On Rizzo’s Radar

As we enter the New Year, we pray that 2021 will bring with it healing and prosperity.

Many employers have struggled to attract the best executives as competition has been fierce for several years. Going forward, there will be a much larger pool of very qualified candidates.

It feels good to be wanted, and you may have personal reasons to stay. You may feel compelled to accept a counteroffer. But it might not work out exactly as you expected. Here are some things to consider.

AI is happening now, not just for the hospitality industry, for just about every job title imaginable from housekeeping to the executive suite.

You never know who’s calling. If it’s a recruiter looking for the right candidate (you or a colleague), you might want to answer.

Is there anything more difficult than a job interview? It’s difficult for both parties, but for the candidate there’s a lot on the line. There is no shortage of advice on how to get through an interview. In fact there are more than 10,000 books on the subject on Amazon.

In 1986, Felix was Director of Human Resources at Philadelphia’s Hershey Hotel. I was pitching my services as a recruiter. He didn’t hire me that day, but we would eventually become good friends with a long-standing professional relationship.