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Ghosting: Is it Right and How Can You Avoid It?
Ghosting, at least in the new sense of the word, is not a good thing. Ghosting is when a person who used to be friendly or even romantic with someone suddenly cuts off all communication without explanation. It’s a painful experience and leaves one baffled over what they could have done differently to avoid…
Read MoreCoaching Employers to Speed Up the Interview Process
The recruiting and hiring process has evolved over many years. The standard format that many businesses still use today began in the 1960s. Various industries were booming and corporations couldn’t hire people fast enough. The process of sending a request to fill an open position to the human resources department, placing a help-wanted advertisement in…
Read MoreWill Hotels Continue to Offer Work Remote Positions
What Does the Future Look Like? Like so many, the hotel industry was severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. But unlike many other industries, allowing hotel employees to work remotely during the pandemic wasn’t entirely the best option. The hotel, leisure and travel industry is dependent on customer-facing employees. Sitting behind a computer and making…
Read MoreTop 3 Reasons Why Employees Leave Their Employers
Spoiler Alert – It’s Not Money Keeping good employees is a challenge in almost every industry. A Society for Human Resources (SHRM) report found that on average, in a typical year, and in almost all industries, a company will experience an 18% turnover in its workforce, and the hospitality industry seems to be one of…
Read MoreA message from Robert Krzak, Gecko Hospitality President
Hear from Gecko Hospitality’s president, Robert Krzak, after being selected as one of the top 200 firms on Forbes 2021 List of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms. Gecko Hospitality is proud to announce they were named to Forbes 2021 List of America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms. With the recent events of COVID-19 taking over our…
Read More5 Things You Can Expect as a Restaurant Manager
Restaurant managers have varying, hectic, and exciting jobs. If you’re considering getting into the field, get ready to be challenged and encouraged to learn, adapt, and thrive every day on the job. It’s impossible to remain aloof from the work; to do it well, every restaurant manager must be fully immersed in their role. If…
Read MoreGecko Hospitality Awarded Forbes Best Executive Search Firm in 2021
Recruitment Firm Recognized for Focusing on Connecting People and Changing Lives Gecko Hospitality, the trusted leader in hotel and restaurant management recruitment was recently chosen by Forbes as one of the best executive search firms in the US! Gecko Hospitality is the recruiting firm that connects qualified management candidates to hospitality clients by using their…
Read MoreHow Country Clubs Can Keep Employees Engaged and Satisfied
One of the toughest terms for business leaders to grasp the definition of is employee engagement. Employee engagement is a slippery phrase that eludes many in management because its definition is different for every business and in every industry. This blog will share how country clubs can keep employees engaged and satisfied. To keep…
Read MoreCountry Club Successes During Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic changed the hospitality world, permanently. Restaurants, coffee shops, hotels, resorts, communities, senior living, casinos, and mall food courts: many will not survive, and no survivor will ever be the same. This blog will share some points about country club successes during Covid-19. Two hospitality-industry sectors survived 2020 for two distinct reasons: QSR…
Read MoreTop Skills Hospitality Employers Are Looking For
The hospitality industry weathered some storms in 2020, but the New Year looks bright for the industry to bounce back. Travel Weekly says “all sectors are seeing some recovery,” from the early days of the pandemic last year. In preparation for increased hiring in 2021, let’s look at some of the skills hiring managers are looking for in…
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