Job Search Tips
Transferable Skills for a Career in Recruiting
Recruiters are hugely in demand right now. The Wall Street Journal says recruiting is actually the hardest job to recruit for right now, exceeding even tech jobs as being the most in-demand. If you have the right skills, recruiting is a highly lucrative, rewarding job. Recruiters on the low end make $75,000 to $100,000,…
Read MoreHow to Maximize LinkedIn During Your Job Search
LinkedIn is the world’s largest online professional networking and job board. The platform boasts around 800 million members. With advanced search features and a sophisticated newsfeed, LinkedIn is an all-around great tool if you’re searching for a job or if you’re an employer trying to find good help. This blog will focus on how you,…
Read MoreWhat are the most common mistakes on job listings?
These Common Mistakes Can Stall Executive Manager’s Careers Just because employers are blind to them, that doesn’t mean candidates are. Let’s set it straight: job listings or job ads are job advertisements. Yet many don’t quite see it this way, and so not surprisingly, businesses create job listings that fail to sell candidates on a…
Read MoreShould I Put My Vaccine Status on My Resume?
Deciding whether to have the COVID vaccine and/or the booster is just the first step. If you’re on the job market, you have another decision to make—should you put your vaccine status on your resume? Why is this even an issue? We explore the idea in this blog to give you something to think about…
Read MoreYour Secret Weapon to Hospitality Resume Writing
The Executive Advantage: How Top Hospitality Leaders Use Strategic Resume Positioning to Signal Business Value Beyond the Résumé — Toward Executive Brand Strategy In the upper tiers of leadership, a résumé is no longer a chronology of employment; it is a strategic communication document that signals capability, context, and commercial intelligence. At the Business School…
Read MoreHow to Position Yourself Positively During an Interview
There’s a trick to managing the interview process in a way that leaves your interviewer with a positive impression of your skills. It’s a head game that can be hard if you’re frustrated with the job search or anxious about the interview itself. No matter how negative you might be feeling on the day of…
Read MoreThis is the Best Time of the Day to Apply for Jobs
The Science of Perfect Timing: When to Apply for Jobs to Maximize Your Chances Submitting dozens of applications and hearing nothing back can feel discouraging, but the problem might not be your resume or experience—it might be your timing. In today’s data-driven job market, when you apply can be just as important as how you…
Read MoreHow to Build the Perfect Resume
Crafting the perfect resume can be a daunting task. While it is essential to build a document that showcases your experience, you should be able to reallocate the hours spent constructing your resume on the actual job search (or let a Gecko Hospitality recruiter do that for you, for free). A resume is a summary…
Read MoreGetting Back to Work: Streamline a Fast Onboarding Process
Onboarding in the New Era of Hospitality: Why Structure Beats Spontaneity Every Time The True Cost of DIY Onboarding — and How Proven Strategies Drive Retention and Profitability As hospitality businesses continue to navigate the post-pandemic landscape, one truth has become undeniable: the quality of your onboarding process directly determines the success of your hires—and…
Read MoreTypes of Interviews – In the age of COVID-19, there are many!
As society tries to move back to the new ‘norm,’ hospitality and restaurant employees are slowly seeing jobs open up. With this new age of ‘social distancing,’ it becomes increasingly challenging to conduct interviews. Regardless, the show must go on! The higher you move up in management, the more varied the job interview process will…
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