Employee Recruitment

We operate in the Western Canadian market providing permanent recruitment services, and "temporary staff" in all areas of the hotel, restaurant and bars for short or long term assignments, in addition to management services for all operational aspects.

Register a Position

If you have a vacant position and require assistance to fill this, simply provide us with your requirements via E-mail at HR@SherwoodHospitality.ca  You can even Telephone if you like.

We will contact you as soon as possible (in most instances within 24 hours or Monday if over the weekend).

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Terms of Business

Our terms are more reasonable than many expect.  No Cost Replacement Service.

FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF PERMANENT STAFF

FEES
 Should the candidate referred by Sherwood Hospitality Recruitment be employed, then fees are payable, calculated as a percentage of a candidates annual remuneration.  No fees are levied on fringe benefits provided.

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INVOICING 

Sherwood Hospitality Recruitment is to be notified immediately the candidate is offered a position.

Upon receiving the assignment, 50% of the projected fee will be invoiced and paid. Upon the candidate accepting the position the balance of the fee will be invoiced. This invoice is due and payable within 7 days.

EXPENSES 

Certain expenses associated with an assignment are chargeable at cost, but are not incurred without the employers prior agreement. These include specific advertising, any travel and accommodation required for the consultants or applicants attending interviews, major toll calls, faxes and courier charges.

Specific Profiling/Testing - appraisal and written reporting is carried out on request and is a chargeable to the Client.

General advertising costs are covered by Hospitality Recruitment. Advertising of senior positions and specific advertising prepared and placed in selected media is completed with Client agreement with costs chargeable to the Client. 

CANCELLATION OF ASSIGNMENTS

Should no applicant referred by us be appointed to your position, no selection fee is charged. We do however, reserve the right to charge a service fee should the position be withdrawn by the Employer or to recover traveling or other out of pocket expenses which may have been incurred during the assignment. 

CONFIDENTIALITY

All information received is considered confidential and used only upon instruction to assist in the assignment we handle for you. 

REPLACEMENT SERVICE 

A no-cost replacement service is provided for up to three months covering all appointments. This means that where a person has been appointed through our services and that person's employment is terminated within three months of commencement, for whatever reason, we will endeavor to provide a replacement, with 100% of the original fee being credited against a new invoice for the replacement.

This service is only valid if the invoice has been paid within the agreed timeframe.

We will continue to monitor the progress of the candidate for the duration of the period to ensure the satisfaction of both parties.

If replacement is not required for any reason then the original fee is not refundable and if unpaid, remains due and payable 

GENERAL CONDITIONS 

A candidate presented verbally or in writing will remain a candidate of Sherwood Hospitality Recruitment for a period of 12 months from the date of initial introduction.  Should any candidate be employed at a later date within that period either directly or indirectly in any permanent or temporary position within the Employers organization or one of its subsidiaries or any third party you may refer the candidate to, the standard fee becomes due and payable by you.

Should any casual or part-time appointee referred by us be later employed in any capacity either directly or indirectly within your organization or one of your subsidiaries or any third party you may refer the appointee to, the appropriate fee applies and the obligation for payments rests with you.

Sherwood Hospitality Recruitment offers candidates for employment consideration and does not take responsibility in any way whatsoever for the decision to employ any candidate or for the consequences of that decision.

Sherwood Hospitality Recruitment takes all care but does not take responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided by candidates.  Where practicable we obtain and take up references from past employers but we request that you also satisfy yourself as to the candidates qualifications, capabilities, integrity and suitability to your job specification.  We do not carry out medical examinations, nor do we ask candidates about their medical history or condition, apart from their general state of health.

Hospitality Recruitment will not be bound by any "trial period" or similar arrangement you may make with the appointee.  This means that "trial period" salaries will not be accepted as annual remuneration for fee purposes and that delays in invoicing or fee payment for "trial periods" will not be accepted.

IMPORTANT

The interviewing and/or employment of any candidate presented by Hospitality Recruitment verbally or in writing, in the absence of any other written agreement, are deemed to constitute acceptance of the above terms and conditions.

Any variation to these stated Terms of Business is void unless it has been expressly agreed to in writing by Hospitality Recruitment.

This schedule is effective from 01 January 2001 and is subject to alteration without notice.

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Executive Recruitment

Executive Search

We are constantly training managers in recruitment and selection techniques and selecting senior managers, chefs and other senior specialist staff for the hospitality businesses we work with. This puts us in an ideal position to help you find key staff for your business. Our thorough knowledge of the hospitality industry and our background in management means we can handle the whole process from evolution of the job description, right through to salary package negotiations.

To make the process of finding someone for you faster and more efficient, we have spent years evolving our own library of job advertisements, job descriptions, job aptitude test screens, interview questions and reference checking procedures. Every time we have recruited for a client, we have added to our knowledge base. This constant involvement in senior recruitment has also led us to a thorough understanding of the Canadian job market.

The process of executive search: 

 Review business plan, assess job requirements, Evolve Job Description & Person Specification.

1. Identify performers in the particular industry subsection and discretely invite them to apply (networking).

2. Prepare advertising artwork and place ads in regional newspapers and other relevant industry publications.

3. Screen resumes, create applicant database, schedule first interviews (1 hour each), and prepare reject letters.

4. Conduct first interviews, evaluate, prepare and send reject letters (second round).

5. Conduct reference checking (three hours per applicant) prepare transcripts for the client.

6. Conduct aptitude testing (1 hour each).

7. Conduct second interviews (90 minutes each), prepare and send reject letters (fourth round).

8. Forward short listed applicants to client, together with resumes, reference checking transcripts, aptitude test results and previous interview notes.

9. Prepare and send reject letters (final round).

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