Hospitality Recruiter (Contract)
About The Position
The Wilkinson Firm is building a premium hospitality and event staffing agency that focuses on trained crews, captain-led floors, and recruiters who source for skill, not speed. This role is for hospitality recruiters who have experience fighting the 'warm-body model' from within and want to help build a firm that offers an alternative. The agency aims to create a talent pipeline where every candidate is screened for craft, with a focus on ServSafe, TIPS, and bilingual sourcing. They are building a tiered bench system and direct-hire conversion paths for staff. The company is 14 months old and is currently building its recruiting infrastructure to scale its operations.
Requirements
- 5+ years in hospitality recruiting or talent acquisition
- Experience in Hotel branded TA, hospitality staffing agency recruiter, fine dining HR, country club / private club HR, convention center HR
- ATS fluency (Manatal, Bullhorn, Avionté, or equivalent)
- Bilingual English / Spanish strongly preferred
- ServSafe and TIPS awareness
- Local talent network in one of our markets: Atlanta, Charlotte, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Nashville, Tampa, Orlando, Miami
- Belief that the recruiter is the first line of defense against a bad service night
- Source like the operator's reputation is on the line
Nice To Haves
- Experience fighting the 'warm-body model' from inside the industry
- Experience working the operator side of hospitality
Responsibilities
- Build the candidate pipeline in your primary market across all PHES role lines
- Pre-screen for craft: ServSafe, TIPS, banquet experience, captain-track potential
- Bilingual sourcing: build the Spanish-language candidate network
- Identify staff with floor-leadership potential and tag them for promotion track
- Coordinate with the Training Manager to push qualified candidates into cohort cycles
- Identify staff that operators want full-time and broker the placement
- Co-author content under your name on hospitality talent strategy
Benefits
- Participate in the upside when your candidates fill the firm's seats
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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