What is Hospitality Graduate Recruitment (h-g-r)? Does h-g-r charge fees to hospitality graduates, undergraduates, alumni or schools? What are the benefits of working with h-g-r to hotel schools and hospitality universities? What are the benefits of h-g-r for hospitality students and alumni? Where does h-g-r operate? What kind of jobs do we offer? How does h-g-r manage the potential issue of nationality and work permits for employers and candidates? How can our hotel school or university now work with h-g-r? What is the monthly school job flash?

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1. What is Hospitality Graduate Recruitment (h-g-r)?

   h-g-r was founded in 2004 by Mr Jeff Ross, Managing Director. Jeff is a former Intercontinental Hotels Group General Manager, a former Scottish Hotel School (University of Strathclyde, UK) graduate, a former Swiss hotel school lecturer, and a current Director for Europe, Middle East and Russia with Hospitality Executive Search firm HES Global. Jeff is supported by an experienced administration team and an international sales team.

   h-g-r assists hospitality students and recent alumni to find quality entry-level, trainee, supervisory and junior management positions within the global hospitality industry. h-g-r works with over 250 international hotel schools and universities.

   The majority of our job and training opportunities are for recent alumni who have finished their hospitality studies, although we do also work with hospitality employers who offer internships, suitable for current students.   

2. Does h-g-r charge fees to hospitality graduates, undergraduates, alumni or schools?

   Our services are completely free of charge, with the exception of the school profiling advertising pages.   

3. What are the benefits of working with h-g-r to hotel schools and hospitality universities?

   We do not aim to outsource your placement and career services; rather we believe that we offer a highly useful additional service to help you in this realm. There are no costs to you or to your students and alumni for our services.

   We have international exposure within the hospitality industry, and bring opportunities from every continent for your students and recent alumni. Our experienced office team can also offer you impartial advice on topics such as global salaries and benefits, current international employment trends and work permits. You just need to ask!

   We also operate a free monthly job-flash service, where you can receive a monthly email with a summary of new and current opportunities. You can then display and forward this information as you see fit for your students and recent alumni.   

4. What are the benefits of h-g-r for hospitality students and alumni?

   There are many!

   • Our services are completely free of charge to hospitality students and recent alumni;
   • Students and alumni can gain online access to global jobs and training opportunities;
   • Students and alumni can create and maintain their professional CV online; and
   • Free career advice via the h-g-r office team.

     

5. Where does h-g-r operate?

   h-g-r is an international business, well connected within the hospitality industry in every continent. h-g-r works with hotel schools, candidates and hospitality employers globally. h-g-r works within the hospitality industry exclusively.

   Our head office is strategically located in Lucerne, Switzerland.   

6. What kind of jobs do we offer?

   We specialise in entry level, trainee, supervisory and junior management hospitality positions internationally. We also deal with internships and graduate management training programmes.   

7. How does h-g-r manage the potential issue of nationality and work permits for employers and candidates?

   By working with employers in every continent, we naturally have opportunities for many nationalities. Certain employers and locations are more flexible than others with regards to sourcing work permits for candidates, and it is very hard to generalise on this subject. h-g-r endeavours to encourage employers to be open-minded, and to adopt as culturally-diverse an attitude as possible in all realms of recruitment.

   h-g-r can assist in providing external contacts to advise and help with permits and visas, but takes no direct participation in this process. It is the mutual responsibility of the employer and the applicant to discuss and manage any work permits or visa applications. Our office team will be pleased to assist and facilitate wherever possible.   

8. How can our hotel school or university now work with h-g-r?

   We will be delighted to hear from you, so please simply contact us by email or telephone and we will follow up with you accordingly.   

9. What is the monthly school job flash?

   On a monthly basis, our office team prepares and sends out via email a job flash newsletter, which summarises our new and current vacancies for you to display and forward onto your students and recent alumni. Please simply contact us and we will happily add you to this mailing list. View sample