Indus provides professional and personalized service for cruise line recruitment, backed by an impressive infrastructure, decades of experience, and a tradition of hospitality.

Indus’s full range of services ranges from candidate search to deployment as crew member as follows:

  • Talent search – This includes advertising in the mainstream press and social media, database mining, referrals, visits to hospitality institutes, hotels and restaurants
  • Successful students of the Indus Institute who meet the eligibility criteria also form a small part of the database
  • Pre-screening candidates to assess suitability mainly through personal interviews – verify not only their education and work experience credentials but also assess personality, attitude, communications, temperament, and fitness
  • Administering Marlin’s online English language test
  • Preparing complete documentation and doing background (employment) checks
  • Briefing sessions with candidates regarding the jobs, life on board, how to achieve a successful client interview and visa interview
  • Setting up interviews according to client’s requirements – managing interview scheduling, setting up proper interview venues and video presentation facilities
  • Post-interview follow ups for confirmations and subsequent pre-departure processing
  • Coordinating between the client and the employee with regard to the letters of offer and letter of employment
  • Assistance for acquiring police clearance, seaman’s books, and STCW certifications
  • Assisting with medical clearance procedures and following up for medical problems until clearance has been obtained
  • Scheduling visa appointments and assisting with documentation for US C1D visas and other visas
  • Making travel arrangements to ensure the employee reaches his joining port on schedule