Negotiating a fair severance package is common when a person involuntarily leaves a hospitality company. What many people fail to realize, however, is that it’s just as important to negotiate a fair professional reference for use in landing one’s next position at a luxury hotel, cruise line, or five-star restaurant. Failure to do is one …
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So you’ve completed the first round of interviews – and perhaps the second – with flying colors towards that cherished new job at the five-star hotel or restaurant. At this point, your prospective new employer will begin to check the quality of your references and recommendations from previous employers. These recommendations will make or break …
Inquiring minds want to know, and no minds are more inquiring than those about to hire you for that hotel or restaurant job. Rest assured, you will be investigated. As a rule of thumb, the better the job and the higher the pay, the tougher the screening process. If you are up for a good …
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While it is difficult to identify the original source for this statistic, it has often been said that approximately 80% of all jobs filled are done so in what is known as the “hidden” or “unpublished” job market. These are jobs typically landed through word-of-mouth and referrals as opposed to the hit-or-miss method of answering …
