Why career mapping and mentorship works.
Consulting with a specialist career manager / mentor over a series of meetings, can make a significant contribution in achievement of your career goals.
The main benefits of having Stephen Hickmore on your team include:
- Giving you an understanding of yourself from a career and work perspective
- Helping identify the right role and employer profile that you will thrive in
- Helping you become clear and focused about what is next in your career
- Providing an external perspective on you and your ambitions
- Help with implementing a successful job search program
- Moving into a new role quickly after a career break
- Learning how to market yourself and your skills
- Gaining confidence through interview preparation sessions
Typical outcomes of successful career mentorship include:
- Moving into a desired new role quickly and more effectively
- A higher salary package, which may not have been a priority
- Starting your own business
- Developing a social media strategy
- Achieving further career development within your current organisation
- Reduced stress and improved home life
Stephen is a hospitality professional from Johannesburg South Africa. His career started with THF hotels in the UK and subsequently with the Southern Sun Hotel group in Johannesburg. Stephen’s first steps into entrepreneurship was Hickmore Recruitment / CareerMap, a leading supplier of Senior and Exec recruitment services. Stephen was a founder of Pple Hospitality (formerly HSC) the largest Hospitality Industry full-service outsourced staffing company in South Africa. In March 2020 Stephen became a director and owner of the Swiss Hotel School South Africa, which is now his full time endeavour. Stephen writes for a number of publications on food and hospitality industry matters, trends and opinions.
