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A festival for students.
Amidst the "labor shortage" in the Restaurant, Hotel & Food & Beverage (F&B) service industry, especially with the upcoming peak tourist season, the Hospitality Job Fair 2019 serves as a bridge for businesses and potential candidates in the industry to meet and connect with each other to solve the human resource challenge of finding the "right person for the right job".
A large number of students participated in the Hospitality Job Fair 2019.
At this year's job fair, the majority of applicants were high school and university students from schools or institutions offering training in the hospitality, food and beverage, and tourism sectors, such as: Asia-Europe Vocational Training Center, Ho Chi Minh City College of Economics and Tourism, Hoa Sen University, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Culture, Ton Duc Thang University, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, etc.
Candidates have the opportunity to survey, approach, and interview directly with representatives from the businesses.
Throughout the event, candidates had the opportunity to survey, interact with, and interview directly with representatives from various businesses. Candidates in the beverage industry (bartender, barista, mixologist) also directly impressed recruiters through skill demonstrations on stage.
Mr. Ta Quang Tung – General Director of Asia-Europe Career Guidance Joint Stock Company, answers questions from the press at the Hospitality Job Fair 2019.
During the event, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Minh (Director of F&B at Majestic Saigon Hotel – Lecturer in Restaurant and Hotel Management at Huong Nghiep A Au Vocational Training Center) and Ms. Tong Thi Nhi Ha (Human Resources Director at New World Saigon Hotel) shared with candidates about the nature of the hospitality industry and their experiences when applying for jobs in this field.
Candidate quality is a priority.
To ensure that the quality of candidates matches the quantity, thereby maximizing recruitment efficiency for businesses, the majority of applicants this year are students from universities, colleges, vocational schools, and training centers who already possess professional foundations and skills. In addition, the professional spirit and attitude of the candidates are highly valued at this year's Hospitality Job Fair. With a guaranteed pool of qualified candidates, employers can also shorten the time and cost of finding and retraining candidates after recruitment.
Mr. Ta Quang Tung – General Director of Asia-Europe Career Guidance Joint Stock Company and representatives of businesses at the Hospitality Job Fair 2019
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Hospitality Job Fair 2019, Mr. Ta Quang Tung – General Director of Asia-Europe Career Guidance Joint Stock Company – stated that maintaining a spirit of hospitality is the highest quality of those working in the service, restaurant, and hotel industry: “You might be a chef constantly working in a hot, stressful kitchen. You might be a bartender working when others are off. You might be a restaurant or hotel employee dealing with hundreds of difficult guests every day. But you always maintain a neat appearance, always smile, and keep a positive and calm demeanor to handle any difficulties. That is a quality not everyone possesses.”
Ms. Tong Thi Nhi Ha (center), Human Resources Director of New World Saigon Hotel, shared about recruitment at the Hospitality Job Fair 2019.
From the perspective of someone with many years of experience in human resources, Ms. Tong Thi Nhi Ha (Human Resources Director of New World Saigon Hotel) shared: “For human resources in the hospitality industry, in addition to professional competence, soft skills play an extremely important role and are a decisive factor in job success, especially skills such as communication, foreign languages, and problem-solving abilities.”
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An overview of the Hospitality Job Fair
Hospitality Job Fair is an annual recruitment event for the restaurant and hotel industry, organized by Huong Nghiep A Au in collaboration with the human resources website Chefjob.vn.
The businesses participating in the Hospitality Job Fair 2019 included:
- Hotel system: Caravelle, Hotel Des Arts Saigon, Lotte Legend Saigon, Mia Saigon, New World, Pullman Phu Quoc Beach Resort, Sofitel, Windsor Real Estate Management Group JSC, Novotel Saigon, Fusion Resort;
- Restaurant & Chain System: Golden Gate, Grand Palace, Redsun, QSR Vietnam, McDonald's, Lotus Group, Tribe Hospitality, Hung Dong Xanh, Pizza 4P's, Hai Di Lao, Pendolasco Italian, Pergola, My Mother, Ben Xua Tourist Area, Chao Do, Chickita, AFG Vietnam, Truffle Restaurant and Ice Bar, Lotte Mart;
- Coffee shop systems & coffee chains: Trung Nguyen, Viet Thai International, Mylife Coffee;
- Consulting companies: ISL Education, NES Intern, NLINK Vietnam, Jolie Siam, Davinci Gourmet.
The training institutions participating in supplying human resources for the Hospitality Job Fair 2019 include: Asia-Europe Career Guidance Center, Ho Chi Minh City College of Economics and Tourism, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance, University of Finance and Marketing, Ho Chi Minh City University of Culture, Ton Duc Thang University, Hoa Sen University, FPT College of Practice, Ho Chi Minh City University of Industry, College of Foreign Trade Economics, Thu Duc College of Technology, University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology…
