Ways Recruitment Services Can Save Hospitality Employers Time and Money

The time and costs associated with recruiting, screening, interviewing, evaluating and hiring employees are significant.  So why do it on your own?  A recruitment services firm can provide quick and cost-effective access to the talented professionals you need: Position Specification and Search Strategy Development. Before starting a search, a professional recruitment firm will help you precisely define what type of individual […]

Interview Tips for Hospitality Industry Professionals

Congratulations – you’ve been invited in for an interview with a leading hospitality employer.  This opportunity really has potential, and you want to nail the interview. Now what? Review this list of tips to make sure you have all your bases covered: Revisit your résumé. Make sure you know dates of employment, responsibilities, professional accomplishments, […]

Hospitality 2011 Big Picture: How Will the Recovery Impact the Hotel Industry?

Is there a light at the end of the tunnel this year for the hotel industry? According to Adam Sacks, Managing Director of Tourism Economics (part of Oxford Economics), the worldwide economic fundamentals will improve in 2011, but growth will not be spectacular.  Here are a few of the observations and key predictions from The Hotel […]

EEOC Files Suit Against Employer Requiring Credit Checks

EEOC Files Suit Against Employer Requiring Credit Checks We recently learned that the EEOC has filed suit against an employer which allegedly rejected job applicants based on their credit history, with a “significant disparate impact” upon African Americans. According to the New York Times, “sending a sharp warning to employers nationwide, the Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Beyond the Résumé: Out-of-the-Box Job Search Tactics for Hospitality Professionals

These days, I’m seeing more and more news stories about the lengths people are going to in order to get hired.  Here are just a few: Walking the city streets while wearing a sandwich board that lists your professional credentials; Renting billboard space to promote yourself; “Selling” yourself on eBay. While these extreme job search […]