by admin | Aug 16, 2013 | Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
Often candidates tell me that they do not want to work in Africa. Well, the answer I always give is “But, you do” Some South African hoteliers think that we live on a separate continent. But the good news is, billions of years ago, when the land was known as Pangaea,...
by admin | Aug 16, 2013 | Hospitality Opinion Blog, News, Uncategorized
Don’t you love that magic moment when you light the braai on a lazy Saturday afternoon? Mates round for the rugby and a couple of brews on ice. The coals glow scarlet anticipating the hiss of the first tjop hitting the flames. You hungrily inhale the smoky aroma, you...
by admin | Aug 16, 2013 | Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
I was incensed! Not just slightly miffed, but mad as a snake. A well-known company turned down my candidate following three in depth interviews because she “failed” a personality profile test. You would imagine that this well qualified lady must have a major...
by admin | Aug 16, 2013 | Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
If you have grown up with the hotel industry surging through your veins, no doubt you will be no stranger to these three names. Charles Forte, Sol Kerzner and Conrad Hilton. I have worked for one of them, recruited for another and met the great grand daughter of the...
by admin | Aug 16, 2013 | Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
How accurate are the CV’s that you receive from candidates in the hospitality industry? Can you ever trust the information you get? I would hazard a guess that a lot of the CV’s you receive contain anything from simple omissions of information to far-fetched fairy...
