Hiring Advice
Career Red Flags to Watch Out for During a Hotel Executive Search
Conducting a successful hotel executive search is a challenging endeavor for any hospitality company. While there are many interested candidates, some are unqualified and others are just “bad news.” Unfortunately, a poor hire at the executive level can have devastating effects that resonate throughout the entire organization. There’s no perfect science to recruitment, but companies…
How to Properly Manage the Time of Your Salaried Employees
Hospitality employers work hard to attract great workers while also adhering to labor laws. Sometimes the balancing act can be quite challenging. Companies and staff often prefer to be salaried employees, but legal limitations pose logistical challenges. Many employers ponder how to stay compliant with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) while also controlling labor…
5 Must-Have Traits to Look for During Your Next Restaurant Executive Search
The processes that need to be carried out during a restaurant executive search are not easy. Many high performers are already in a good spot and not looking for a change. Others may have the credentials on paper, but their job-hopping is a red flag that suggests something may be amiss. Despite the challenges, restaurant…
Hospitality Executive Search: Tips for Finding Your Next Leader
Good leaders are hard to find. The higher up the ladder you go, the harder it gets. A hospitality executive search effort requires sincere commitment and great tools. Fortunately, there are resources available for companies during their hospitality executive search. Use these great tips to aid in your hospitality executive search: Use LinkedIn During Your…
5 Key Traits to Look for When You’re Hiring for a Private Club
Successful staffing is a difficult task for most businesses. Many terrific workers are already gainfully employed and aren’t looking for a change. The challenge is even greater when hiring for a private club. Customer expectations are high, and employee behavior can have a tremendous effect on the club’s success. With that in mind, managers should…
Leadership Skills: How to Properly Explain Intangible Attributes on Your Restaurant Management Resume
Many aspiring restaurant managers wrongly believe that their restaurant management resume is merely a listing of prior work history and industry-related skills. But, nothing could be further from the truth. Those in charge of hiring often “read between the lines” in search of intangible assets like leadership, teamwork, and determination. Savvy candidates find ways to…
Is your company’s hiring process too long?
As companies vie to land talent in an already tight job market, they have to ask, “Is our company’s hiring process too long?” The amount of time it takes for a company to make a hire is a barometer that discloses so much. It is an indicator of the culture, the organizational processes, and the…
Why Recruiting During the Holidays Is Important
Why recruit during the holidays Recruiting during the holidays seems like it would be a losing battle, but it’s not. For many organizations, Thanksgiving through New Year’s marks the beginning of a specific period of business. Companies are deeply involved in the end-of-year wrap-up, including planning for next year, staff performance appraisals, and, yes, recruiting. That’s right—recruiting in the midst…
A Special Thank You to Hospitality Operations Professionals During the Holidays
People who work in hospitality operations and the food and beverage industry don’t think about the holidays the same way the rest of us do. For many in the hospitality industry, the holidays are a time when they get pulled away from family and friends to work. It can make the holidays a difficult time…
Interview 101: Where Do You See Yourself In Five Years?
“Where Do You See Yourself In Five Years?” can be a dreaded question for interviewees. As you sit in an interview, there’s a great chance that you have already mentally prepared for this question. Or maybe not. Your brow may sweat as you feel a mental surge of anticipation for the long term. Knowing the…
