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What Hotel Owners and Operators Can Learn from the Chicago-Area Hotel Worker Strike

Hireology

More than 6,000 hotel workers from 25 downtown Chicago hotels went on strike on Friday, September 7, after their contracts expired on August 31. While the strike is limited to the Chicago area, this news is a wake up call to hotels across the country. Continuously Hire. Hire Your Best Team or Lose Business.

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How Improved Hiring Can Help Hotel Owners and Operators Overcome Top Industry Challenges

Hireology

The hotel industry is continuously growing – in 2017, U.S. hotel revenue surpassed $200 billion. One way hotel owners and operators can attract and retain customers and increase profitability is by hiring the best team. Hotel owners and operators face fierce competition from fellow hotels – in the U.S.

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How the best Healthcare Recruiters are Overcoming Staffing Shortages

Hospital Recruiting

Burnout, stress, low staffing levels, and fear of illness made many healthcare professionals rethink their career choice. The result: staffing shortages across all categories of labor. Over the course of the pandemic, an estimated 8 million jobs were lost in the restaurant, hotel, and leisure sector.

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How Staffing Professionals Can Adapt to the New Normal

The Staffing Stream

For recruiters and staffing services providers, there are a few ways they can evolve according to the new normal so that their businesses can continue to prosper. First, staffing professionals should not totally dismiss the in-person business meeting as something that will fall by the wayside as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Hiring in the Holiday Season

Gecko Recruiting

The Essence of the Hospitality Industry The hospitality industry encompasses a wide range of sectors, including hotels, resorts, restaurants, and travel agencies. Identifying Key Roles When ramping up for the holiday season, it is essential to identify key roles within your organization that require additional staffing.

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Building a World-Class Team: 7 Insights from Top Executives on Hiring and Retention

Hiretual

Retaining employees is about more than just offering competitive compensation and benefits. As West shows, retaining great people and keeping them engaged in the business is key to turning your strategy into reality. This insight really captures the co-dependency of employees and the organizations they work for to build mutual success.

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Main Street Workers Join The ‘Big Stay’

Homebase

Across both industries, less staffing up early in the summer meant a softer declines in September. Although, Entertainment saw a more pronounced change in employees working on either sides of summer, likely due to outdoor events benefiting from warmer weather. 23 baselines) ³ Hospitality includes tourism and hotel/lodging businesses.

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