MSC Cruises announced today the launch of its first global career portal at www.careers.msccruises.com. The new portal is a platform aimed at recruiting for ashore and aboard across MSC Cruises’ global offices and fleet, said the company in a statement.

Elia Congiu, MSC Cruises’ Chief HR Officer, commented: “Innovation is one of the key elements of the experience that we offer guests on board our ships, so it is only appropriate that we are introducing this innovative global recruitment tool to support the growth and complement the development of all the people who work across our organization as the business continues to invest and grow.” Mr Congiu concluded: “For candidates it has the further advantage of being easily accessible from anywhere in the world – thus further extending the reach of our recruitment process to attract the most talented individuals to our global team to help us serve our guests.”

This new recruitment platform complements the Company’s existing recruitment practices.

More than 50 career opportunities are currently advertised on www.careers.msccruises.com. An example of current positions available on the portal at include various onboard positions such as Shore Excursions Manager, Chief Engineer or Guest Service Agent whereas on land these positions include Director of Specialty Restaurants or Head of Direct Sales, based in Geneva, but also Contact Centre Agents in Salzburg, Austria or Naples, Italy as well as various internship positions available in the Company’s  German office.