Top Tips to Secure Your Dream Hospo Role

Aug 25, 2022

With the world back to normality and hospitality back on the rise, now is the time to dive straight back into your dream hospitality role, but how? Here are a few tips that will give you a better chance to break into the industry we all love and secure yourself a new position.

Show Passion and Enthusiasm

Whether you're returning to hospitality or finding your first job, employers understand that skills can be learned on the job. Whether that's increasing your knowledge or starting from scratch. But the one thing that can't be taught is your passion and enthusiasm when you arrive to work. That's why our first top tip has to be, show the passion and enthusiasm that will help you stand out from others. Be able to show that you are proactive, think on your feet, go the extra mile and just generally work hard! 

Update your Social Media Profiles, CV & Cover Letter

Secondly, when it comes to finding a new role, ensuring that your social media profiles, CV & covering letter are up to date is a must! Employers will want to know about all your relevant experience, work placements, skills and hobbies as it will give employers a great understanding of the type of person you are, therefore helping you closer to the interview and trial shift stage. Whilst your CV & covering letter do give a great insight into yourself, employers also know to check up on your online antics too! So make sure your social media platforms are clean with nothing inappropriate because trust us when we say, your next employer will probably check! 

Do Your Research

When it comes to finding either your first hospitality role or even your tenth one of the most important things you can do in ensuring the role is the correct one for you is by doing your due diligence. The more research you can do the better. Whether it is researching the organisation's company culture, the company's history, the type of role they are looking to fill, or even researching if the venue is close enough for you to get to... the more research you can do then the more equipt you will be in order to land that role.

Utilise Barcats

Remember, at Barcats we are here to help! That's why we had to recommend ourselves for our final tip! Whether you're reading a useful article like this, heading over to our large list of live jobs, or even making the most of our free online training, the resources we offer to help you get your next role are invaluable. So make the most of us & good luck on your job hunt!