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We know hospitality & leisure recruitment

Our specialist hospitality and leisure recruiters will help you find the perfect addition to your company, whether you are looking for cleaners, head chefs or front-of-house managers.

Each of our recruiters specialise in a specific sector discipline, so you will be working with a knowledgeable consultant who understands local and national sector trends.

We use our national scale and comprehensive candidate database to source a variety of talented hospitality & leisure professionals. So, if you’re searching for qualified and experienced professionals, our consultants are best placed to help you. Reed is so confident in the ability of our professionals that we offer one of the longest guarantees on the market.

We provide more than a recruitment service; we add value by providing an effective and efficient offering, along with ongoing aftercare. Our consultants work with you to optimise your recruitment process and understand what you want from your next employee. Whether you need to fill a permanent, temporary or interim role, Reed is here to help you.

And understand your pain points...

  • Reaching the right candidates

    • With access to a large CV database, we are best placed to find the human resources expertise you need.

    • Alongside our extensive database of candidates, our HR recruitment specialists have access to a network of passive candidates – locally and nationally – so we’re able to find you your next valued HR employee to help your business thrive.

  • Making sure candidates are suited to your company

    • We take the time to understand your business, the role requirements, and your preferences. This allows us to thoroughly pre-screen all candidates before we present you with the most suitable.

  • Cost saving

    • Each time your direct hiring process is extended or doesn’t work out, your costs increase. By working with us we can save you money in the long run.

    • We offer a variety of service options to suit all requirements, from staged payments to help manage your cash flow to industry-leading guarantees to give you that added peace of mind.

  • Retaining employees

    • We register each candidate face-to-face, either in the flesh or remotely, which allows our expert HR recruitment consultants to assess their individual motivations for applying for the position within your company. Not only does this help us make a sound judgement on a professionals’ knowledge and experience, but it allows our specialists to ensure a perfect match with your company culture. Our market leading guarantees have also been designed to offer you peace of mind.

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Ask James Reed: how to write a stand-out CV

​​It takes just seven seconds for an employer to save or reject a job applicant’s CV. This seven-second rule inspired James Reed’s book on how to optimise your CV to land an interview.​​​This webinar was the first instalment of a two-part series, in which James shares insight from his 25 years in recruitment, and two of his books:​​​- The 7 Second CV: How to Land the Interview​- Why You? 101 Interview Questions You’ll Never Fear Again​​​James presented his ideas and advice on creating a CV to impress. This was followed by a 30-minute Q&A session in which the audience put their CV questions to the expert himself and got his invaluable advice first hand.​​​Speaker profile: ​​​James Reed, CEO and Chairman, Reed​​​James Reed has worked in recruitment and careers for more than 25 years. Reed receives forty million job applications a year and has delivered over one hundred programmes to help more than 200,000 people who had been long-term unemployed back into work.​​​The Reed Group currently employs more than 3,800 people across the globe helping to improve lives through work. James Reed was voted Top CEO by employee-ratings platform Glassdoor in both 2018 and 2019, and Reed won a coveted Best Places to Work Award from the same company in 2019 and 2020. This means it is the top-ranked recruiter on the list of all organisations voted as excellent workplaces by employees on Glassdoor.

Ask James Reed: how to ace the job interview
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Ask James Reed: how to ace the job interview

​​​Questions employers ask at interview can range from the standard ‘What are your weaknesses?’ to out-of-the-box questions like ‘How many traffic lights are there in London?’ – James Reed can help you decipher what they are really asking.Find out how to pass your next interview with flying colours with this free webinar, in which James shared insight from his 25 years in recruitment and answered your burning questions.This webinar was the second instalment of a two-part series based on two of his books:- The 7 Second CV: How to Land the Interview- Why You? 101 Interview Questions You’ll Never Fear AgainIn case you missed the first one on CV-writing tips, you can watch it back here.Speaker profile: James Reed, CEO and Chairman, ReedJames Reed has worked in recruitment and careers for more than 25 years. Reed receives forty million job applications a year and has delivered over one hundred programmes to help more than 200,000 people who had been long-term unemployed back into work.The Reed Group currently employs more than 3,800 people across the globe helping to improve lives through work. James Reed was voted Top CEO by employee-ratings platform Glassdoor in both 2018 and 2019, and Reed won a coveted Best Places to Work Award from the same company in 2019 and 2020. This means it is the top-ranked recruiter on the list of all organisations voted as excellent workplaces by employees on Glassdoor.

The path to success in phone interviews
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The path to success in phone interviews

​​​​Covid-19 has reduced the number of face-to-face interviews. This means organisations need to use phone or video interviews to assess jobseekers. While some are continuing to use phone interviews as a method of filtering applicants, others requiring quick turnarounds are using easy-to-arrange phone interviews as the only stage in the process.Phone interviews present different experience to face-to-face and video interviews. It might seem like a relief not to have an interviewer scrutinising your appearance and body language, but it also means it can be harder for you to make a good impression on them.Below are some tips to ensuring you give the best phone interview you possibly can:Prepare like it is a face-to-face interviewRegardless of whether your interviewer is using this as a single interview or as a first interview to shortlist candidates, you should still prepare as though this is a face-to-face meeting.Find out as much as you can about the organisation who you would be working for. Research your interviewer and what they do at the company. List your key achievements and areas which demonstrate your skills.Make sure that you write down any questions you want to ask. A phone interview is an ideal time to find out more about the role you have applied for, company culture and personal development opportunities.Have your preparation to handWhen preparing for a face-to-face interview, it is important to memorise information, as consistently referring to pieces of paper does not create a flowing conversation and can count against you.In a phone interview, an interviewer cannot see you referring to your notes, so you can do this much more often than in a face-to-face setting.As part of your preparation, make a note of any important figures you can quote back to your interviewer, such as your sales figures, number of customers you have helped and other areas where you have gone above and beyond targets.Have your CV and anything else you used in your application to hand, such as a cover letter, to ensure that you can refer to what you have listed on them; your interviewer will be doing the same.However, do not fall into the trap of simply reading off a piece of paper, as this will be apparent to your interviewer. Instead, drop any information in naturally, ensuring that conversation continues to flow freely.Communicate clearly and conciselyIt is more difficult to have a naturally flowing conversation over the phone than face to face. There are actions you can take to help the conversation progress naturally.The most important element is listening hard to your interviewer. Take on board all elements of their questions, making a note of anything that seems particularly important, in case they refer back to it later.Always leave a pause when an interviewer stops speaking, just to make sure that you are not interrupting them. This pause will also give you some time to frame your answer in your mind.When answering questions, put on your best ‘telephone voice’ and speak with enthusiasm and energy. Enunciate as much as you can, not forgetting to breathe. Having a glass of water to hand will also help you.Just because there is no visual element, it does not mean you have to speak as much as possible. Well-formed, concise answers will make a far better impression than you rambling to make the same point over five minutes that you could have made in 30 seconds.Finally, before the interview begins, make sure you can take the call in a quiet area where you will not be interrupted.By following these steps, and applying face-to-face interview practice, you will make a great impression on your potential employer.If you are looking for a job, permanent or temporary, across one of our 20 specialisms, contact your local Reed office.