How to Find Hospitality Employees During High Unemployment
In January 2021, midwestern newspaper The Columbus Dispatch printed a story called, “Ohio restaurants can’t find workers, even with so many people out of work.” The story was echoed across the country, as restaurants began having problems finding service employees. Ohio restaurants weren’t alone, either, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) says it’s a national problem, […]
How to Find Hospitality Employees During High Unemployment
In January 2021, midwestern newspaper The Columbus Dispatch printed a story called, “Ohio restaurants can’t find workers, even with so many people out of work.” The story was echoed across the country, as restaurants began having problems finding service employees. Ohio restaurants weren’t alone, either, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) says it’s a national problem, […]
Will 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 […]
Common Questions When Starting a Gecko Hospitality Franchise
There’s something so satisfying about being a small business owner. That’s the appeal of the Gecko Hospitality franchising program. As the franchise owner, you receive a proven method for recruiting needed talent at hotels, resources, casinos, theme parks, restaurants, and country clubs. There’s low overhead and high return, and, as a franchise, there is less […]
How to Respond to a Hospitality Recruiter on LinkedIn
If you have a LinkedIn profile, you probably already understand that this business-centric social media platform is a great tool for recruiters to reach out to potential candidates. They do this all day long. If you’re in hospitality, chances are you’ve probably heard from a recruiter or two. You might feel a little awkward responding […]
The Top 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 […]
Recruiting Tips to Hire the Best Restaurant Managers
If you thought finding a restaurant worker was tough, try finding a restaurant manager. Restaurant managers have a mix of skillsets, from hiring and managing staff to handling customers and chefs, payroll, HR, scheduling, ordering, and so much more. Finding this kind of chameleon in the forest of candidates takes skill, effort, and a knack […]
Franchise Owner Spotlight | Megan Applegate and Chris Shatto
Unlike a cold startup business, there is less risk in investing in a franchise business. Perhaps that’s why more than 773,000 launched in 2019. Gecko Hospitality believes in the franchise model so strongly that we offer our proven processes to entrepreneurs in a model to develop your own lucrative and rewarding staffing firm. This blog […]
How Can A Professional Recruiter Help the Current Labor Force?
Check out Gecko Hospitality’s South Florida Restaurant & Hospitality Recruiter, Jeremy Nichols on No Vacancy Live with Glenn Haussman and other special guest Peter Ricci! Jeremy Nichols and Peter Ricci discuss how recruiting can help the current hospitality industry come back better than before and how the industry has foregone many changes in the past […]
Insider Tricks to Getting More Candidates to Apply To Your Job Posting
In today’s competitive job market, finding the right candidates for your open positions can be a daunting task ..especially if you’re relying on many of the mainstream job boards. It’s particularly frustrating when you spend a great deal of time and energy to post an open position, only to have fewer responses than expected—-and not […]
