Hospitality Recruitment

Hospitality recruitment is necessary due to the industry being so large with high turnover rates, so employers are commonly looking to hire professionals.  Professionals in this field often tire quickly of the long demanding hours associated with hospitality jobs, but others are stimulated by the ever changing environment and flow of customers.  Hospitality careers are often seasonal and have large spikes in business, so careers are often affected by holiday, seasonal, and weekend business.  Employers in this field often have little time to staff in preparation for busy times, and may utilize a number of hospitality employment services. 

Traditionally, professionals would rely heavily on posting ads in newspapers.  These services require employers to purchase space to advertise their open positions, and then they must sort through applicants, in order to find a qualified candidate.  Technology has created a more effective version of newspaper classified ads in online job boards.  These sites offer the same basic services, but job boards such as iHire, LLC only notify employers of candidates who meet all necessary requirements.  Job boards not only decrease the hiring process by eliminating unqualified candidates, but because many boards are nationwide, they allow employers a broad search that may produce candidates wishing to relocate.  These hospitality hiring services are for employers wishing to partake in the hiring process to ensure quality employees.

For employers seeking less involvement in the hiring process, employment services are available to staff professionals ranging from entry to executive level in the restaurant and hotel industry.  Staffing agencies offer a number of different services, but are often costly; therefore, it is necessary to fully research each before deciding on which to use.  Temporary hospitality staffing services provide employers with screened, tested, and qualified candidates for short term, entry level positions.  These services offer immediate placements that require little effort from the employers.  During busy periods, employers may greatly benefit from the speedy placements based on hourly wage agreements.  These services are preferred by resorts and other facilities that are only open during busy months. 

Restaurants and lodging facilities seeking executives for management or chef openings often utilize hospitality recruiting services.  A hospitality recruiter seeks out a database of highly educated and qualified professionals and will conduct interviews, background checks, personality and skill assessment tests, drug screens, and other services as requested by employers.  These services offer hospitality professionals immediate placement in prestigious careers, with substantial pay and benefits.  Employers benefit from little hiring involvement, and exchange a large one time fee for the placement of a well qualified candidate. 

The final service available to candidates and employers is a hospitality staffing agency.  These services are similar to recruiters because they offer permanent placements, but contract employees for a one to three month probationary period before the candidate may be hired into the company.  Hospitality professionals seeking middle management jobs and in need of steady employment will often utilize these agencies.  Employers are able to monitor the employee during this probationary period to ensure the placement is a good fit.  If either party is dissatisfied, neither is obligated to full time placement.  Each recruiting service is very distinctive, so employers may benefit from a different service, depending upon their current conditions.  To ensure satisfaction, neither candidates nor professionals should rush into any services without properly researching. 

For more information on hospitality recruitment, please visit the following sites:

• California State University, Long Beach
• Jackson Hospitality Services
• Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
• Professional Development Institute of Tourism
• Smith Travel Research

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