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Robert Cole
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ATLANTA, GA — Hospitality Ventures
Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel management and
investment company, shares the successful, one-year results of its Talent
Acquisition Center of Excellence (TACOE), a strategic initiative designed to
source property level talent and support. |
Sue Sanders
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The program accelerates hiring
across the company’s 56 hotel portfolio while removing pressure from property
general managers, thus freeing them up to focus on guest satisfaction and
overall profitability. |
| Sunny Larkin-Newman |
“At HVMG, we place a premium on three things –
Talent, Relationships and Performance,” said Robert Cole, president
& CEO, HVMG.
“TACOE is one important demonstration of
this. The Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence is meeting the goals
set over a year ago, as well as reducing much of the associate sourcing burden
from our hotel general managers.
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Julie Brezinsky
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"Through
TACOE, we sourced candidates that resulted in over 1,300 hires, representing
over 50% of our hourly associate hires in the past twelve months.”
Sue Sanders, EVP &
CHRO, HVMG, added, “Everyone acknowledges that one of, if not THE, leading
issue facing hotels today is labor.
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Tabitha Claus
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"Whether
it is finding new talent or ensuring we engage and retain our existing team
members, TACOE has successfully reduced the time it takes to source and hire
new associates, thereby relieving our general managers of a very time-consuming
process and allowing them to focus on running their hotels.
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Emma Corona
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"The TACOE
results paired with HVMG’s turnover rates, beating total industry turnover by
25% in 2021, are key drivers in our ability to manage through the talent
crisis.
"Plus, we
are building our Human Resources bench with the addition of eight new team
members in TACOE, three of which have already received promotions in their
first year of employment.”
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Maya Jones
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Director of Talent Excellence Sunny
Larkin-Newman leads an eight-person team comprised of Julie Brezinsky,
talent excellence manager; three strategic sourcing specialists, Tabitha
Claus, Emma Corona, and Maya Jones; and four talent acquisition specialists,
Jessica Abadie, Lauren Cuomo, Ashley McIntosh and Jessica Harbert.
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Jessica Abadie
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This team
concentrates solely on sourcing candidates to fill open hotel positions.
Following one
year of implementation, HVMG is pleased to share the following results achieved
through TACOE:
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| Lauren Cuomo |
- 1.2 days – the average cycle time from when an
application is posted to when it is reviewed
- 7.6 days – the average cycle time from when an
application is posted to when the position is hired
- 36.3 days – the average cycle time from when a
requisition is completed to when the position is hired
- 1,340 positions filled representing over 50% of
the hourly associates hired
- 5,421 candidates presented to hiring managers
- 5,574 in-depth TAS interviews conducted
- 12,266 applications reviewed
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Ashley McIntosh
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“We are proud
of the competitive advantage provided by TACOE,” Sanders added. “We
expanded our Talent sourcing capability with the addition of TACOE.
"TACOE
provides this service at a lower cost with faster results than was previously
realized.
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| Jessica Harbert |
"Perhaps
the best result, though, is that TACOE frees up time for property level team
members to focus on what they were hired to do, namely, to provide excellent
service to our guests, to support our associates with a culture that drives
engagement and to provide stellar results to our owners and investors.”
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