THE CENTRE OF YOUR SUCCESS

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UK - SA - UAE - AUS - INTERNATIONAL
THE CENTRE OF YOUR SUCCESS
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OUR CORE...

• CORECRUITMENT is a specialist recruitment
  consultancy, focused on the Hospitality,
  Catering, Retail Industry, locally in Africa and
  Internationally
• Our core aim is to provide a quality recruitment
  service in the fast paced hospitality market
• Corecruitment is dedicated to providing quality
  solutions for our clients and candidates
• All directors, consultants and associates have
  hospitality experience, allowing for a better
  understanding of our clients needs

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OUR TEAM...
Jon Light
Claire McNamara
Michelle Wells
Jon Light comes from a background of both
Hospitality and Recruitment. He has extensive
knowledge and industry experience of Front of
House and Back of House operations. Before
joining COREcruitment, Jon was a Restaurant
Manager, a General Manager, and worked his way up
from Commis Chef to a senior Chef role. Jon has
worked in 5 properties, renowned restaurants and
Private Members Clubs across Europe, Asia and
South Africa. Jon covers Africa and
International Regions, helping Hospitality
Professionals find their Superstars!
Michelle Wells is a highly motivated and
passionate senior recruiter with an excellent
track record in placing candidates with a
retention level that is the envy of any
recruitment consultant. Michelle joined
COREcruitment in 2005, moving back to South
Africa in 2009 to become the Divisional Director.
She has a strong restaurant operations and hotel
background. Her recruitment skills are based
upon understanding the needs of her clients and
her candidates, always integrating with them to
make the right match!
Claire McNamara is a proud Welsh girl who has
experience of a different kind! In the past few
years Claire worked as a celebrity and model
booker, working on programmes such as the popular
Big Brother in the UK! Claires role at
COREcruitment South Africa is focused on company
development, promotion and client attraction.
Claire has been lucky enough to spend the good
part of 6 years travelling and working in Japan
and China which was an incredible life experience
for her.
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OUR AIM...

• We aim to find the right candidate to fill a
  position not just a candidate
• We appreciate every client is unique we take
  time to get to know our clients and their
  individual requirements
• Through the time and commitment that we provide
  our clients, we believe we can better service
  their needs
• Our account management system ensures
• continuity of service for our clients
• We promise to uphold the integrity and values of
  our clients, acting as true representatives of
  the organisations we represent in the marketplace

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OUR SERVICES...
UK / Regional
open-day packages
contingency recruitment
selection
Core assessment days
South Africa
multiple sectors
psychometric testing
Middle East / International
Middle East / International
Skype / web interviews
candidate support
Advertising
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HOSPITALITY LEISURE...

• RESTAURANT and HOTELS
• CORPORATE HOSPITALITY, LEISURE and RETAIL GROUPS
• EVENTS and INFLIGHT CATERING
• CONTRACT CATERING
• ENTERTAINMENT and THEME PARKS
• FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
• FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS(QSR) and RETAIL FOOD
  OPERATIONS
• BARS and CLUBS
• LODGES and GAME FARMS
• SPAS and RESORTS

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COVERAGE ...


UK / Europe 50
Middle East 20

South Africa 20
International 10
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POSITIONS COVERED...



Operations Director General Manager Operations
Manager Area Manager FB Manager Group
Manager Financial Controller
SENIOR MANAGEMENT


Restaurant Manager General Manager Hotel
Manager Floor Manager Resident manager Front
Office Manager Catering Manager FB Manager
MANAGEMENT

Executive Chef Chef de Partie Head Chef
Commis Chef Sous Chef Development Chef
CHEFS
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POSITIONS COVERED...



Sales Manager Purchasing Manager Supervisors
HR Manager Training Manager Cost Controllers
Bookkeepers Maintenance Manager
SUPPORT


Waiters Servers Trainee Chefs Bar
Tenders Apprentices
JUNIOR

CORE looks after all positions from Chef de
Partie level through to Operations Director
roles. We have also had success in placing roles
in support function role such as training,
marketing and HR.
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THE PROCESS...
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THE PROCESS...
Collecting peripheral information regarding the
job role such as benefits, induction and training.
The search for suitable candidate snow begins.
The objectives is to get a selection of good
quality candidates.
Internal Database Search External Database
Search Sourcing for applicants through referrals

All applicant CVs are collected and reviewed in
line with criteria. Those who do not have the
right experience and qualifications for the role
are regretted and given feedback where requested.

Those who are suitable are telephone screened to
probe further into their background And
experience also to examine their motivations
for changing their current job and those in the
past. We also ask all applicants at this stage
about their working status in the country.
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THE PROCESS...
We discuss vacancies with suitable applicants
all job details and information collected about
the job role earlier in the process.
Manage applicants through the application process
collecting and giving feedback and ensuring
interest in the job role. We aim to keep in touch
with candidates past their 3 month probation
period to ensure no problems arise.
Other areas we probe into are Reasons for
leaving last job Salary levels in past
roles Driving licence status Relocation and
preferred locations Staffing numbers / turnover
figures Motivations for changing positions We
always request reference details of at least 2
contacts from our candidates Ideally all
applicants are met in face-to-face interviews
clients are informed if applicants have not been
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WHY IS CORE DIFFERENT?

• As an agency we only cover hospitality and
  catering
• All Corecruitment consultants come from a
  background of hospitality and catering
• 40 of active applicants come from referrals
• We have built our business around three key
  pillars integrity, transparency and pro-activity
• REC and other qualifications employee benefits
  to ensure happy consultants ensuring consistency
  of service
• Corecruitment promises to do its best to uphold
  the integrity of Clients name and its brands
  within the marketplace
• We try and give back to hospitality wherever
  possible
• - EAT Centerpoint Football Event
• - Jamie Olivers 15 day with trainees
• - Caterer 2008 sponsors of Best Places to
  Work in Hospitality

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HOSPITALITY CLIENTS

• COMO Hotels Resorts
• WAFI Hospitality and Majid Al Futtaim Leisure
• Compass Group
• Whitbread
• ELR (Emirates Retail Leisure)
• Hilton Hotels
• DD London
• Jamies Italian and Jawad
• Cape Grace Hotel
• Absolute Taste Events Inflight Catering UK
  Geneva
• Faircity Hotels and Apartments
• Greene King
• PRIMI
• Four Points
• Just to name a few...

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THANKS FOR YOUR TIME ... ANY QUESTIONS?
Michelle Wells email michelle_at_corecruitment.co.za
Jon Light email jon_at_corecruitment.co.za Claire
McNamara email claire_at_corecruitment.com website
www.COREcruitment.co.za