Have you heard about the job growth and what changes are ahead? The outlook is good for the hospitality industry. Below we have compiled some of our research to keep you on top of the industry trends and recently published facts. According to the National Job Outlook and Research by Money Magazine and Salary.com, the expected growth in Meeting/Event Planner jobs is projected at 22% over a 10-year period (from 2006-2016). Based on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics findings, meeting and convention planners represented about 51,000 jobs in 2006. By 2016, this number of employed in the field...


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“People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is only as good as the people it keeps.” - Mary Kay Ash The attitude that employees are expendable and replaceable is slowly changing as businesses realize that investing in good employees is the key to success. Keeping a stable workforce allows you and your employees to build an atmosphere of trust, where all are aware of each other’s strengths and weaknesses, allowing you to construct a team that is far stronger than the sum of its parts. PriceWaterhouse-Cooper’s...


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The team from OpenDoor Resources recently participated in the MPI WEC conference held here in Orlando.  We were delighted to be the named sponsor for the Career Center. Our team of recruiters got a chance to meet many potential candidates face-to-face.  This was a rare opportunity and we loved it! At the career center we offered free mini critique resume sessions with Sue Campbell of 1st-writer.com, a OpenDoor Resources contributing expert.  During Sue's two days at the conference she conducting 32 personal one-on-one sessions and conducted another series by phone and email following the conference. We...


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