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Munich. The best, most popular and most attractive companies - employer rankings are meanwhile like coals in Newcastle. More and more companies are taking advantage of the ranking lists in the battle to attract the most talented employees. Only the hotel industry has failed to recognise the opportunity. All the same, hoteliers are advised to consider carefully what competition they enter.
Dusseldorf. Getting to know new companies, finding potential new employers... And the other way round, hotel companies presenting themselves to potential employees. The career fairs organised by "Your Careergroup plc" have set dates in Dusseldorf.
Munich. After the introduction of hotel evaluations in the Internet, there are now platforms which enable employees to evaluate their employers anonymously. Hotels often do badly in this respect, and they are helpless in dealing with the partly severe evaluations. There are only a handful of companies like Accor that implement strategic tools for internal communication with employees. Lawyers of employers warn employees, while the Internet portals defend themselves against the accusation of being nothing other than a platform for the frustrated or a means of agitation.
Geneva. Young, dynamic, successful - this zippy cliché is simply unavoidable in the face of the flowing blazer of this 1.94-metre tall and slim man approaching the coffee table in the lobby of the Kempinski Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Munich. Markus Semer has arrived. Or better: he is present, apparent, and perceptible. In the polished-up lobby of the grand hotel, he clarifies what Kempinski does not want to be like in future: slow and antiquated. On May 1, 2008, at the age of 31, he advanced to Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs & Strategic Planning in the Managing Board of Directors of Kempinski Hotels & Resorts. Chairman Reto Witwer will celebrate his 60th birthday this year, and Semer could be his son. The unspoken question behind this statement makes Markus Semer roll his eyes reluctantly, but he smartly answers: "You can view it like that: two generations sitting at one table!" A newcomer chats about himself, the industry, Kempinski and strategies.
Eschborn. A worldwide survey of almost 12,000 participants conducted by an online career portal has revealed that almost two thirds of all employees can also be reached by colleagues or customers whilst on holiday. Above all the Spanish and the French are real workaholics.
Bad Honnef/Bonn. With twelve students, the first "Hospitality Real Estate Professional" study course has been launched at the International University of Applied Sciences in Bad Honnef near Bonn. This summer's course, hold in English language will already welcome students from Asia and Eastern Europe. The course, which will conclude with a certificate, is unique in German speaking Europe.
