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What We Do COREcruitment is an International Recruitment agency with divisions in London, Cape Town and the Middle East. Specialising in the Hospitality, Catering, Leisure, Retail, FM and Service Industry sectors. We specialise in Permanent staffing.
Chef Positions We Cover: Executive head chefs Kitchen managers Head chefs Sous chefs Junior sous chefs Senior chef de parties Chef de parties Demi chef de Parties Commis chefs Pastry chefs and bakers
Your application
With Us Your Application Once COREchefs receives your application, your CV will be loaded into the internal system. Then a search will be run to see whether you suit any of the current vacancies. If you do match any of the requirements for the current vacancies then one of the Consultants will be in touch If you don’t then your details will be kept on the data base and if any roles do come about that will suit you then you will be contacted.
We receive 8,000 applications every week. Please keep this in mind when chasing applications. To ensure your CV is processed faster please attach an updated CV mentioning notice period, salary and international / local areas you are interested in working in. We will process your CV and get back to you if we have anything suitable – if not then your details will be retained on our database. If you have not heard a response within 10 working days then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
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Chef Consultants Krishnan Doyle – Director krishnan@corecruitment.com Krishnan has over 10 years market experience, focusing extensively in Europe, the Middle East and South America. Coupled with his operational background, Krishnan has also studied Hospitality, Tourism and Facilities Management across Spain and Holland, gaining a joint Honours degree from one of Europe’s top Business Schools. More recently Krishnan has also achieved qualifications from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD), the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and lastly, an Advanced Diploma in Professional Development and Organisational Culture from a prominent London University. Krishnan now leads a team at one of the UK’s specialist Hospitality agencies and was the largest billing individual in the company’s history.
Our chef team all come from a background of working in the industry therefore have a great understanding in the sectors they are recruiting for.
Clive Yeates Senior Consultant clive@corecruitment.com Clive joined COREcruitment having previously come from a chef background working in some of London’s top Rosette and Michelin restaurants. Clive then spent a year working for one of the best fine food suppliers to the Capital and the UK helping them to set up a new fruit and vegetable division getting produce direct from the Paris and Italian markets.
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Chef Consultants (Cont) Matt Maguire Consultant matt@corecruitment.com
Darragh O’Shaughnessy Consultant darragh@corecruitment.com
Matt Joined COREcruitment in April 2014 previously working within Restaurant Management for some top brands in London. Prior to this, he spent 3 years from the age of 18 working for a top retail recruitment consultancy as a Resourcer where Matt found his love for recruitment.
Darragh joined COREcruitment in April 2012, from a background in Hotel Operations and Recruitment. Darragh graduated from the Shannon College of Hotel Management in Ireland. He completed a 1 year placement with the 5 star Intercontinental Hotel Frankfurt in 2003, and embarked on the Management Program with Red Carnation hotels in London in 2006.
Our chef consultants can help guide you into your next role.
Kate Jordan Contract Catering Consultant kate@corecruitment.com Kate joined Core in September 2013 after 8 year stint of managing different bars nationwide. Working her way up from the bottom to manage one of the Flagship sites of Pitcher & Piano. Having been heavily involved in the training and development of new managers and working with countless chefs, she decided to put her knowledge of operations to the test and came into recruitment.
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Preparation What are employers looking for? Employers are looking for people who can add value to their business by demonstrating exceptional service and commitment. You’ll be expected to meet and greet a variety of customers and be comfortable dealing with all sorts of novel situations. A lot of hospitality jobs will also require you to be on your feet for long periods of time.
Writing your CV The first thing to identify is exactly which skills the employer is looking for. For example, front of house staff, such as concierges and restaurant workers, will need customer service skills; whereas back of house workers will want to highlight their proficiencies with cooking, cleaning and organising. Write down a list of your skills so you can refer back to it when compiling your CV.
Personal details Make sure you include your correct address, telephone and email details. You don’t need to include your date of birth, nationality or ethnic origins and you shouldn’t need to include a photo either.
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For these reasons, employers will be looking for people who are: • Willing to serve others • Polite and friendly • Clean and neat • Team players • Healthy and fit • Able to thrive under pressure • Willing to be flexible in their working patterns
Always remember to concentrate on what you can offer the company, not the other way round. Remember also to refer back to the job advert or description to make sure you highlight your relevant skills and experience. Don’t be scared to think outside the box: you may have done voluntary work or community projects and learned valuable transferable skills in the process.
Skills overview This is arguably one of the most important areas on your CV. Always keep in mind the following points when writing it: • How does your experience fit in with your employer’s needs? • Have you received any recognition or awards for your work in the past, e.g., Employee of the month?
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Preparation (Cont) • Do you have any relevant statistics or figures that demonstrate your achievements? • Career history Again, a vital part of your hospitality CV. Emphasise the parts of your career history that are most relevant to the position you’re applying for. For example, if you’re currently in a bar job, but are applying for the position of concierge, talk about your customer service skills and your ability to communicate and effectively serve a broad range of customers.
to the job you’re applying for. There’s little value in mentioning you have a typing speed of 80 words per minute if you’re applying to be a waiter!
Personal attributes Building a career in hospitality means having the right attitude and personality, which is why including a personal attributes section can really demonstrate how you would be valuable to a particular employer. It’s not essential to include this section, especially if you’ve covered it in your personal statement, but it’s certainly recommended if you have little or no relevant experience. Personal attributes might include: • Well presented • Confident communicator • Responsible, reliable and honest • Fast learner • Punctual
References Education and training Aside from any academic qualifications, employers will want you to tell them about any training you’ve undertaken, such as food safety training, or health and safety courses. Since you’ll be dealing with the public for most jobs in hospitality, don’t be shy about mentioning things like first aid courses either.
Additional skills and experience This is for anything else you feel might be relevant to the job. You could mention any other languages you speak, any skills or experience with food preparation or cocktail making, any cash handling skills, even a typing speed. Always remember to link it back
A simple ‘references available on request’ will suffice here. The key is to pick referees who have knowledge of your skills and can sell you to a potential employer. Make sure your referees are aware you’ve given their details and make sure you brief them as much as possible on the job you are applying for. Perhaps even send them a copy of the job description.
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Preparation (Cont) Personal Appearance
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“Ninety percent of what we think about a person is determined in the first ninety seconds we meet them.” Therefore, it is very important you turn up to an interview looking smart and professional.
Before an interview:
• It is always better to be overdressed than underdressed, this means if you are unsure about the company environment or dress code, always go professional! • Don’t smoke right before an interview, the smell may linger and for some people this can be a turn off • Lastly, you have worked hard to get to interview stage, don’t let your appearance let you down
• Look on the company’s website to get as much information about the company as possible, this includes checking out their menu’s and learning their popular dishes • Remember the name of the person you are meeting and their title • Plan your route to the interview and allow yourself plenty of time- in case you get lost!
During the interview: • When you meet the person interviewing you, always stand up and put your hand out to shake hands
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Preparation (Cont) • Switch your phone off or put it on silent before walking into the interview • Always listen to the question and only start your answer when they have finished speaking • Never swear or use slang, remember this is a professional environment • If they offer to show you around the restaurant or kitchen, if possible try walk alongside them rather than behind them
Some questions you may get asked: • Why should we employ you? • What are your major achievements? • What are your strengths/weaknesses? • What do you know about our company? • What do you like/dislike about your current job? • If you could change your current job in any way, how would you do it? • Where do you see yourself going in the next 3, 5 and 10 years? • How do you work in a team? • What would your colleagues say about you? • Tell me about a time when you successfully managed a difficult situation at work. • What do you think you can bring to this position and company? • How do you see this job developing? • Why did you leave your current place of work? • What training courses have you been on? • What support/training will you need to do this job?
Examples of questions for you to ask: • Always prepare to have 2-3 questions to ask • How often do the menu’s change? • What training does your company offer? • What is the team culture like? • Why did the previous person leave? • How large is the team I will be working with?
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