This podcast looks at seasonal worker recruiting trends, and the impact the cost of living crisis is having on seasonal workers and hiring managers. We discuss four key themes: How the cost of living crisis has made the young job hunters much less mobile and more risk averse. This has created a situation where less …
This photo of a $30 pizza in an Aussie ski town went viral the other day. So many restaurants in Australian ski resorts are operating without chefs or operating without enough chefs. During the autumn, Australian ski businesses were telling us they had received a record number of resumes. Employers falsely assumed there was high …
The biggest mistake an employer can make is assuming the large number of resumes they have received is a sign that their seasonal hiring process is going well. Employers who make this mistake simply don’t understand how Gen Z job hunters operate. Creating beautiful resumes is now very simple thanks to AI. Customising them for …
I’ve been getting a few interesting emails lately. “Dear Sir or Madam, I am interested in your position. Please see attached my resume. I look forward to hearing from you. Kind Regards. blah blah blah.” It’s not the content that’s interesting. It’s the fact that these emails are pouring in more regularly even though I’m …
We’ve been hearing some negative feedback from veterans in the ski industry about rookie seasonaires. It seems a lot of rookie seasonal workers haven’t worked out there are mutual obligations in ski towns. Employers have an obligation to provide their staff with enough hours and enough pay to live in frugal comfort. Sorry kids, you don’t …
Recruiting on social media is free for a reason. The costs come later. Social media is a great way to reach large numbers of job hunters, but how effective is social media at finding quality seasonal staff for your adventure or tourism business? In this podcast we examine why social media is becoming an increasingly …
“Young people are unreliable”. We hear this all the time from employers. Seasonal staff leaving unexpectedly mid-season is a nightmare. It happens all the time and blaming “young people” is a defeatist attitude. This post helps employers minimise the chances of a dreaded mid seasonal leave, and examines the entire hiring procedure until the end …
Before I start my rant, I do want to acknowledge that many ski businesses in Australia do a great job hiring staff and providing a wonderful experience for their employees. Unfortunately a large section of the Australian ski industry can’t see the mess coming. It’s like watching a slow moving train wreck. It’s six months …
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Five months ago we posted a blog entry titled “Australian Ski Resorts Need to Start Hiring Now“. We knew procrastinating and then using social media to attract staff was going to end very badly. Very few employers saw the warning signs and the predictable mess has arrived. This is a screenshot from an ad posted …
For our March employer newsletter, we decided to discuss the use of AI in recruiting seasonal workers in the adventure tourism industry. I started researching this topic by putting “Write an article about using AI to recruit seasonal adventure workers” into Chat GPT. Six seconds later a 600 word article appeared on my screen. It …
