More Than 500 Qatari Jobseekers Express Interest In Working With National Carrier Qatari Graduates Line Up For Internships, Scholarships And Pilot Cadetships On Offer

8 April 2013

Doha, QATAR – Qatar Airways received a record number of applications from job seekers and graduates attending last week’s Qatar Career Fair held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha.More than 500 applicants applied for over 100 new positions dedicated to Qatari Nationals across the airline, including its subsidiaries and the country’s new aviation gateway – Hamad International Airport.The positions are available in different fields including commercial, finance, operations, administration, human resources, marketing, information technology, corporate planning and ground services.The two development programmes - Aviation Management and the Graduate Career Rotation - were the most popular for jobseekers, with more than 120 expressions of interest received.Qatar Airways’ Scholarship Programmes continue to build momentum with more than 200 applications received for Aircraft Maintenance Engineering, Pilot Cadetships, university studies, internships and scholarships.In total, there are over 150 scholarships and internships on offer. Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said the interest level demonstrated an elevated level of pride held in the community for the national carrier.“We want our local talent to join the Qatar Airways family and work with us to continue our journey as the world’s fastest growing and best airline," he said."The response we received at last week's Qatar Career Fair was extremely encouraging, far more than last year, and we look forward to welcoming many new Qatari employees." Qatar Airways Nationalisation Vice President Dr. Kholode Al-Obaidli added: “Qatar Airways is a serious employer dedicated to encouraging the employment of high calibre Qataris on a full time basis or within our scholarship and development programmes.
“The quality of applications was higher at this year's event with more candidates applying via our e-recruitment system. Interviews were conducted for a selection of HR roles at the career fair and we are now working hard to follow-up with candidates and recruit.”Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern fleet of 122 aircraft to 125 key business and leisure destinations worldwide.Qatar Airways is set to launch services to a diverse portfolio of new routes, including Chicago, USA (April 10); Salalah, Oman (May 22); Basra, Iraq (June 3); Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (August 20); and Chengdu, China, at a date to be announced with many more new destinations planned.