Foodservice Consultant publishes final Cupola Consulting article
We are proud to announce that the final article of our series on maintaining professional standards in foodservice has been published in the Q419 EMEA issue of FCSI’s Foodservice Consultant magazine. This final article is a re-cap of the previous 3 and some future gazing for 2020 and 2021…
Foodservice Consultant is the multiple award-winning magazine from the Foodservice Consultant Society International. The Q419 issue is available here as a digital edition: https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/912cd178#/912cd178/88
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Roundup of learnings and a little star gazing.
In my three articles published by The Consultant to date in 2019 I have reviewed the responsibility you must take personally for your own CPD and the importance you should place on your career path. This applies equally to managers in any business – your success and that of the enterprise will be determined by the quality of your team(s), so don’t neglect them.
I also covered preparation prior to job hunting and interviews and the importance of honing a brief, crisp and ‘to the point’ CV. Are you sure it describes you as you would wish to be seen? If it doesn’t you know what to do.
The recruiter can be your friend if you find the right one and help them to help you and your work target. This is a joint effort but when the rubber hits the road and you’re in front of the interview panel there’s no-one to rely on but yourself, so be prepared. There are some first class recruiters around who make it their business to support job hunters and businesses. Find those that are genuinely interested in your market and you. They have a tough job and it’s in your interest to help them succeed. The weak ones often have contracts that are in inverse proportion to their ability and commission %’s. If you have used a recruiter, how often have you made it your business to ask how much commission they will make on your successful placement? Think about it.
When you land the job, as you surely will if you take this advice, have a plan of action. You may need to keep it flexible to allow for bumps in the road but be ready with a proper agenda. Once again, businesses must play their part in induction and training but too often they don’t.
Good luck and be happy in your work because unless the lottery beckons you’re going to be there for many years.
It is just about half way through August as I write and you are either reminiscing about your summer holiday or anticipating Christmas.
As a nation though we are in some political and business turmoil and it matters little which way you voted in the Referendum because as an individual you cannot control or affect our current outcome.
What you can do, of course, is to focus on yourself, opportunities and the industry or environment in which you have chosen to work.
Unemployment figures are at an historic low (with regional variations) which either means there are few jobs available or, as we see in Hospitality and related businesses, there are not enough good people to go around.
This is a great time to review your own situation. How many more years do you have until you might decide to throttle back or stop work all together? Is your current position sustainable for however long that may be and will it still excite you in 15 or 20 years?
Make sure your CV is current, update LinkedIn recommendations from key contacts and don’t be shy about asking – if they’re not sure what to write, I’m sure you can assist.
Attend networking events, stay in touch with your peers and competitors because you just never know who may be looking for someone just like you.
It’s always good to continually review your alternatives – you may just decide that staying where you are is the best option but do make sure it’s an active decision.
Good luck in 2021 and beyond.