TALENT CASTING - We Are Trendy

12^th and 13^th December 2011 marked history on the calendar of Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts, where Nikki Beach Resort & Spa, our first glamorous upcoming lifestyle destination resort located on the Pearl Qatar conducted its Talent Casting & Interview at the Dubai Marina Yacht Club. This talent casting was the first of its kind in the Middle East region where we used an unconventional method of audition and talent shows to identify talents with confidence, personality and behavior which we deemed the Nikki Fit.

Our Regional Director of Talent Resources & Development, Nanthini Sathasivam mentioned to the candidates that identifying the Nikki Fit is crucial to delivering the Nikki Promise to our guests when we will open our first resort next year in 2012. She further said that we aim to be different and bring something new to the industry. We would like our talents to be part of a cutting edge team and want them to already experience the flavor of high energy during this casting event.  The ambience and setup of this event has been carefully picked to provide the atmosphere closest to what we shall have at the Nikki Beach Resort & Spa on The Pearl Qatar. This would include the marina complimented by a white sleek and chic theme, inspired by the unique "Nikki White Party". Our Talent Casting is based on special invitation only and everyone who attends this event is already a winner.

Nanthini added that “Talents should not feel disappointed if not selected.” She says,  “the company believes in developing potential talents within the industry through this experience. Everyone has a different sense of uniqueness and level of readiness when they perform and there shall always be another opportunity to stage it during our next casting. All talents who did not make it to the selection this round are automatically invited to our next event.”

This breakthrough indeed brought multiple talents through the doors and the roaring event encapsulated Hotelier Middle East who were there to interview us. It was different, lively and certainly trendsetting with over 100 pre-shortlisted candidates attending the event providing us an opportunity to identify the cream of the crop with multiple talents and nationality for our very first property.

The candidates who showcased their talents that evening were assessed by Claudio Roscigno, Regional Director of Sales & Marketing, Daniele Vastolo, Group Director of Operations and Nanthini Sathasivam, Regional Director of Talent Resources & Development. Mr Tuncay Senli, Group Director of Food & Beverage joined us for the technical sessions the following day.

Nikki Beach holds Talent Casting Event in Dubai