Many Emiratis
turned up at the
hospitality recruitment Open Day at the
Habtoor Grand Beach Resort and Spa on
Thursday May 9. They received a warm
welcome from Paul Rayner, Advisor to
the Chairman; Henning Fries, Group
Director of Operations, Habtoor Hotels
and Fatma Al Haddad, Emiratisation
Manager, Al Habtoor Group.
The Emirati job-seekers were able to
hand in their CVs and directly apply for
positions at the Group’s hotel division.
They also had the opportunity to speak
to senior executives at the Group. The
vacancies were entry level to middle
management.
Rayner said, “It was nice to see so much
interest from UAE nationals. We will
hold more events like this for our other
divisions.” He added, “It is important to
point out that we are looking for people
who want a career at the Al Habtoor
Group. Retaining our staff is as important
as recruiting them. We have a rigorous
training program and mentorship
Emiratisation
Hospitality
Recruitment Day
program for any new recruit.”
There are currently 31 Emirati’s at the Al
Habtoor Group.
“The event was a great success,” said
Fatma Al Haddad. “The vacant positions
were for all our Dubai hotels; Habtoor
Grand Beach Resort & Spa, Metropolitan
Palace Hotel and Metropolitan Deira
Hotel. But, we will be opening more
hotels over the next few years, offering
exciting new opportunities for years to
come.”
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The Al Habtoor Group’s Emiratisation drive is full steam ahead.
The Group recently held an Open Day for Emirati’s seeking
employment in the hospitality sector…
