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Why Hospitality Workers Won’t Be Returning to Their Jobs
The first recovery from the pandemic gave optimism and hope for a brighter future for hospitality workers. Then the Delta variant hit. But still the industry is showing signs of growth if only in starts and stops. Now comes the fun part: getting hospitality workers back to their pre-pandemic posts. This can be quite challenging.…
Read MoreVaccinations: Should You Mandate Your Employees?
Vaccinations: Should You Mandate Your Employees? One of the most controversial topics today is the mandate of COVID vaccinations. For those on the side of mandating, their argument is that it will help slow down the spread of Covid-19 and its variants. On the other side are those who believe they should have a say…
Read MoreHow Artificial Intelligence Has Impacted the Recruiting Industry
With the increased demand for quality employees, recruiters are having to step up their game. Sifting through resumes and job applications is very time consuming and only helps to weed out the unqualified. Add to the mix job candidates that are becoming more selective in the roles they will choose, and the recruitment challenges only…
Read MoreFive Steps for Attracting Candidates to Your Business
Attracting candidates in today’s almost-post-Covid environment is difficult. Restaurants, hotels, movie theaters, and others in the hospitality industry are struggling to provide quality customer service due to a lack of employees. The temptation for many is to settle on anyone with a pulse. But to conduct business as before and provide quality service to your…
Read MoreGhosting: 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…
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