Careertunity.com, a leading online recruitment portal in the Middle East, in collaboration with S P Jain Institute of Management, has organised the first MINDS (Manager Interface for Networking & Developing Skills) forum on April 19, 2010, to serve as a groundbreaking platform that will cultivate leading-edge ideas and promote effective HR practices in the business community. The inaugural MINDS forum, organised under the theme "Performance with fulfilment – why we need both", was held at the Dubai International Academic City, seeking to address key challenges in driving employee engagement. A recent survey has revealed that up to 91 per cent of business organisations intend to focus on employee engagement by improving leadership and staff management capabilities.
Stephan Melchior, Managing Director and Consultant of Wilson Learning, Middle East and a 10-year veteran in training professionals from over 20 countries, served as the keynote speaker of the forum, which targeted HR managers and senior professionals. The MINDS forum will be held once every two months and will offer a wide array of interactive, educational activities, including workshops, training, seminars, debates and speaker sessions.
Sudeshna Mukherjee, General Manager, Careertunity.com, said: "Effective employee management is increasingly becoming a vital component in the long-term strategy and success of any organisation. It is our goal to cultivate a culture of quality and high-level
competency among HR professionals and decision makers in the business community, which we believe will result in enhanced business performance. We have worked closely with S P Jain to develop the basic framework of the MINDS forum, which is primarily geared towards HR Managers and senior professionals in the UAE."
Dr. Christopher Abraham, Sr. Vice President – Business development, S P Jain Institute of Management, said: "It is our goal to highlight the value and benefits of cultivating a more proactive participation of employees, particularly in the decision-making process. We are thrilled to partner with Careertunity.com in developing and implementing the MINDS initiative, which we believe is a genuinely effective platform that helps business organisations harness the full potential of their human resources."
The event, which ran for two hours, also included a networking activity and an open house. Those interested in joining the next MINDS forum can write to customercare@careertunity.com.
Careertunity.com is a growing online job portal in the Middle East with a global response from both clients and candidates. The portal offers various branding and recruitment options as well as the regular services that job portals provide. Careertunity.com provides employers access to a continuously expanding database and a wide array of recruitment services and solutions, while job seekers enjoy maximum exposure across the full spectrum of the GCC job market and can avail of various value-added features that help enhance employment opportunities.
