Hiring Picture Is Bright at Local Hotels
from the San Diego Business Journal, April 16, 2012:
Robert Rauch, president of San Diego consulting firm R.A. Rauch & Associates, said the local hospitality industry was cutting jobs in 2009, then moved into a phase in 2010 where it didn’t do a lot of replacements when job vacancies occurred. “We didn’t do much new hiring at all in 2010,” said Rauch, whose company owns two Hilton-branded Carmel Valley hotels and also manages two local properties. The local industry began filling vacancies in 2011, and is now in a job growth phase. Rauch said the four local hotels he oversees will likely add around six workers for the coming summer season, but the competitive climate has forced hoteliers to move well beyond hiring for positions like housekeeping, food service and registration. He said many of today’s openings call for tech-savvy workers who know about mobile technology, social media and multichannel marketing. “These jobs are increasingly sophisticated and require certain technical knowledge,” Rauch said.
