Hospitality Blog
Restaurants Cafes Facing Skills Shortages
New Help for Skills Shortage Crisis in Restaurants and Cafes It’s no secret the pandemic hit the hospitality industry hard – and continues to do so – with restaurants and cafes currently facing a whopping 30-35 percent shortfall in staff. The staff shortage problem is due to a number of factors, including the fact that…
Read MoreHow to Run a Successful Hospitality Interview
With so much attention paid to candidate quality, many employers fail to focus on the ingredients of a successful interview. Your hospitality candidates are only as good as your hospitality candidate assessment. If your interview process is rushed or sketchy, you may inadvertently be passing over the best candidates to your rivals. Remember that interviews are…
Read MoreHospitality – Days to Fill Analysis
For the last five years we’ve been tracking the time it takes to fill a vacancy. Specifically, our data looks at the time taken from a job being registered to the successful candidate commencing work. Below is a chart which shows how this metric has changed over this time period. Whether you’re in the market…
Read More7 Traits of a Top Hotel Manager
The secret of any successful hotel lies in its manager, pulling all the threads together behind the scenes. Basil Fawlty wouldn’t cut it in the contemporary hotel world, where leaky pipes and horrendous customer service are a thing of the past. So what essential qualities should you look for in a hotel manager to make…
Read More9 Tips to Improve Your Hospitality CV
With so many good hospitality candidates out there, it’s important to know how to catch a recruiter’s attention immediately – and hold it. This is where your hospitality CV is a vital tool. It should, ideally, make you stand out as a key candidate the recruiter can’t afford to miss. Once you’re invited for interview,…
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