WE ❤️ HOSPITALITY - Andrei Lussmann

The last year has been terrible for the hospitality sector. Most businesses have seen extreme financial challenges and its reputation as an employer has been severely affected.We are now hearing from many, many of our clients about their fears for the future from staff shortages to skills gaps and top mid-senior talent moving to other sectors.Krishnan Doyle is sharing his conversations with service industry leaders and operators on all that is good about hospitality & catering with the purpose to improve the sector's reputation as one of the largest employer worldwide but also as a great place to develop your career.

How did you get into hospitality? 

Parents career advice and a little bit of loving Floyd in TV.

Do you think it is important to have studied hospitality to be a success in the sector? 

Following a degree in hospitality I still believe that it’s all about learning & evolving on the job, whilst retaining a sense of humour and appreciating the true value in being part of an extended family.   

Which leader / figure inspired you and why? 

Floyd, passionate, cavalier, and old school and later in life Paddy Ashdown. 

What keeps you in the sector and why to you enjoy working in it? 

Never a dull day, wealth of youth and exuberance always coming through and working in an environment that keeps on pulsating with ideas and energy.

Tell us about the development / training that you give to your teams and management.

Strong recruitment & induction process coupled with an in depth inhouse star rated training scheme backed up by a new and invaluable compliance training tool via CPL. Development of staff is essential and senior team is presently creating development passports for team members.

What advice would you give to those starting out in the sector? 

Enjoy what you do, do not give up & always strive to do your best. Resilience, humour and knowing your numbers further down the track would help. 

If you could go back and tell yourself one piece of advice as you started your career, what would it be? 

Relax and take it just a little less serious

If you would like to take part as a leader in this thriving sector, get in touch with Krishnan (krishnan@corecruitment.com)