Expolanka Holdings ties up with LinkedIn

Expolanka Holdings PLC, continues to make waves in the corporate industry and this time it has taken a step further in the area of Human Resources. Expolanka Holdings PLC has been officially confirmed as the first ever company in Sri Lanka to be associated with social media giant LinkedIn for recruitment purposes.

LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with over 187 million members in over 200 countries and territories in eighteen languages. There are currently more than 2,600,000 company pages on LinkedIn.

“Being associated with LinkedIn has given us tremendous leverage in the area of sourcing talent. Finding the right talent is a major challenge to many organisations. We saw the use of the internet being far more superior now than before, where applicants tend to rely on internet more than other forms of traditional media, such as newspapers to search for jobs and also to market themselves to the corporate world.

This is one of the key factors that triggered our partnership with LinkedIn which enabled us to be able to capitalize on this growing trend. This will help us to find the perfect candidates that fit our profile and our job descriptions. LinkedIn has given us access to over thousands of candidate profiles within the social media space across the globe in a matter of minutes,” said Asitha Jayatunga, Head of Group Human Resources.

As a broad-based company operating around the world, this association with LinkedIn allows Expolanka Holdings PLC to find human resources that provide the key ingredients of success. Expolanka employs over 2,500 staff across 16 countries and the workforce is represented by 24 nationalities. Most businesses in the group are people intensive and as such, there is much emphasis on maintaining an actively engaged workforce.

Learning and development is an area which receives much attention, where numerous programmes are held locally as well as overseas to develop capabilities of people. A dedicated purpose build Learning Center operates to meet the growing learning and development needs within the company. Emphasis is also given on building future leaders through innovative leadership building programmes.

Expolanka's beginning dates back to the late 1970s, where the group established its first business operation in the export of fresh produce. The Group has a global presence in over 16 countries and 44 cities, with 60 subsidiaries and joint venture companies. Success at Expolanka has been fuelled by a desire to perform with a dare to do spirit, which is a trait that is clearly visible in all its endeavors and has transcended to all of its business entities throughout the globe.