CHICAGO—Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG), in partnership with Hospitality Upgrade, has launched the HTNG Career Center, an industry-exclusive job portal designed to connect qualified hospitality professionals with potential employers, and provide a wide range of helpful career and recruiting resources to the hospitality market.
The HTNG Career Center is being launched at a critical point in the history of hospitality, as the industry reacts to dramatic new market conditions brought on by the global coronavirus pandemic that has produced widespread employee layoffs, furloughs and other unprecedented changes in the hospitality employment sector.
“The hotel industry has been severely disrupted by recent events, and HTNG wants to do our part to help ensure a rapid recovery and future success for both our member companies and the people who serve this dynamic global market sector,” said David Sjolander, chief operating officer of HTNG. “The association has always played an informal role in the recruiting and job-seeking process through referrals and networking, so now we are taking that a step further by teaming up with Hospitality Upgrade in the launch of the HTNG Career Center.”
In addition to meeting a long-term need for hospitality-specific career resources, the portal will also serve the current vital role of connecting newly displaced hospitality professionals with potential employers who need their specific experience and expertise.
The new HTNG Career Center provides a searchable database for potential employers and both active and passive jobseekers, as well as access to an array of helpful resources, such as free resume review, interview tips and advice on networking opportunities and career advancement. Employers can post open positions on the site and search the resume bank for available qualified candidates. They also have the ability to reach out to as many candidates as they like via the portal at no charge, since a fee only applies if the candidate is interested.
Hospitality professionals can upload their resumes anonymously, search and apply for open positions though the HTNG Career Center. In addition, they can respond to employers who inquire on their resume and are interested in interviewing them.
“If there is a silver lining for employers in the newly disrupted economy, it is that many very qualified people who wouldn’t normally be available now are seeking new opportunities,” continued Sjolander. “Many of those can now more easily be found on the HTNG Career Center site. We would like the Career Center to become the place to go for the global hospitality technology community to find a new employee or to secure a new position.”
