Kempinski's General Managers meet regional talent at Emirates Palace to offer careers on the spot

85% of internal candidates and 46% of external candidates were given offers on the spot.

Kempinski Career Day, the only one of its kind in the industry, gives ambitious hotel management school graduates, highly-motivated young professionals and enthusiastic newcomers the opportunity to kick-start their career in the luxury hospitality business. More than 300 entry level, middle and senior management positions were available with Kempinski in the region, and an additional 300 vacancies were on offer elsewhere. In 'speed dating' style, candidates had valuable face-time with the Kempinski's general managers and for hundreds of lucky candidates, Kempinski's Career Day meant the first step towards an exciting future with Europe's oldest and most established luxury hotel group.

Despite the global economic downturn, hospitality remains a growth industry. Plans to expand its world-wide portfolio from 73 properties to 120 by 2015 mean that Kempinski has an immediate need to identify high-quality talent to fill 22,500 positions over the next two years. "Our aim is to double our portfolio by 2015," says Reto Wittwer, President and CEO of Kempinski Hotels. "Finding new talent, which will push us further in the future, is and will continue to be our utmost priority. We are looking for candidates who are interested in different cultures, speak various languages and are looking for a bit of an adventure abroad."

While many of the positions available at the regional recruiting event were for properties in the India, the Middle East, and Africa, region general managers were recruiting for positions all over the world. Through Kempinski's commitment to talent development, a key division in the company, employees are given ample opportunity to gain experience in various locations around the world throughout the course of their career, regardless of where they start their career.

Kempinski's first Career Day in the region was an overall success, with plans for next year's regional event already underway. Kempinski will hold its third Worldwide Career Day in Munich on the 2nd of March 2013 with all of its general managers in attendance offering global placements for internal and external candidates, and the second China Regional Career Day will be held on the 23rd of March with positions available inside and outside of China.