recruiters food & beverage

What would you do to get the job you want? The following news stories come to mind about the lengths people will go to in order to get hired: Walking the city streets while wearing a sandwich board that lists your professional credentials; Renting billboard space to promote yourself; “Selling” yourself on eBay. While these […]

It’s like a bad dream. You’re in an interview, dressed to impress and feeling totally in control of the situation, when the unthinkable happens – the interviewer asks a question that completely stumps you: “If you could have dinner with anyone from history, whom would it be and why?” “Why is a manhole cover round?” “Which […]

Odds are that if you are reading this blog, you are also active on social media sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and perhaps even Twitter.  It’s no longer a secret that social networking sites are powerful  career-building tools. Whether you’re a power-user or new to social networking, here are some tried and true tips to follow: […]

Is your career search moving forward, in neutral or going in reverse? Consider the following questions: How many hours do you spend on your job search each day? Have you set minimum daily standards for your search? Do you accomplish these standards each day? How many hiring authorities have you talked to? How many interviews […]

Are your candidates just “talking the talk,” or can they truly “walk the walk”? Determining who a candidate really is, and what he can really do, are critical parts of a job interview.  But when it comes to evaluating executive food & beverage talent, résumés and interviews only reveal so much.  As a talent manager, […]

What would you do to get the job you want? These days, I’m seeing more and more news stories about the lengths people are going to in order to get hired.  Here are just a few: Walking the city streets while wearing a sandwich board that lists your professional credentials; Renting billboard space to promote […]

If yours is like most forward-thinking food & beverage companies, you are integrating contract employees with direct staff to maximize resources and meet project objectives.  But are you getting the best results from your contract staff? To get the most from your contract personnel, you must understand their motivations and develop a culture in which […]

By, Karen Burns from USNews Fact: Job hunters obsess about resumes. Who wouldn’t? There’s so much to get right–functional versus chronological, objective statements (pro and con), key words, templates, references, font size, white space, action verbs, employment gaps, placement and style of bullets, typos, and whether to include hobbies (probably a “no” on that last […]

Everybody makes mitsakes (oops, that should read “mistakes”). But while a blog typo may be easily forgiven, other mistakes on the job can have serious consequences – for you, your boss, or even the company as a whole.  And frankly, the way you handle your slip-up can be just as critical as the mistake itself. […]

An offer that might have been $100,000 a few years ago is now coming in at $85,000 or $90,000… what do you do? I recently read an article at marketwatch.com that described what we Recruiters at Kinsa Group have been witnessing.  With companies more worried about margins and profitability these days, many hiring managers are […]