Hong Kong Airlines strengthens Flight Attendant Recruitment in Thailand
The every day flight quantity of Hong Kong Airways has returned to the pre-pandemic stage within the first half of the yr. Because it continues to increase its fleet and launch new routes, Hong Kong Airways anticipates to recruit over 10% extra pilots and 40% extra cabin crew inside the yr. To fulfill these growth wants, the Firm has launched a sequence of recruitment occasions in varied cities throughout Hong Kong, Mainland China and different areas, hiring for a number of positions together with frontline employees and flight attendants.
At its newest flight attendant recruitment occasion hosted in Bangkok on 15 June, the Firm efficiently attracted hundreds of job seekers desirous to embark on a profession within the aviation sector. After an intensive screening course of, certified candidates have been invited for on-site interviews.
Certified candidates have been invited to the recruitment occasion for on-site interviews and introductory seminar.
The recruitment occasion was honoured by the presence of particular visitor Mr Chaturont CHAIYAKAM, the Consul-Common of the Royal Thai Consulate-Common in Hong Kong. Mr Chaturont CHAIYAKAM shared insights on the event alternatives within the aviation sector between Hong Kong and Thailand, inspired the youthful technology of Thailand to actively pursue careers in aviation, and expressed his assist for Hong Kong Airways’ stepping up its recruitment efforts in Thailand, contemplating it an amazing alternative to strengthen the expertise alternate between the 2 areas.
Sally Lo, Common Supervisor of Onboard Expertise at Hong Kong Airways, said, “Thai staff are identified for his or her sturdy skill to adapt to totally different cultures and work environments. Their proficiency in each Thai and English, coupled with their diligence, self-discipline, enthusiasm for work, and dedication to offering glorious service, provides them an edge within the worldwide enterprise setting. The over twenty Thai flight attendants we recruited earlier this yr at the moment are within the ultimate stage of their coaching and are performing effectively. They’re anticipated to graduate by the tip of the month and begin offering service on all our flights.”
With extra skills from various cultural backgrounds becoming a member of the corporate, Hong Kong Airways offers them with complete cultural steering and language course assist. The Firm has additionally established an worker help programme to assist new joiners address private or work-related challenges that they might face in the course of the relocation interval. This contains providing counselling providers, stress administration sources, and steering to alleviate homesickness, all geared toward serving to staff adapt to life in Hong Kong and firm tradition, guarantee sustainable expertise retention.
Viola Wong, Director of Human Assets of Hong Kong Airways, shared insights on the firm’s company tradition on the occasion. She said, “The worker turnover price is at the moment comparatively secure. To additional retain and encourage our staff, we launched varied incentive schemes, communication channels and employees caring actions. We anticipate a web enhance of 500 staff this yr and can proceed to allocate sources in varied elements of expertise coaching and worker actions to retain our precious staff ”
Along with organising recruitment occasions, the Firm continues to recruit as wanted and accepts job functions by its official web site now and again to encourage these obsessed with aviation to affix the corporate.