If you’re a property manager, you may be using the winter lull to prepare for the busier seasons ahead. In addition to team building and streamlining operations, the slower season is ideal for beginning the search for top-quality candidates. Whether you’re planning ahead to fill scheduled vacancies or are short-staffed and seeking immediate help, smart staffing practices are a must for temporary hospitality jobs. When you begin the process of hiring new members of the team, you may be interested in borrowing strategies from other industries’ toolboxes. Here, we share staffing tips from other sectors’ playbooks:
Work With a Staffing Agency
If you’ve been struggling to find time to review applications and schedule thorough interviews, take some advice from the tech industry: work with a staffing agency! At Hospitality Taskforce, our top priority is to source high-quality candidates for upper level positions. Executive-level positions are critical to the success of your property, and we take experience very seriously. We want to help you find the right people to cover these important roles, and we work hard to ensure a stress-free process. Once you’ve worked with us, we feel confident you’ll want to reach out again when it’s time to fill another temporary position.
Conduct More Than One Interview
These days, one interview isn’t enough to cut it. If you’re looking for ways to reduce turnover and feel confident that the applicant can jump right into the job, conducting at least two rounds of interviews is a great start. It can be a hassle to schedule more than one conversation, but it’s well worth the extra time to really get to know a candidate and get a feel for his or her strengths. If possible, include other members of the team in at least one of the interviews. Getting feedback from the department that the candidate will be working with is an excellent strategy to ensure the applicant is the right fit.
Identify and Eliminate Bottlenecks
Staffing challenges can sneak up on you, especially during the peak season. The hospitality industry continues to contend with a lack of quality candidates, so it’s easy to understand why you may find yourself understaffed. By working with high-level temporary contractors, you can identify bottlenecks in your day-to-day processes that are slowing you down and plan staffing needs accordingly. Executive-level contractors can be invaluable in revving up productivity and identifying points of weakness.
Beating the talent shortage within the hospitality industry is no easy task. If you’re tired of the struggle of low-quality applicants, the Hospitality Taskforce team is here to help. Staffing agencies are ubiquitous within other industries, and we strongly believe in the power of our network to bring your property to the next level. If you’re looking for the best candidates for temporary hospitality jobs, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We have decades of experience in sourcing elite contractors who can step into upper-level roles and work seamlessly with existing teams. To learn more, please reach out to us or submit an RFP.