Answering Resort Industry HR Challenges

An article appearing in the January 2022 edition of Resort Trades magazine entitled “How some timeshare companies are overcoming the challenge of recruiting and retaining staff while fostering positive morale” says, “After pent-up demand for vacations, many resorts are at near-maximum occupancy, while staffing may be at 50% with workers expected to provide exceptional customer service in spite of long hours and low pay. Finding and keeping staff is proving to be this year’s monstrous challenge.”

Finding the right employee continues to be a pressing issue for any company involved in hospitality and vacations. But it’s a particularly vexing problem for vacation ownership resorts that would prefer to hire someone with timeshare-specific knowledge and experience.

Related: Three Key Steps to Find the Right Employees Online

Resort Trades Has the Answer

HR professionals and job applicants can use the “Resort Trades Directory” — a digital job search and position posting platform strictly for businesses involved in providing vacation and hospitality services.

Hospitality, resort, and other associated business professionals who wish to advertise an employment opportunity find there are many advantages to using the platform:

• Your job listing is promoted through Social Media using Resort Trades’ broad reach on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
• Posted job listings will be promoted through the ePublication, the Resort Trades Weekly.
• Openings in the “Resort Job” page provide candidates with a link to the company’s Standard Directory Listing (a separate purchase). The directory provides companies with the ability to add videos, links to articles, and photos of the staff and location.

“According to a recent survey by Bloomberg News, more than half of U.S. hospitality workers would not go back to their old jobs and over a third wouldn’t even consider reentering the industry. They want a different work setting (52%), higher pay (45%), better benefits (29%), more schedule flexibility (19%), and remote work opportunities (16%).”

Many resort companies – particularly legacy resorts – will have difficulty meeting these demands. Your job listing will reach the broadest audience available in the industry. So, let us help by contacting us at adrep@thetrades.com or 1-931-484-8819.