Airline industry adopts HireLabs’ Talent Assessment Tools

HireLabs OrganizationDNA™ for the airline industry workforce

Given the current global economic crisis, the airline industry is flying smart.

One of the largest airlines in the Middle East region and a global contender in modern fleets, Saudi Airlines’ progressive stance is visible in its approach to its employees.

Quality people are a critical asset in any business—and Saudi Airlines know it.

Airlines such as Saudi Airlines approached HireLabs Inc. in late 2008 for customized assessments to test 34 different positions.

HireLabs Inc., under the leadership of Saleem Qureshi (COO), utilized its proprietary OccupationDNA™ technology to develop assessments for the airline.

The leadership at Saudi Airlines utilized the tests to assess its talent. The main requirements being both a TNA/workforce development and pre-employment assessment.

The Managing Director of HireLabs Arabia, Mr. Haitham Boshnak, believes the shift toward human capital measurement is unprecedented in the Middle East region. With the G.C.C playing host to almost all of the global corporations, timing could not have been more crucial.

As organizations try to develop re-bound strategies, come last quarter of 2009, many CEOs will be looking toward their human resource experts to attract – and retain – something close to what can be termed as the ‘next all-star team’.

OrganizationDNA™ technology uses Six Sigma methodologies to attain precise prediction of workplace success benchmarks. The process involves diligent job survey (the diagnose stage), structuring job description (the design stage), data – norm – gathering & identification (the analysis stage), and assessment structuring (the development stage). Further on, the OccupationDNA™ improves the assessment development flow by incorporating assessment validity and optimization structures (the optimization stage).

Hassan Bin Rizwan, a senior HR consultant to Hirelabs Inc. and a veteran talent facilitator, sees other airlines following the path of Saudi Airlines.

Benefits

– Seamless integration into existing HRMS/Talent Management Systems (Taleo™, SuccessFactor™, Authoria™, iTalent™)

– Real-time candidate information (comparison charts, career progress, career disposition, identification of KSOAs , detailed reports)

– Quick ideal candidate identification and placement

– Cost savings (Time to identify, assess, hire, place, and develop)

– Flexible assessment threshold (Five star critical level technologies)

– Responsive, objective, and predictive (Job success factors)