How to Build a Better Relationship with Your Boss

Your relationship with your boss is critical to your success in your career. No one is in a better position to help you get ahead and give you what you need to succeed, while meeting his/her own goals. You have to work together to build an effective team and a productive work environment. Here are …

Become a More Coachable Employee

In order to be successful in the workplace, managers need to provide training to employees, but employees also need to be coachable. Great leaders and managers are more like coaches and mentors for their team members, leading them through career development and accomplishing goals they have planned out.  Coachability means that a person is receptive …

Hospitality Recruitment Platform Hcareers Launches Resume Search, a New Talent Database

CHICAGO, IL – As hospitality companies begin planning their rehiring strategy with a multitude of qualified hospitality professionals on the market, Hcareers has created their newest offering, Resume Search.  To help simplify and organize the candidate search, the Resume Search database uses a technology to match hospitality candidates and employers based on skills, years and …

Rebuilding Your Confidence After a Job Loss

We would all prefer to leave an employer on our own terms. But unfortunately, circumstances are sometimes beyond our control. Whether due to a layoff, a job cut, or receiving a pink slip, it’s only normal to take a job loss hard. In fact, it’s a situation that will leave most people devastated, deflated, and …

Hospitality Jobs That Allow You to Travel

Hospitality jobs offer a wonderful opportunity to see the world while having a meaningful career with plenty of variety and speedy advancement. It’s one of the few fields that you can enter without any experience as long as you’re willing to work hard and enjoy providing excellent customer service, helping guests have the best possible …

These Are the Best Cities to Find a Hotel Job Now

The Covid-19 pandemic has obviously hit the hospitality industry hard. According to the May 2020 American Hotel and Lodging Association’s (AHLA) survey on hotels on job loss and rehiring, nine out of 10 U.S. hotels have laid off or furloughed staff and more than 8,000 may be forced to close. Those numbers don’t bode well …

6 Podcasts and TED Talks on Diversity and Inclusion in Hospitality

Hospitality is known for its diverse guests and employees, but there are still many opportunities for improvement and for more diverse representation and advancement in the industry. Below are some podcasts and TED Talks that talk about the importance of diversity and inclusion and how to start working towards making more diverse workplace environments.  The …

What is Active Listening and Why Does it Matter?

The hospitality industry is becoming more focused on providing a unique experience for guests and not just a roof over their heads. Appealing to their emotions and the individual well-being of customers is one of the most important factors in guest satisfaction. This is a highly interactive and people-focused industry and it is vital that hospitality …

What Benefits do Job Seekers and Employees Want?

COVID-19 changed the way we work and what we prioritize more than ever. Job seekers and employees are taking into consideration what benefits are being offered and what the workplace culture looks like to decide whether to take an opportunity or to look for a new one. Employers need to consider this more than ever …