Industry

Education (K–12. Semi governmental, partially owned by gov of Dubai.

Scope

60+ schools and nurseries across the UAE

Solutions

Talentera’s Applicant Tracking System (ATS) integrated with the AI assistant “Sanad”

How has Taaleem’s Schools Hiring in the UAE been Smarter and More Efficient?

Taaleem is one of the UAE’s leading providers of K–12 education, serving over 41,000 students and employing 4,000 staff members across 38 schools and 34 nurseries nationwide.

Offering a diverse portfolio of international curricula; including British, American, and International Baccalaureate programs. Taaleem’s mission revolves around helping students discover their passions and develop their unique talents.

And because exceptional education starts with exceptional people, Taaleem needed a hiring system capable of attracting the region’s best teaching and administrative talent across a large, distributed network of schools.

The Challenge: Large-Scale Hiring in a Competitive Market

According to Loremae Marin, Assistant Recruitment Manager at Taaleem:

We used to receive multiple applications from the same candidates across different schools, and it was difficult to track who had been interviewed and where they were in the process. That led to duplicated effort and slowed down hiring.

With over 30 schools and nurseries operating under one umbrella, schools often competed for the same candidates. Without a unified system, coordination between recruitment teams was fragmented, resulting in wasted time and slower decision-making.

The Solution: A Unified Platform Restoring Clarity and Flow

Over more than three years of partnership, Talentera has helped Taaleem build a smarter and more agile recruitment ecosystem across its schools. It marked a major turning point with a unified system for managing candidates, all schools have become:

Share a central database containing all applications.
View each candidate’s status to avoid duplicate interviews or conflicting decisions.

Now we see everything in one place,” Loremae explains. “If a candidate has already been interviewed by another school, that shows up instantly. It saves us so much time and effort.

The platform’s data analytics also helped identify bottlenecks and delays in the hiring process, whether in sourcing, screening, or interviews.

Today, we can pinpoint where each role is slowing down, whether it’s in sourcing or post-interview follow-up. That visibility helps us improve continuously.

Even the technical support from Talentera left a strong impression:

The support team has been fast and effective, even with complex technical requests.

The Results: Faster Hiring, Better Matches, and a Seamless Experience

Through its digital transformation with Talentera, Taaleem achieved tangible results:

- Significantly reduced time-to-hire by eliminating duplication and improving workflow efficiency.
- Improved candidates fit through better visibility and collaboration.
- Strengthened Taaleem’s reputation as a top employer for educational talent.
- Enhanced coordination and performance across all recruitment teams.

The Future: AI Empowering a New Level of Recruitment

During Talentera’s Iftar event, Lori expressed her excitement about Taaleem’s next step, integrating Sanad, the explainable AI assistant embedded in Talentera:

I’m really excited about Talentera’s AI integration, especially after learning what Sanad can do.

With Sanad, Taaleem looks forward to:

Crafting more precise and contextual job descriptions tailored to education roles.
Analyzing hundreds of CVs quickly and transparently with clear, explainable insights.
Reducing unconscious bias to ensure fairer and more inclusive hiring.
Delivering leadership reports backed by data, empowering confident decision-making.

The Takeaway: Smart Hiring Makes a Real Difference in Education

For Taaleem, recruitment is no longer just about filling positions; it’s about investing in students’ future.

By combining intelligent technology, clear coordination, and data-driven insights, Taaleem transformed recruitment from a process of managing applications into a strategic journey to build inspiring, value-driven teams.