INDUSTRY FEATURE: JOBS PORTAL
Tasmanian hospitality businesses are gearing up for a demanding summer season with locals heading out in droves and the state opening its borders to all interstate visitors. Many are looking for staff to fill positions ahead of the expected rush leading into and post the Christmas and New Year festivities. The new online community for industry jobs and training, www.tastourismandhospitalityjobs.com.au, has been popular with industry employers and some businesses have enjoyed immediate success in connecting with job seekers on the platform within days of it launching. D’entrecasteaux Channel operator Grandvewe Cheeses and Hartshorn Distillery had vacancies for positions with its cellar door. Chief Executive Officer, Diane Rae, was in the process of advertising these positions when she heard about the new platform. “There’s never been a place that focusses just on hospitality and tourism jobs,” Diane said. “So, I thought it was worth giving it a go. We’ve used other job websites in the past but not had great results.”
Ms Rae believes having the dedicated portal for industry jobs makes it easier to connect with better qualified jobseekers, helping zero in on those wanting to work in hospitality and having the right attributes for the work. “We advertised two positions on the tastourismandhospitalityjobs.com.au website and almost immediately had responses from job seekers in the local area. “This platform is suited to the types of jobs that the industry has on offer, where other websites aren’t as suitable”. Ms Rae found it quite easy to load a job – just a simple cut and paste with a small tweak. And, she’ll be using tastourismandhospitalityjobs.com. au again. “Yes. We’ve got some other jobs to advertise soon,” she says. With an advertising campaign encouraging Tasmanian jobseekers to visit www.tastourismandhospitalityjobs.com.au for available jobs in full swing, there’s never been a better time for hospitality businesses to advertise vacancies. It’s free, fast and easy.
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