1,500 hotel jobs on offer in UAE in next 12 months

The leading hospitality group Accor Middle East is looking to hire approximately 1,500 hoteliers over the coming 12 months in the UAE, its Managing Director said.

The group, headquartered in France, will open doors of seven new properties in the UAE in 2012 and early next year and expanding its employee base by additional 1,400-1,500 staffers, Christophe Landais told Emirates 24l7.

The company will post new positions on its website and also organise Open Days in the coming months.

“Jobs are always advertised on Accorjobs.com, and preference is given to Accor associates. External candidates are also sourced via Accorjobs.com. We will always conduct “Open Days” to recruit new staff, where job seekers can bring their resumes or CVs and mini interviews are conducted on the spot,” Landais said, adding that “If the quality and quantity of applications we receive from Accorjobs.com are not at par with our expectations and requirements, we make use of external recruitment websites. We also go on recruitment trips to other countries, with the assistance of external recruiters, to find the right people for the right jobs at Accor.”

Recently, Emirates 24l7 reported that Rotana Hotels and Hospitality Management Holdings will also hire thousands of hoteliers for their new properties in the UAE this year.

The hotels opening this year are Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lake Dubai, Novotel and Adagio Al Bustan Abu Dhabi, Novotel and Ibis Mussafah Abu Dhabi, Novotel/ Ibis/ Adagio Fujairah, and Novotel Dubai Al Barsha.

Providing the break-down, Accor said it would hire 280 hoteliers for Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lake Dubai; 320 for Novotel and Adagio Al Bustan Abu Dhabi; 250 for Novotel and Ibis Mussafah Abu Dhabi; 290 for Novotel/ Ibis/ Adagio Fujairah; and 320 for Novotel Dubai Al Barsha.

Accor intends to open 10 hotels in the region this year. In 2012, Mercure Gold Mina Road Dubai was the first hotel to come under the group’s management. It was opened last month and two more will open in Dubai later this year.

Novotel Dubai Al Barsha will have 466 keys and Pullman Dubai Jumeirah Lake Dubai will have 354 keys.

Overall, the group will add 23 properties in the region over the next three years and recruit 4,000 associates. The French hotel group already operates 56 hotels in the region.

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