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Top Tips for Hospitality Shift Workers

I want to share some thoughts that’s relevant to you as a hospitality industry shift worker who works works long, disjointed hours.  Coping with shift work can be difficult.  “Work to live, don’t live to work” “The easiest way to deal with working long hours was just to make it […]

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How to Restore Your Work/Life Balance in Hospitality Profession

How to Restore Your Work/Life Balance in Hospitality Profession Finding the right work-life balance is an important part of being happy at work. We all know how dedicated to your jobs you hospitality people are, but most of you know the tricks to maintaining equilibrium.  Getting the balance right between work […]

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3 recruitment marketing trends that will dominate 2019

3 recruitment marketing trends for 2019 In order for us to predict what our recruiting will change in 2019, we needed to first look at 2018. According to Glassdoor, 76% of hiring managers reported that attracting top talent was their greatest challenge in 2018. This finding comes as no surprise considering […]

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4 trends in foodservice that your customers want right now

The global food service market is at a record high which mean fast casual restaurants will be fighting for a piece of the action and will need to set up their hospitality recruitment efforts to keep up with the demand. The battle to earn part of this additional revenue is […]

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Hospitality Surprise Predictions for 2019

In researching what might be restaurant “trendy” for 2019, I’ve taken research from several sources and have developed this list of hospitality predictions for this year and found much of it surprising.  But a nice surprise! Levatine Cuisine – growing interest in Israeli cuisine has led to increased flavor innovations […]

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Recruitment Tip: Hire the Best Talent by Finding the Perfect Fit

“WHAT WERE WE THINKING?!?”  Hindsight is always 20/20 but in the world of recruitment, this usually happens when we think we just hired the the best talent with the perfect fit for our company, and then we get disappointed with their performance, early leave or termination. Sometimes, what appears to be […]

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Recruitment Tip: Culture Fit Interview Questions

Recruiting and hiring someone that is a culture fit for your company is often more important that hiring for skills or industry experience.  Often skills and job responsibilities can be taught but you cannot teach someone how to fit in with the culture of your organization.  They have it or […]

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Hospitality Recruitment: How to Recruit Professionals in Hospitality

Hospitality recruitment is changing. How can HR professionals and recruiters face new hospitality recruitment challenges?  In this article I share some of the advanced recruiting methods I’ve learned over 30 years as CEO of the largest Hospitality Recruitment firm in the US and Canada.  The goal is to help you recruit […]

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10 things you can do today to become a better Recruiter for your company

I have been in recruiting for 30 years and hope a few suggestions can make your life easier.  Think about this:  Do your hiring managers run screaming when they see you coming? Do they pray for death each time you drop another 50 or 60 resumes on their desk? Does the […]

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Roberto Sempe Provided a Great experience

He would let me know the next steps and stayed in constant communication. He was a pure pleasure to work with, never left me in the dark, always checking in to see if there was anything I needed.  I recommend him and Patrice & Associates if you're looking for work.  

Thank you,

Christie L.

Roberto Sempe Provided a Great Experience

Thanks to Roberto Sempe for making my dream come true!

It has been a pleasure connecting, speaking, and getting through an amazing process with Patrice & Associates and with Roberto, who understood my skills and needs and offered me a great opportunity where I could excel my expertise. He has been very tender and helpful during the entire process and I would always recommend him and Patrice & Associates to all of my friends for their future endeavors. Again, thank you for recognizing my abilities and matching with the right fit towards my career goals!!

   

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Nadeem

Roberto was very knowledgeable

He gave me genuine advice while matching me as a candidate.  I was able to find employment with a great company, thanks to Mr. Sempe.  Roberto is so good at what he does and I am sure he will assist many more to come, the way he has for me.  It was a pleasure working with Roberto Sempe.
Thank you,
Kismet Tongur

Hospitality Recruiter "helped me land this job"

I would like to say that I had the most wonderful experience working with Roberto. He was very kind and knowledgeable.  He helped me pick a company that was the right for for me. He was a helping hand throughout my entire process. I know I am the one who interviewed, but Roberto's  conversation and tips helped me land this job. I am so fortunate to have worked with Roberto. He was a wonderful recruiter.   Career Coaches that help you for FREE

Hospitality Recruiters Truly Care!

My experience with Roberto was wonderful.  I have never gone through a recruiter before and Roberto was an amazing first experience.  Roberto was very helpful and walked the experience with me. I felt like he really cared and truly happy for me when I  got the job. I would definitely recommend Roberto to anyone who wants to feel like someone is going through the process with them he made me feel like he was genuine! Thank you Roberto! -Arleen Roberts   What kinds of jobs does a Hospitality Recruitment Specialist have for me?

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