Hospitality hiring guides and career tips.
For restaurants, hotels and caterers hiring staff, and for the waiters, bartenders and chefs who work there.
Featured · Career Advice
What Skills Do You Need to Work in Hospitality?
The 10 skills restaurants, hotels and caterers look for in waiters, bartenders and chefs, and how to show them on your CV, in an interview and on a trial shift.
Industry Insights
Cape Town Hospitality Trends for Venues and Staff
Local sourcing, wine pairings, card payments at the table and sharp seasonal peaks: the Cape Town hospitality trends that change how venues hire and staff work.
Career Advice
How to Write a Hospitality CV (With Examples)
A good hospitality CV is one or two pages: a short summary, recent jobs with months and numbers, skills, certificates and two references. Examples included.
For Businesses
Hiring Event Staff in Cape Town: How Many and When
How many waiters, bartenders and runners your event needs, which roles to book, how far ahead to book in Cape Town, and what to cover in the staff briefing.
Skills Training
How to Serve Wine: Wine Service Basics for Waiters
Step-by-step wine service for waiters: presenting and opening the bottle, the host's taste, pouring order, serving temperatures and the mistakes to avoid.
For Businesses
Hospitality Recruitment Fees in South Africa, Explained
Agency percentages, retainers, job ads and flat fees compared, with worked numbers at three chef salaries, and when a recruiter is worth paying for.
For Businesses
How to Hire a Chef in South Africa: Step by Step
How to hire a chef: pick the right level, describe your kitchen in the advert, read the CV for evidence, run a paid trial shift and make a written offer fast.
For Businesses
How to Hire Waiters in South Africa: What Works
How to hire waiters who stay: what turnover really costs, interview questions that work, what to watch on a trial shift, and when to book casual cover instead.
For Businesses
How Many Waiters Do You Need for a 300-Guest Wedding?
A plated 300-guest wedding needs roughly 15–20 waiters, plus runners, bartenders and scullery. Starting numbers by service style, and what changes them.
For Businesses
Temporary Staff and Labour Law in South Africa
Who the employer is when you book temporary hospitality staff, what the BCEA and LRA section 198 mean for your venue, and eight questions to ask any supplier.
For Businesses
December Festive Season Staffing in Cape Town
When to start hiring for December in Cape Town, which hours justify a permanent hire and which need casual cover, and how to stop no-shows after Christmas.
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