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Navigating the counter offer conundrum as an employee Embarking on a job search can be both exciting and nerve-wracking. You’ve seen a job description that rouses interest and tailored your CV to fit the spec.  You have also spent countless…

Understand the Power of Self-Marketing When it comes to job hunting, understanding the power of self-marketing is crucial. It's about recognising your unique qualities and learning how to effectively communicate them to potential employers. Self-marketing allows you to showcase your…

If you've seen a role being advertised, you might be thinking, 'excellent - I'll apply directly to give me the best possible chance!' But, does it?

Finding the right recruitment agency is crucial to the success of your hiring process, but when you need to hire someone yesterday, many employers assume that using multiple agencies is the best way to increase their chances of finding the right candidates, however this approach can actually lead to a number of pitfalls and potential issues.

As we are aware the hospitality industry has lost a huge amount of talent over the last few years due many factors including Brexit and Covid. While it is vital to bring in new talent into entry level positions it…

I don’t know about you, but within Gail Kenny Executive Recruitment, we are busier than ever helping our clients recruit.  There is no winding down for us!  From previous experience, we will still be arranging interviews on Christmas Eve.   It…

The Hospitality Rising campaign kicked off on Oct 24th to tackle the ongoing recruitment challenges in the industry. When founder Mark McCulloch, saw vacancies rising to 400,000 with only 1 in 5 potential candidates considering joining hospitality and 42% of…

As the travel sector claws its way back towards pre-pandemic levels, companies face considerable challenges hiring top talents. With more job vacancies than the number of job seekers, the market has become highly competitive. Companies must remember that speed is…

As we know, The Great Resignation brought about because of the pandemic, has had an impact on the travel sector and so many roles still remain unfilled. Why were there so many resignations?

User Experience design, better known as UX design, concentrates on every aspect of someone’s experience with a system.  By putting the user front and centre of their design, a UX designer or UX developer considers how their target audience will…