Hotel Jobs London

London, the bustling and vibrant capital city of England welcomes millions of international and national visitors each year. To cope with such demand, London has a wealth of quality hotels offering accommodation suitable for all tastes and budgets. From spa hotels to youth hostels, the hotels in London cover the entire spectrum. There are also several hotels in close proximity to London’s main airports at Heathrow, Gatwick, City Airport, Stanstead and London Luton.

With such a wide variety of hotels within the London area you can be sure that many have job vacancies and are recruiting staff for a variety of positions.

London Hotel Receptionist Job Vacancies

All hotels, regardless of star rating or budgets, need a reception area (or Front of House) to provide check in and check out services. There are a variety of job vacancies for Receptionists / Front of House staff across a number of London hotels.

You may find that the recruitment criterion varies depending upon the type of establishment. For example, certain hotels that accommodate large numbers of international guests require their reception staff to be able to speak a second language such as French or German. Others may seek candidates with qualifications or skills in typing and administration. It is likely that high star establishments will seek to employ candidates with a proven track record for the position and previous experience in the hospitality industry.

As the hotel receptionist is often the first point of contact for the customer it is vital that the person has good communication skills, can speak English fluently and is smartly presented with good hygiene standards.

As hotels often offer reception services throughout the day and night it is likely that the successful candidate will be expected to work shifts. It is vital therefore that you can be flexible with your working hours. You should also expect to be required to work some weekends and during the busy peak periods such as Christmas and New Year. Due to the 24 hour nature of the job you will find that full time and part time vacancies are commonly available.

With many hotels, the Receptionist may also be expected to undertake various other duties such as promoting the hotels additional facilities to new guests, advertising the restaurants and bars and dealing with enquiries on the telephone. Candidates are therefore required to have a positive and confident attitude and be capable of selling the services available to increase overall profitability.

How do I find details of Receptionist Job Vacancies in London?

There are a number of ways to find details of job vacancies for Receptionists or Front of House Staff.

The direct route

If you have a particular hotel in mind then you could contact them directly. You can try writing to the Hotel Manager or HR Manager with a speculative letter and a copy of your CV, stating why you would like to work as a receptionist in their hotel. Always try and find the name of the manager you are writing to as it shows you have made an effort. You could also visit the hotel and speak to the reception staff to see if they are aware of any vacancies available.

Newspapers

Buy a copy of your local newspaper, or the newspaper local to the hotel you are interested in. Quite often, a hotel will advertise reception job vacancies in the classified jobs section of their local newspaper so this is a great source of information.

Recruitment Agencies

Certain hotels will source staff via a recruitment agency, particularly if they are searching for a certain calibre of candidate. There are a number of trusted recruitment agencies who work with hotels such as Reed and Monsterjobs.com.

Online recruitment agencies

There are a number of online recruitment agencies that specialise in advertising receptionist job vacancies in the London area, so consider trying:

www.lth-hotels.com

www.redgoldfish.co.uk

www.jobrapido.co.uk

London Hotel Catering Job Vacancies

Some of the most prestigious restaurants in the UK are located within London’s top hotels. These restaurants will only recruit high calibre candidates to work in their establishments and trainees are expected to show a passion for food and catering. Each hotel within the London area will have a different requirement for their catering, with some only serving simple breakfasts, to others offering full banqueting menus and premium menus.

Job vacancies exist across the capital for men and women to work as Head Chef, Chef de Partie, Sous Chef, Comis Chef, Pastry Chef and more.  To find and apply for any chef job vacancy you should consider consulting with a specialist recruitment agency and you should also look out for advertisements in your local newspaper. As cooking is often described as a talent, some of the best chefs never apply for their next position, but are approached due to their reputation. It is vital therefore that once you are working in this industry you continue to learn, progress and develop your skills if you want to move up the career ladder.

If you are searching for a job as a chef you should be aware of the demanding hours and working conditions of the job. Many of the top London hotels offer food to guests around the clock and the busy breakfast shifts start early. You will therefore not be expected to work 9-5, but will be expected to be fully flexible and work some unsociable hours.

www.myhospitality.co.uk is a great website for catering job vacancies in London.

Along side the team of chefs are waiters and waitresses, and there are numerous job vacancies for waiting staff right across the capital in all types of hotel. When working in a hotel environment the shift patterns for waiting staff are varied and the positions are often popular with students or those who need to work part time or weekends only. Job advertisements for waiters, waitresses and bar tenders can often be found advertised in your local newspaper.

London Hotel Cleaning Job Vacancies

To ensure standards are kept high all hotels require a team of cleaners. There are numerous job vacancies for hotel cleaners advertised for London Hotels. You should be eligible to work in the UK to apply for such a vacancy, and have a good level of fitness as they job is quite physically demanding. You may find that certain hotels will contract out their cleaning, so the staff are not directly employed by the hotel, but another agency.

To find details of any cleaning job vacancies based in London hotels you should check out the classified job advertisements in the local newspapers or search the Internet using sites such as www.jobrapido.co.uk