ pilots fly one of the world’s youngest and most sophisticated fleets, with 260 all wide-body aircraft of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s, to six continents, 150 destinations, and across all terrains, including the North Pole. Since 2022, the airline has welcomed over 900 new pilots on its three recruitment programmes – Direct Entry Captains, Accelerated Command, and First Officers.

A380 Direct Entry Captain: designed for captains with recent command experience on Airbus fly-by-wire Wide Body such as the A330, A340, A350, and A380.

Accelerated Command: for experienced Airbus Captains, who currently command narrow-body aircraft on regional routes.

First Officer: for those who have multi-engine, multi-crew aircraft experience, and a valid Airline Transport Pilot License (ATPL).

For more info on benefits, eligibility criteria and to register for the online information session, click here.

Engineers

Emirates Engineering is planning open days in Australia, Canada, Brazil, South Africa and the UK in July and August. With 260 all wide-body aircraft in the fleet, the largest retrofit programme in aviation underway in-house, and with the A350s and 777-Xs joining the fleet soon, Emirates is looking for 75 Structural Technicians along with over 400 positions in aircraft maintenance engineering and engineering support roles.

To know more about Engineering roles, entry requirements and the registration process, click here.

IT professionals

The Group aims to recruit over 400 IT professionals with the right skills for a range of roles in software engineering, DevOps, hybrid cloud, agile delivery, technical product management, digital workplace, cybersecurity, IT architecture, innovation and service management.

The Group’s IT team works on projects across B2C, B2B, support functions and operations for more than 40 brands and businesses in Dubai and globally. The team works with advanced tools, technologies and patterns including cloud services, robotics, DevOps, biometrics, web and native mobile development, and modern programming languages.

The IT team routinely introduces cutting-edge technologies and applications to airline operations, develops flexible, user-friendly customer interfaces, uses in-depth data analysis, and implements machine learning and robotics in partnership with industry leaders.

To learn more about the diverse IT roles available, entry requirements and the registration process, click here.

Customer service roles

For those who dream of being in aviation, interacting with people from all over the planet and being a part of an iconic brand and a professional team, the Emirates Group’s customer service roles are a step in the right direction. The Group is looking for exceptional individuals who will receive extensive training prior to joining Emirates Airport Services, dnata, marhaba or the contact centres. Those in customer service roles can work either in full-time or part-time positions and enjoy the flexibility to fulfil their lifestyle and career goals.

To know more about customer service roles, click here.

The Emirates Group is also recruiting for several other roles across the organisation, including at dnata, Emirates SkyCargo and in airport services. Those wishing to be a part of the Emirates Group are advised to regularly visit www.emiratesgroupcareers.com to check out the latest roles and updates.

Emirates offers a range of benefits designed for employees and their families to lead an enriching and enjoyable lifestyle. This includes deeply discounted flight tickets for employees, family and friends, competitive tax-free salary, accommodation and transport allowances, life insurance and medical cover, and bonus eligibility. The Emirates Platinum card offers employees thousands of exclusive offers and privileges from hundreds of retail, leisure, service, and hospitality brands in the UAE and globally.

September 5, 2022

InTalent Asia, Sri Lanka’s leading recruitment and headhunting company won the Silver award in the best SME Category at BestWeb.lk 2022 awards, organized by the LK Domain registry. This prestigious award is in recognition of InTalent Asia’s official website. The 12th edition of the BestWeb.lk awards ceremony featured Sri Lanka’s leading brands and companies with their innovative websites.

InTalent Asia’s official website is creatively designed with a high quality user interface and navigation features that help any website visitor to easily find the required information. It provides detailed information about the company services, new updates, news, careers, etc, and most importantly, the website is constantly updated with new content.

Commenting on the award win, Heshani Kaumadi, Director / CEO – InTalent Asia said, “We are proud and honoured to receive this accolade from the BestWeb.lk awards, beating strong competition from Sri Lanka’s top brands and companies. A website is a key component for any company at present, where it represents the company in the digital space. Hence, it is of utmost importance to focus on the website and how we present it, which we have been paying attention over the past years. We will continue to improve our website in order to better serve our clients and anyone who wants to avail services from InTalent Asia.”

The LK Domain Registry conducts BestWeb.lk competition as an annual event in order to provide an opportunity for local companies to promote and popularize their websites. The LK Domain Registry is the national body that registers domain names ending in “.lk.”

InTalent Asia operates in more than 20 countries helping businesses succeed through tailored HR services and solutions. Its diverse portfolio of services include Recruitment, Head Hunting & Executive Search, Recruitment Process Outsourcings (RPO)HR Consultation For Start Ups, EPF/ETF Company Registration, Payroll Administration, Training and Development, Employment Branding and C-Suite Recruitment services. With years of experience and expertise in HR related services, the company focuses on developing HR solutions that align with corporate values and strategies and delivering highly scalable HR strategies based on industry best practices.

August 31, 2022

Careers360, Sri Lanka’s latest and most innovative job seeking site, launched its online platform to the public, connecting job seekers and employers by offering a transparent, easy-to-use solution for finding new careers and new candidates, respectively. The platform, proudly built by Azend Technologies (Pvt) Ltd, leverages the latest technologies in creating a lightweight, innovative, easy to use web portal on par with global platforms.

Careers360.lk provides a fresh face by bringing the latest features in the global recruitment space to a traditional Sri Lankan job market; from profile matching to analytics-driven recruitment. It offers a suite of packages catered to individual job adverts, to corporates looking for a cost-effective mass hiring option.

Through this platform, job seekers (from fresh graduates, to executives, to senior managers) are provided with an interactive alternative to a traditional job search industry in Sri Lanka. Job seekers can create profiles, update them with their latest work experiences and skills, and apply directly for vacant positions. Alternatively, candidates have the option of being directly approached by potential recruiters using Careers360’s headhunting feature.

In addition to job applications, the platform offers insights into career guidance from industry experts, upskilling, and tips on excelling at job seeking, through Careers Insights and a dedicated YouTube channel (Careers360LK). Job seekers can sign up for all this and more, at www.careers360.lk/sign-up at no cost at all.

Rajive Silva, CEO of Azend Technologies, shared his thoughts on this latest platform, “Careers360 addresses a problem further accentuated by the recent pandemic which affected the employers’ ability in attracting and identifying the right fit for their growing businesses, and on the other hand, the job seekers, who seek a long-term career as opposed to a transactional engagement. The best solution for such concerns is Careers360, which is user friendly, economical and highly effective in connecting the right candidates with the right employers. Careers360 has the capability to assist in providing long lasting careers for the candidates, and also to provide the employer the opportunity to attract best talent.”

This innovative platform provides employers with a single source of truth; to find and manage adverts and applications in a single platform. Employers can now find features they would be accustomed to in global recruitment tools, such as headhunting, profile matching, and pre-screening questions, to name a few. In addition, Careers360 leverages data analytics tools to provide insights to employers to find the most effective methods of tailoring their adverts.

With a scalable platform that opens doors to a continuous stream of new innovations to be added, such as allowing members to upskill themselves through online course providers, machine learning, and blockchain based features to drive transparency in recruitment, Careers360 revolutionizes the digital recruitment in Sri Lanka. With over a 100+ recruiters onboarded in a short period of time since its launch, it aims to roll out exciting plans for the future, and the users stand the chance to win amazing giveaways from MacBooks to iPhones!

For more information visit, www.careers360.lk or contact 0727 360 360.

May 30, 2022

Fortinet Releases New Research on Key Concerns around the Cybersecurity Talent Shortage, Recruitment, Diversity, and Security Awareness

Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, recently released its 2022 Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report. The new global report reveals that the cybersecurity skills shortage continues to have multiple challenges and repercussions for organizations, including the occurrence of security breaches and subsequently loss of money. As a result, the skills gap remains a top concern for C-level executives and is increasingly becoming a board-level priority. The report also suggests ways the skills gap can be addressed, such as through training and certifications to increase employees’ education.

Commenting on this report, Vishak Raman, Vice President of Sales, India, SAARC and SEA at Fortinet said; “According to the Fortinet report released today, the skills gap isn’t just a talent shortage challenge, but it’s also severely impacting business, making it a top concern for executive leaders worldwide. Through Fortinet’s Training Advancement Agenda (TAA) and Training Institute programs, we are committed to tackling the challenges revealed in the report through various initiatives, including programs focused on cybersecurity certifications and recruiting more women into cyber. As part of this commitment, Fortinet has pledged to train 1 million professionals to increase cyber skills and awareness and make a dent in the skills gap by 2026.”

The Widespread Global Impact of the Cybersecurity Skills Shortage

According to (ISC)²’s 2021 Cyber Workforce Report, the global cybersecurity workforce needs to grow 65 percent to effectively defend organizations’ critical assets. While the number of professionals needed to fill the gap has decreased from 3.12 million down to 2.72 million in the past year, this is still a significant void that leaves organizations vulnerable.

Fortinet’s report demonstrates multiple risks resulting from the cybersecurity skills gap. Most notably, 8 in 10 organizations surveyed have suffered at least one breach they could attribute to a lack of cybersecurity skills or awareness. The survey also showed that globally 64 percent of organizations experienced breaches that resulted in loss of revenue, recovery costs and/or fines.

Given the increasing costs of breaches on organizations’ profits and reputation, cybersecurity is becoming more of a board level priority. Globally, 88 percent of organizations that have a board of directors reported that their board asks questions specifically about cybersecurity. And 76 percent of organizations have a board of directors who has recommended increases in IT and cybersecurity headcount.

Advancing Cybersecurity Skills Through Training and Certifications

Fortinet’s skills gap report demonstrated that training and certifications are critical ways organizations seek to further tackle the skills gap. The report revealed that 95 percent of leaders believe technology-focused certifications positively impact their role and their team, while 81 percent of leaders prefer to hire people with certifications. Additionally, 91 percent of respondents shared they are willing to pay for an employee to achieve cyber certifications. One major reason for certifications being highly regarded is due to their validation of increased cybersecurity knowledge and awareness.

In addition to valuing certifications, 87 percent of organizations have implemented a training program to increase cyber awareness. However, 52 percent of leaders believe their employees still lack necessary knowledge, which raises question around how effective their current security awareness programs are.

For organizations looking for security awareness training, Fortinet offers a Security Awareness and Training service through the award-winning Fortinet Training Institute. The service further protects organizations’ critical digital assets from cyber threats by building employee cybersecurity awareness. This service receives updates from Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs threat intelligence so that employees are learning and keeping up with the latest evolving cyberattack methods to prevent company breaches and risks from being introduced.

Addressing Recruitment and Retention Challenges with Diversity Commitments

A significant challenge for organizations has been finding and retaining the right people to fill critical security roles ranging from cloud security specialists to SOC analysts. The report found that 60 percent of leaders admit their organization struggles with recruitment and 52 percent struggle to retain talent.

Among hiring challenges is the recruitment of women, new college graduates and minorities. Globally, 7 out of 10 leaders see the recruitment of women and new graduates as a top hiring hurdle and 61 percent said hiring minorities has been challenging. As organizations look to build more capable and more diverse teams, 89 percent of global companies have explicit diversity goals as part of their hiring strategy according to the report. The report also demonstrated 75 percent of organizations have formal structures to specifically recruit more women and 59 percent have strategies in place to hire minorities. Additionally, 51 percent of organizations have efforts in place to hire more veterans.

February 10, 2022

XpressJobs and eLearning.lk have announced a new partnership to help Sri Lankan job seekers gain the skills needed for school leavers and graduates to take the first steps of their career or even experienced employees transition into a new role in their career. To that end, the two organisations have launched an online learning platform called school.xpress.jobs.

Accessible to all with a profile on XpressJobs, the platform contains several courses created by eLearning.lk to help job seekers obtain the skills sought after by employers. But this is only the beginning as the partnership will offer free mentorship and other guidance to help Sri Lankans build fulfilling careers. The partnership mainly benefits two types of job seekers; School leavers and graduates who are undecided about their careers while lacking experience, and experienced professionals seeking to transition to a new role to unlock the next chapter of their careers.

The two organizations have launched an online learning platform accessible to all with a profile on XpressJobs. The platform contains several courses created by eLearning.lk covering a variety of topics ranging from marketing to HR to programming to law and even professional certifications by IELTS. This powerful combination of XpressJobs and eLearning.lk means job seekers are ready to work as soon they’re hired without the need for lengthy training periods. Importantly, the platform helps candidates confidently showcase their skills to their potential employers. For example, if a company is looking for a candidate skilled in digital marketing, then the badges on their profile indicate the courses they’ve completed to prove their proficiency.

Due to its popularity, XpressJobs is keenly aware of what recruiters and hiring managers seek from applicants. Hence, eLearning.lk is then able to offer career targeted curriculums in their courses, which would be conducted by the best instructors available in the relevant industry. All of these courses would be made available on the school.xpress.jobs platform in the comfort of their homes without having to attend physical lectures. This powerful combination of XpressJobs and eLearning.lk means job seekers are ready to work as soon they’re hired without the need for lengthy training periods.

The learning platform is only the first initiative of many undertaken by the partnership between XpressJobs and eLearning.lk. Moving forward, the two organisations are planning to offer free mentoring and organise workshops covering several topics on helping job seekers land their dream jobs, such as preparing a CV, facing interviews, career guidance, and helping them resolve gaps in their skillsets. The overarching vision of the partnership is a simple yet ambitious one. Working together, XpressJobs and eLearning.lk aim to ensure that after an employer posts an open position and the skills required for it, anyone interested in applying for it will have a clear pathway to gain those skills. While a grand vision, both companies are positioned to make a reality.

Ultimately, the collective efforts brought on by the partnership between XpressJobs and eLearning.lk will go a long way towards addressing the skills gap between employers and candidates. In doing so, it’ll help recruiters quickly identify the talent they desire, school leavers/undergraduates secure their dream jobs, and experienced employees unlock a new chapter in their careers.

June 23, 2020

A recruitment platform built to help businesses navigate the ‘new normal’ in the pandemic-struck economy

Rooster Jobs is a free of charge end-to-end recruitment platform and Applicant Tracking System (ATS) designed to help businesses source suitable candidates. The platform was launched on 11^th of May with the motive to assist businesses navigate hiring efficiency amidst the turbulent environment created by Covid-19. Within a short span of time, Rooster has acquired over 1000 candidate visits per day while 150 companies have employed Rooster to streamline their hiring process.

In addition to being an ATS, the services rendered by Rooster are candidate management, recruitment automation, recruitment analytics, automated candidate updates, career page integration and live synchronization while many more features are being added regularly.

The platform understands the need to establish an efficient, easy-to-use hiring structure within the local business community. Rooster has also extended its services to help fulfill this need by collaborating with several companies in order to train HR teams and provide free ads on multiple job boards during its introductory period (21st April 2020 – 21st April 2021).

“We wanted to create a platform that has the capability to truly improve the way businesses hire people as we ourselves realized how inefficient some hiring practices can be,” says Bhanuka Harischandra, Co-Founder of Rooster Jobs. “Having interviewed hundreds of candidates over the years, we have understood that manually maintaining spreadsheets, parsing through CVs and individually calling applicants consume a lot of time and resources. Rooster was created to help the Sri Lankan business community embrace efficient and collaborative hiring while also refining and improving the candidate experience. We aim to improve both ends of the spectrum.”

The hiring process observed by most companies in Sri Lanka currently involves running advertisements on various job portals, an assortment of spreadsheets and several one-to-one interviews that cost a lot of time and effort. Traditional recruitment procedures often lack structure and proper organization. In order to shift from traditional HR practices, organizations need to incorporate an Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

An ATS is a database management system that helps hiring managers and recruiters to organize and sort candidate CVs. They can incorporate filters, search for applicants through keyword searches or pick candidates based on the compatibility between the resume and job description through the system. Many ATSs also go beyond basic applicant tracking and offer advanced features such as video screening, live syndication and recruitment workflow integration. This process not only helps better organize the hiring process, but it also reduces in-person interactions, which is an ideal solution to maintain social distancing.

“We mapped the candidate journey at Rooster and designed the platform in a way that would keep each candidate informed in every step of the way. We have added features that notify applicants on where they stand in the hiring process and automated updates to alert them when they’ve made it to the next step or have been rejected.” Harischandra further added.

ATS is a common technology deployed by 99% of the Fortune 500 companies to help recruit in a smarter way. But most Applicant Tracking Systems are rather expensive with popular products like Greenhouse.io setting starting prices between $6,000 to $25,000. Rooster, with its innovative hiring tools comes in as an affordable alternative to facilitate the recruitment process.

Covid-19 has undeniably changed the social landscape and protocols like social distancing have created a need for companies to reevaluate their stance on hiring procedures. Now more than ever, businesses need to limit face-to-face interviews, reduce costs of hiring and implement better candidate screening to ensure great recruits. Hiring the right employees could also mean that companies are equipped with the right people to help navigate the difficult times ahead effectively.

More information about the platform can be obtained from https://business.rooster.jobs/

June 11, 2020

With so much emphasis on using data to make efficient decisions, XpressJobs created a dashboard that will help HR managers and executives understand their recruiting numbers.

XpressJobs, a recruitment services company that creates innovative tech-based solutions to solve recruitment problems, built an all-encompassing dashboard to complement their existing job portal. This dashboard allows HR managers to get analytics on valuable data on all applications they receive via the XpressJobs job portal. Analytics include the number of CVs that the company received, number of CVs that were opened by the HR team, CVs that were eligible for the job, how many applicants passed or failed the mandatory questionnaires, how many applicants booked for an interview and so on.

Caption: HR teams get an overall picture of the quality of candidates as seen above.

“I’ve seen the way data can change the way we function. When we sit with our clients and go through their data to get a better picture of what happens, it isn’t that the ideal candidate hasn’t applied, but the client just didn’t notice them,” says Dr Oshadie Kirale, COO of XpressJobs. The problem is that most organisations are unable to go through the large number of CVs that they receive. A large organisation of up to 4000 employees would get up to 2000 CVs per month out of which only 200 or so get shortlisted selected even though at least 400 are eligible. This means that 200 potential candidates who would be valuable assets to the organisation go unnoticed.

“There is no direct way HR managers get feedback on their teams’ performance. We’ve seen many companies where HR teams say that they didn’t get CVs but when we check the system, that’s not the case,” added Oshadie. Not only does this show statistics, but HR managers are also able to see the performance of their HR teams.

The dashboard displays all this data in palatable charts and graphics that anyone can understand. Most companies also don’t invest in Human Resources but only in marketing. However, what they fail to realise is that without the right people pushing them forward, their business isn’t going to achieve its fullest potential. Some companies are also reluctant to try new things which can stop innovation-driven progress. “Having these numbers help target the right candidate. It helps managers understand if they get more leads by asking for CVs or using our CV-less system. You can even learn which day of the week to post the job application to get maximum exposure. We want companies to not recruit blindly but really get to the bottom of why they struggle to hire,” says Oshadie who’s all for data-driven decision making in HR requirement and championing the cause of improving recruitment beyond standard job portals.

As an innovative tech-based problem solver, XpressJobs has been in operation for over four years. Their solutions provide recruiters with many features such as a filtering system that allows employers to accurately assess eligible candidates, a CV-less application system specially tailored for organisations who are seeking out blue colour workers, SMS alerts to make interviews more efficient and video job advertisements. This dashboard has been introduced to the 4000 clients working with XpressJobs at the moment such as HSBC, Keells, Softlogic, Dialog, ,Hayleys and Hemas etc., XpressJobs is the first among recruitment portals in Sri Lanka to enable their clients to use statistics in real-time.

Emirates Group ramps up recruitment globally, prepares for steep growth trajectory

InTalent Asia bags Silver award at BestWeb.lk 2022 Awards

Careers360 launched by Azend Technologies, revolutionizing digital recruitment in Sri Lanka

Cybersecurity Skills Gap Contributed to 80 Percent of Breaches According to New Fortinet Report

XpressJobs and eLearning.lk Join Forces to Fix the Big Problem in Recruitment

Rooster Jobs launched to help Sri Lankan businesses steer recruitment during Covid-19

XpressJobs uses statistics to make job recruitment more efficient