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  • Human Resources, Recruitment & Training

  • Hotel Recruitment: Take My Job - Please!

  • By Paul Feeney, President, Sanford Rose Associates

  • Half of all workers hate their jobs. Wait, scratch that: let's be more precise. According to a new survey by The Conference Board, a non-profit organization that studies business issues, just 51% of all American workers say they are satisfied with their jobs. That figure stood at 59% just seven years ago. Perhaps most alarming, workers aged 35-44 had the highest level of satisfaction in 1995 (at 61%) - but today have the lowest (at 47%).

    In the year 2000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that age group accounted for 27% of the workforce - five percent higher than the nearest age group. By 2010, those same individuals will be in the 45-54 age bracket - where most high-level promotions occur - and will continue to be the largest age group, based on current demographic trends. Will they also continue to be the least happy?

    While exact percentages are likely to vary from country to country, there is little reason to believe that overall trends are markedly different. Work just isn't as much fun as it used to be. According to Lynn Franco, research director of The Conference Board, the survey found almost no bright spots. For example, even though ...

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The economic challenges of the past four years have led many hotel companies to re-examine the ways in which they do business and how they deploy talent. In many cases, the work did not go away and fewer people were left to carry on the tasks that had previously been shared among many. As we work our way out of the recession and look forward to a healthier economic environment, there is an understanding that despite recovering business levels, we may never see the return of former staffing levels. This "new norm" of operating with leaner teams has led Human Resources professionals and people managers to look at career development and growth opportunities in a new light. The March Hotel Business Review will take a look at some of the strategies being used by successful hotel brands, and techniques human resource directors are currently exploring.
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