We hear it all the time: “Young people just don’t want to put the work in anymore” on one side, and on the other “we just won’t put up with this s**t anymore”. It can seem as though generational ...
Imposter syndrome hits anyone, anywhere, in any career path. And since hospitality is a profession that so many of us just fell into, it can often mean that we don’t believe our achievements are ...
Ever been completely taken in and sold the dream by a new restaurant opening? Stunning Instagram, slick website, gorgeous menu, maybe an exciting chef and industry known GM? You ...
Working in hospitality is like being an action hero. The dangers that you’re facing on a daily basis are insane - there are knives everywhere, the floors are slippery, open flames roar, oil sizzles and spits, ...
In hospitality, like many industries, our actions and beliefs often stem from received wisdoms rather than actual truths. During prosperous times coasting through is feasible, but in tighter times, losing sight of the true picture is a luxury we ...
Welcome back to our CAREER SPOTLIGHT series, shedding light on the hugely varied routes you can take into so many wonderful corners of our industry. We’ve spoken to private chefs, Head of People, TV ...
You know the best publicity your business can get is the one that money can’t buy: it’s the extraordinary value of positive stories from current and past employees. Why is it so valuable? Because it’s ...
Pastry Chef Ravneet Gill set up Countertalk as a platform for jobs and community-building in 2018. Driven by her own damaging experiences, she hadn’t realised that working in a kitchen could offer a different, more positive environment than the ...
