Welcome to the Recruiting in Hospitality podcasts from Caterer.com. In each programme we invite top guests from the world of hospitality to discuss issues affecting employers. We talk recruitment, development and retention as well as matters concerning you and your teams.
What can hospitality leaders do to ignite young people’s interest in hospitality? How can young people help others forge a great hospitality career? – What can we, as an industry, do to engage the next generation to believe that an amazing career in hospitality is for them?
Abi Dunn, Founder of Sixty Eight People, tells us about the camaraderie she has experienced in the hospitality industry during these difficult times
In September, Kellie Rixon, MBE, becomes Chair of the Institute of Hospitality.
Caterer.com caught up with Kellie during a recent visit to Scotland to find out about her plans for the Institute and ‘what happens next?’
Conrad Brunton, Managing Director of Tonic Talent shares how lockdown has created a sense of community within hospitality
After a year off due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Catering in Scotland Excellence Awards returns in partnership with Caterer.com. We spoke to Alex Buchanan from CateringScotland.com about the awards and his feelings about reopening.
As the hospitality industry continues the process of rebuilding, focus is heavily on the workforce and rebuilding teams, but businesses are struggling to find the right candidates with the right skills. – Could ex-offenders help to fill the skills shortage gaps? Are hospitality employers willing to give them a second chance?
You’re a leader in hospitality, but are you also a mentor? What’s the difference? And how can you boost your skills to offer guidance, support and direction to your teams by becoming both?
We caught up with Robert Richardson, GM at The Cave Hotel & Resort and Vice-Chair of the Institute of Hospitality, and Rachael Stevens, Guest Services Manager at South Lodge and Chair of the Sussex branch of the Institute of Hospitality to discuss what they see as the value of both leadership and mentoring.
Welcome to our Recruiting in Hospitality podcast from Caterer.com
Caterer.com People Awards winner, Food Service provider, Compass Group shone with their entry in the Wellbeing category. At a time when circumstances were difficult throughout the hospitality industry, Compass Group understood that the well-being of their people was of paramount importance. This is as much relevant today as it was then.
How do you get the balance right between being there for someone but also looking after ourselves too?
Eleni Kasparis from Caterer.com caught up with Craig Prentice, MD of mum
Phil talks about his podcast, ‘Hospitality meets…’, sharing positive industry stories and raising awareness of the challenges we all face.
Founded in 1990, Springboard was created by Stephen Moss to support the hospitality industry. It continues to provide advice, training and skills courses to those at the start of their career and helps tackle the challenges faced by the industry, including skills shortages and the misrepresentation of careers in the hospitality industry.
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In part two of our Hiring Strategies sessions, Caterer.com lifted the lid on the importance of diversity and inclusion in creating dynamic, innovative and successful hospitality workforces.
Figuring out which candidate is the best fit for your role before you hire them is often difficult to determine, but help is at hand with our Candidates by Email tool, which makes searching for candidates seamless, by alerting you to any new candidate profiles that align with your saved searches, allowing you to access the most suitable candidates in our CV Database.
Did you know that people over 50 now make up 34% of the hospitality sector’s workforce?
Dining habits of UK families reveals that restaurateurs are hiring people with childcare experience to accommodate the growing family dining market.
As many as 196,000* international workers have left the UK hospitality sector since the pandemic, despite post-Brexit visa schemes introduced by the government, shows our new report.
On average, the majority of people working in UK hospitality are aged between 20 and 24, according to research carried out by the CIPD in their 2019 Megatrends report. As an industry hospitality is powered by young talent at entry level, with many seeing hospitality as a stopgap job, looking for opportunities rather than a career. What can the sector do to engage and retain its young workforce?
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Leadership is a choice, not a job title, but with so many leadership styles to adopt, what really makes a leader stand out?
What can hospitality leaders do to ignite young people’s interest in hospitality? How can young people help others forge a great hospitality career? – What can we, as an industry, do to engage the next generation to believe that an amazing career in hospitality is for them?
Loyalty is hard to win and easy to lose and with the hospitality industry facing a recruitment crisis, employees will increasingly look towards companies that will nurture their talents, pay well and help them to meet their career aspirations.
In part two of our Hiring Strategies sessions, Caterer.com lifted the lid on the importance of diversity and inclusion in creating dynamic, innovative and successful hospitality workforces.
The latest Caterer.com research explores salary and benefit trends across the hospitality sector, highlighting key shifts and opportunities for businesses looking to attract and retain top talent.
Caterer.com’s Hospitality Hiring Insider provides a detailed view of hospitality hiring trends from Q1 2025. It’s packed with the key stats, employer insights, and expert tips you need to shape your hiring strategy.
Caterer.com’s Hospitality Hiring Insider provides a detailed view of hospitality hiring trends from the first half of 2024, including job postings, candidate activity, and salary benchmarks.
The hospitality sector is awash with ambition and growth, powered by our amazing community and the charities that work hard to support those working within it.
You can feel the anticipation as the hospitality sector works towards reopening and away from Covid closures and restrictions. As the focus shifts to workforce planning and rebuilding teams, the impact of not just Covid but also Brexit is starting to be felt. Employers are looking at the roles and skills needed against available talent and considering how they build the high performing teams they need to deliver outstanding customer experience.
Hospitality skills are unquestionably transferable and for those thinking about a shift or new role, now could be the time to try something different.
One route available to chefs is teaching food technology and cookery in schools.
In the first part of our fascinating conversation with Jose Ruiz and Elsie Koopman from London EDITION, we discuss how the hotel attracts and recruits talent and about the huge part that culture plays in the process.
In the UK last year 526,000 people suffered from work-related stress, depression or anxiety, with 12.5 million working days lost, according to The Health & Safety Executive Labour Force Survey.
Figuring out which candidate is the best fit for your role before you hire them is often difficult to determine, but help is at hand with our Candidates by Email tool, which makes searching for candidates seamless, by alerting you to any new candidate profiles that align with your saved searches, allowing you to access the most suitable candidates in our CV Database.
Good mental and emotional well-being are critical but how do you, as a leader or manager, make sure that your people are OK and, more importantly, should responsibility for your employees’ health and well-being rest with you?
Did you know that people over 50 now make up 34% of the hospitality sector’s workforce?
On average, the majority of people working in UK hospitality are aged between 20 and 24, according to research carried out by the CIPD in their 2019 Megatrends report. As an industry hospitality is powered by young talent at entry level, with many seeing hospitality as a stopgap job, looking for opportunities rather than a career. What can the sector do to engage and retain its young workforce?
Dining habits of UK families reveals that restaurateurs are hiring people with childcare experience to accommodate the growing family dining market.
Rejecting interview candidates can often be a difficult but is a natural part of the hiring process. How you deliver the feedback will differentiate your company from the rest.
The Walk for Wellbeing 2023 is a-go! From September 30th to October 15th you are invited to join the hospitality community in walking for a good cause.
With response from over 3,000 voices within hospitality, BIH’s Inside Hospitality Report looks at how our sector can do better when it comes to EDI practices.
A fast, flexible route to the right candidates with Video Recruitment (powered by Cammio)
It’s time to reveal your amazing people. Entries are now open for the 2019 Caterer.com People Awards.
Onboarding plays a fundamental role for any company as it allows employees to acclimatise to their role, the company’s cultures, and what the company has to offer.
How hospitality businesses can overcome recruitment challenges and engage wider talent pools.
How hospitality businesses can overcome recruitment challenges and engage wider talent pools.
Career progression is one of the key ways to retain your top talent. Most have come to expect this as part of their employment and during the course of their employment with you will want to develop new skills, so employers need to find ways to create these opportunities or risk losing their best talent in some cases.
Good candidate experience is a vital part of the recruitment process. In a competitive job market, it’s increasingly important to attract quality candidates and ensure that they remain engaged throughout the process. David Beveridge, Head of Operations and Sales, PeopleBank.
From industry report findings to advice on employee mental health issues, discover a wealth of information on hiring the very best hospitality talent.
Experience is key to a strong team. How do you retain the best talent and develop your hospitality teams? Find out how here.
Advice on a wealth of topics, giving you all you need to know on how to best managing your teams.
Reports and advice to help and inspire hospitality recruiters.
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Welcome to the Recruiting in Hospitality podcasts from Caterer.com. In each programme we invite top guests from the world of hospitality to discuss issues affecting employers. We talk recruitment, development and retention as well as matters concerning you and your teams.
New solutions to hospitality recruitment challenges and advice on improving communications with teams.
Building an inclusive hospitality workplace can help you innovate your business and bring success.
Great advice on how to best create a strong and inviting working environment.
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