by Stephen Hickmore | Sep 17, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog
Opinion piece by Nick Martin – Hotel School graduate, serial hotel manager and hospitality educator. He is currently Director of the Swiss Hotel School, SA in Ferndale, Johannesburg What type of people are we attracting to the industry and what sort of future will we...
by Stephen Hickmore | Sep 10, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
With all the bad press on “labour Brokers” and “Temporary Employment Services, TES” it is no small wonder that we are feeling a little punch drunk from criticism and incorrect assumptions as to our place in the world. Of course, no-one wants to...
by Stephen Hickmore | Aug 7, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
By Stephen Hickmore – I hear the disappointment in a candidate’s voice when I tell them they didn’t get the job. The down side of being a recruiter is delivering the bad news. It’s understandable that negative information hurts and it’s natural to feel...
by admin | May 16, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
This article from www.ehotelier.com resonated with me this morning David Lund is The Hotel Financial Coach – I have a dream. My dream is that the numbers – the numbers that so many managers agonize over in our industry – are just as accessible as guest service...
by admin | May 10, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
The hospitality industry has always been a demanding industry to work in. What with the unsociable hours and the demands of discerning and sometimes difficult guests. It’s hard enough to find skills let alone people who can make a unique contribution to the hotel,...
by Stephen Hickmore | Jan 11, 2018 | Featured, Hospitality Opinion Blog, News
By Stephen Hickmore : I admit, I’m a bit of a sucker for romantic comedies. Notting Hill, Love Actually and Bidget Jones Diary hold pride of place in my DVD library Another favourite, don’t judge me, is the 2003 Stinker Award nominee “How to lose a guy in ten days”...
