The challenge
AirAsia has won plaudits for its success at bringing air travel to the masses by making it simple, affordable and comfortable for the millions of people in Asia to fly. Having made it possible for literally anyone to fly. AirAsia now wants to harness the power of its data and network to drive even faster growth and create new lines of businesses in the travel technology space. To do so, it has embarked on a digital transformation, one that requires bringing in people with the right talent and skills. 

The challenge, however, lies in finding the right talent to drive the transformation. AirAsia’s Chief People and Culture office, Varun Bhatia and his team had to identify the skills necessary for the digitalisation push, locating candidates with the suitable skillset, while keeping an eye on the hiring strategies of competing firms.

The solution
LinkedIn Talent Insights allowed Varun and his team to identify talented individuals critical to digitalising the company. This external pool of talent also allowed him to benchmark AirAsia’s existing workforce against the market.

Success story
Using LinkedIn Talent Insights, Varun and his team were able to make informed decisions on Air Asia’s talent development and recruitment strategies. His team was able to back their hiring decisions with insights backed by market intelligence.

     ●  Map the market for talent by studying competitor’s hiring trends and recruiting strategy
     ●  Streamline AirAsia’s hiring strategy by dropping certain markets and focusing on niche talent pools in India and Singapore
     ●  Boosting recruitment success, through a targeted campus hiring strategy for technology and digital roles