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Caterer Global for Jobs in Hotels and the leisure industry

Strangely today I came across a new job advert board for the Hotel industry, which got me thinking how good a career this could actually be. I think you can get rapped up within your industry sometimes and often miss other exciting markets and opportuies.

Obviously working in the Hotel and leisure industry can be hard work, particularly as they are open 24 hrs every day of the week, but as a career goes you can end up working for some very prestigious organisations in particular jobs in the Hilton and jobs in the Marriott hotel group.

Having taking a look at some of the benefits you get with working with the Hilton you will find that it is all encompassing, with a huge emphasis on family. Although pay may not be very high with some companies but opportunities can happen so quickly for the right people. In fact that reminds me of the film Kane and Able.

One thing there seem to be emphasis on is their pride in the diversity of workforce. In fact, over half of the Hilton Family of hotels workforce is minorities and women. Close to half of their management positions are filled by minorities and women as well.

Also while I think about I had actually worked in the hotel trade for a couple of years but in sales, so it just shows you.

Blow is a link to a client that I have used over the years who are now specialising in hotel jobs worldwide so take a look you never know what you may find!

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Phone Interview Tips

I have noticed recently a lot of people asking for help with telephone interviews, so on that basis I have put some phone interview tips together to help you get through what I would assume is the first stage of an interview.

I must admit I didn’t realise how important this is until now, but having given this topic some thought I realise that I and other employers will pre screen using the phone.

To me the phone is my tool and I rarely get to see candidates face to face, but having interviewed candidates over the phone all these years I am sure I can get a good feel of a candidate from a telephone conversation.

A phone interview will be very similar to a face-to-face interview and in many ways you are interviewed purely based on skills than how you look. So what do I look for when I interview someone on the phone, the same as face to face I will be asking probing questions and listening to the way those questions are answered and if those answers are what I want. Exactly the same when face-to-face.

So based on this you should do the same preparation you would have done if you were face to face i.e. research the company and the role and then put together the reasons why you would be suitable for the position.

Next you need to get your personality across on the phone, which isn’t as difficult as you may think.All you need to do is be calm and comfortable and professional. What may also surprise you is the effect you will have by the way you address the phone. If you stand while talking, you adopt a superior and confident position, if you sit you are not in control and if you are laid back they will know!

In my office my fellow consultants could always tell who I was talking to, dependant on the posture I assumed, if I was chatting up the secretary I was almost horizontal. When I am trying to close I would stand, if I was trying to get my point across I would pace, and to take it to the extreme, if I was being aggressive and dominant I would stand on the table.

So rule number one prepare for the phone interview (research the company, have a copy of your cv with you)
Secondly stand when you make the call to show confidence and it helps you focus.
Thirdly smile because it will come across on the phone.

To finish a telephone interview is a screening interview and will often be short and brief and the consultant will have a specific point they will want to check before they invite you in, hence if you have the cv in front of you will be ready for the question because obviously it will be related to the cv.

Interview Tips Video