hospitality recruiting
Company Culture Earns Hospitality America USA Today ‘Top Workplaces 2024’ Award
Hospitality America | April 9, 2024
Third-party hotel management company is recognized for fostering a workplace culture where team members feel valued, supported, and empowered GREENVILLE, S.C. – April 9, 2024 – What earns a hotel company the best-place-to-work designation? For employees of Hospitality America, it is “culture and coworkers,” “flexible scheduling,” and “respect, understanding and value given to my work” that enabled the third-party hotel management company to win the coveted “Top Workplaces 2024” award, co-sponsored by USA Today and Energage™. The Top Workplaces USA awards recognize midsize and large organizations with operations in mu...
The Carver Companies Announce Promotions and Expand Recruitment Staff
Carver Companies | January 16, 2020
ATLANTA, GA – January 16, 2020 – The Carver Companies, the hospitality infrastructure powerhouse, recently promoted two Carver Hotel Group (CHG) associates and added two new recruiters to the Carver-Olson Hospitality Search team. Pamela Key has been promoted to CHG Task Force Talent Manager. Previously, Key served as the recruiting administrator for Carver-Olson. When she joined The Carver Companies in 2017, Key brought a strong human resources background. She’s become an expert in conducting research, interviewing talent, and determining “fit,” which is critical to Carver’s excellent record in both Task Force and Executive Sea...
AI in Recruitment: Artificial Intelligence over Human Intelligence?
Kimberly Yoong | November 7, 2019
As the hospitality industry seeks to automate and streamline its processes to drive operational efficiencies, will AI-automated hiring practices soon be a necessity? By Kimberly Yoong Technological progress in today’s society has reached unprecedented levels; the World Wide Web did not even exist thirty years ago, while smartphones as we know them today have barely been around for a decade. Now, an even more sophisticated tool is at the forefront of changing the way we live – Artificial Intelligence (AI). McKinsey’s Global Institute model predicts that approximately 70 percent of companies will adopt some form of AI by 2030, and ...
The Key to Recruiting & Retaining: Personalized Career Development
Ron Mitchell | October 9, 2019
There are so many economic, technological and political factors that are putting job seekers in control today. Massive job boards and social media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn offer easy one-click applications and greater transparency for candidates to assess a company without even having to interview. All of this combined with a healthy economy has many employers - especially in the hotel industry - wondering if they’ll ever be able to have a sense of selectivity or lasting confidence in the workforce that they hire. With the job seeker in control, it’s up to employers to make their case as to why they are the best company to ...
Start Thinking About Your Hotel’s “Off-Season” in a Whole New Way
Gary R. Hernbroth | August 13, 2018
By: Gary R. Hernbroth Training for Winners Many things in our world have annual cycles or seasons, such as sports leagues, holiday shopping, the school year, farm crops, you name it. There is usually a slow (or slower) season and a busy (or busier) season, two very different activity levels in play. This industry certainly has its cycles too, where business levels fluctuate between in-season crazy/busy/zany/frantic times and the "wake me up when a customer comes around" slower times. The latter condition is commonly and insufferably known by most as the off-season. "Come and visit during the off-season, our rates are much lower be...
Gabrielle Nicholson Named World’s Greatest Hospitality Talent at Emaar Hospitality Group in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Emaar Hospitality Group | August 9, 2018
After evaluating more than 4,000 applicants, Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Dubai-based global developer Emaar Properties, has announced the winner of its first-of-a- kind global initiative to scout for 'The World's Greatest Hospitality Talent.'Gabrielle Nicholson, 22, from the United Kingdom, secured the coveted position after the exhaustive process that saw applicants from 66 countries apply to win a senior level position with Emaar Hospitality Group. The comprehensive three-year all-expenses paid nurturing programme will result in a corporate directorship or General Manager position for G...
Emaar Hospitality Group Launches Global Hunt for ‘World’s Greatest Hospitality Talent’ for Under 26-Year-Olds
Emaar Hospitality Group | April 2, 2018
Dubai, UAE; April 2, 2018: Are you below the age of 26 years? Are you passionate about the hospitality industry? Are you creative, innovative and a go-getter? The opportunity to jumpstart your career for a corporate director/general manager role in the hospitality industry has just opened for you. Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business of Dubai-based global developer Emaar Properties, has announced a first of its kind global initiative to scout for the 'World's Greatest Hospitality Talent.' Open for all young talents below the age of 26 years from anywhere in the world, Emaar Hospitality Group's international tale...
Finding & Recruiting Talent in Hospitality: Never More Than Two Degrees of Separation
David Lund | March 19, 2018
By David Lund Finding good people in our industry is a tough job, especially in certain economies. It is extra tough when you are looking for a particular skill set. Hospitality does not have the reputation for paying well. We have the reputation for long hours and working on weekends and holidays. Not exactly the millennial's picture-perfect career profile. Hospitality is special and either you get it and you drank the Kool-Aid or you don't. According to salary.com a hospitality degree is number four on the top eight college degrees with the worst return on investment. How is that for a hard pill to swallow. There is hope and there are...
