Who's recruiting and top tips for 2010

It's all too easy to slip into the belief that the world stood still in 2009.

However, there were companies feverishly putting their 2010 plans together, particularly focusing on staffing issues for new properties. 

Below is a list of some of the big recruiters in the region for 2010, top tips for anyone who is looking to recruit for their hotel this year and the top 10 source markets that HR departments are looking at to fill their vacancies. 

Who’s recruiting big in 2010?

Accor: 2000 new employees
With eight hotels opening in 2010, Accor’s recruitment needs are geographically broad.

Rotana: 2000+ new employees
Rotana is recruiting in all areas for its four new openings in early 2010.

Mövenpick: 2500 new employees
Recruiting in all areas across the Middle East and Asia.

Top recruitment tips for 2010

1. Ensure that your recruitment policy is aligned with your company’s values
2. Develop a long-term recruitment strategy that builds opportunities for candidates to learn and grow
3. Penetrate talent pools in other service industries to find “new blood”
4. As the global economy evolves, look beyond your normal source markets for fresh talent
5. Take advantage of new highly-qualified candidates from Western Europe looking for employment in the Middle East and offer them development opportunities
6. Partner with specialist recruitment consultants with global reach to find talented middle managers
7. “Grow your own” talent for middle management by training and developing existing personnel

Top 10 growing source markets

According to research from Catererglobal.com, 35% of HR directors in the region consider Asia to be the fastest growing source market. This top 10 list shows you where HR directors are currently looking.

1 Asia 35%
2 Middle East 32%
3 Far East 25%
4 Africa 23%
5 India 22%
6 Indonesia 19%
7 Eastern Europe 18%
8 South America 14%
9 Gulf Region 11%
10 Europe 10%