Action Moves to the Cloud

Action recruitment, in conjunction with Nostra Systems, has moved their business to the cloud! This means that all Action recruiters can work from virtually anywhere, office, home, starbucks or client offices with full access to all the systems and information needed.

We see this as a move towards the future and we will continue to provide a world class recruitment service to the hospitality industry in Ireland & abroad.

"The real beauty of this system is we can now spend more time with clients and candidates allowing us to deliver a faster, newer and better service than ever before." Brian Fahy.

“In a dynamic world how we do business needs to change. Action have taken a move that will allow them deliver a radically different service to the recruitment sector that everyone will benefit from" Kevin O Loughlin, Managing Director Nostra Systems

Allied to the above we are now making our presence felt on Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook.

Action Recruitment attends the 14th Annual Janus Awards - Europa Hotel, Belfast

Action Recruitment attends the 14th Annual Janus Awards for professionalism in the Grand Ballroom, Europa Hotel, Belfast




(above - left to right) Kevin Smith chairman of the HCIMA, Joyce Dolan from Action Recruitment, Alan Doherty from Action Recruitment

(above - left to right) Alan Doherty from Action Recruitment, John Toner of Hastings Hotels, Joyce Dolan from Action Recruitment

(above - left to right) Winner of Manager Rooms Gareth Macklin from Malone Lodge Hotel & Joyce Dolan from Action Recruitment

(above - left to right) Outstanding Contribution Award winner Tom Davis Skandia, Olio, Aldens restaurants & Alan Doherty from Action Recruitment

And the winners are.......

• General Manager of the Year Large Business - Mark Walker Hilton NI
• General Manager of the Year Small Business - Brendan Toland Belfast Castle & Malone House
• Education Initiative of the Year - Deborah Ferguson Southern Regional College
• Training Initiative of the Year - Cara Macklin Malone Lodge Hotel
  

Food & Beverage Category:

• Bar Manager of the Year - Henk Compier Armagh City Hotel
• Food Manager of the Year - John Slevin Armagh City Hotel
• Junior Food & Beverage Manager of the Year - Joseph Mowbray Premier Inn

Rooms Category:

• Rooms Manager of the Year - Gareth Macklin Malone Lodge Hotel
• Junior Rooms Manager of the Year - Simon Clarke Malone Lodge Hotel
• Supplier of the Year - Steve Millership Crossgar Foodservice
  

Head Chef Category:

• Restaurant - Andy Rea Mourne Seafood Bar
• Large Scale - Dean Butler Malone Lodge Hotel
• Student Management Potential - Bronagh Smith University of Ulster
  

Outstanding Contribution Award Tom Davis Skandia, Olio, Aldens restaurants

Congratulations to all this years winners

Action Recruitment Annual Climb for Charity 2009

Action Recruitment Annual Climb

On Saturday 25th April 2009, Action Recruitment and friends climbed Diamond Mountain in the Connemara National Park in aid of The Catering Trust and The Ethiopian Centre for Independant Living. The weekend was a great success and we had excellent hospitality laid on by Ronnie Counihan and his staff at Renvyle House Hotel. In total €11,000 was raised for the two charities and we would like to express our thanks to all who supported us.

Base of Diamond Mountain in Connemara National Park (above)

Brian Fahy, Fergal O Connell, Leah Morris and Conor O Connell taking in the view (above)

Joan O Shaughnessy, Natasha Kinsella, Eamonn Geraghty and Stephen Williams surveying the landscape (above)

The Summit of Diamond Mountain (above)

Paul O'Toole appointed new Director General of FAS

Appointment of new Director General

The Board of FÁS today announced the appointment of Mr. Paul O’Toole as its new Director General

Mr. O’Toole has been Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland since July 2001, which was established under the Terms of the Good Friday Agreement and operates under the auspices of the North/South Ministerial Council. Mr. O’Toole took over responsibility for the overseas promotion of tourism to the Island from the former Bord Fáilte and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

Mr. O’Toole is a native of Co. Wicklow. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds a Master of Business Studies degree from the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business.

Mr. McLoone said that Mr. O’Toole is a highly committed individual with 18 years of senior management experience including seven and a half years in his current role as CEO.

Mr. O’Toole has had extensive exposure to both public and private sectors with significant experience of working with the political system, Government Departments and public and private sectors in both jurisdictions.

The FÁS Chairman, Mr. Peter McLoone, said that he was delighted that Mr. O’Toole had accepted the position.

Mr. O’Toole is expected to take up his position in the near future.

Published on 9th April 2009 www.fas.ie

Action Recruitment now on LinkedIn

Action Recruitment is delighted to announce that we can now be found on www.linkedin.com under "Action Recruitment", a great way of keeping informed about what’s happening with us. You can also click on the link www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=878117&trk=hb_side_g and ask to join us....we are only a click away

Article printed in March 09's edition of Hotel & Catering Review

It all began on 22nd July 2006, when Brian Fahy, Pat McCann, Douglas Jordan, Paul O Toole, Con Moriarty and Conor O Connell decided to climb Car-rauntuohill to raise funds for SOFT, and in the memory of their friend Gerry O Connor, and 4 years on the memory remains strong.

On the 25th and 26th of April 2009, a group of professionals from the Hotel and Catering Industry and friends of Action Recruitment will climb the mountains of Connemara to raise funds for 2 charities:

1. The Ethiopian Centre for Independent Living is a grassroots organisation of disabled people whose mission is to improve the lives of disabled people in Ethiopia.

2. The Catering Trust aims to assist the necessitous in the Hotel and Catering Industry and is operated through the IHI.

These are two very worthy causes and we would really appreciate your support in helping us to raise funds for these charities. The funding will be divided evenly between the two charities and you can donate directly by clicking on

http://www.mycharity.ie/charity_fundraiser_list.php?charityID=245

You can be assured that your transaction is very secure on the site and any donation no matter how small is hugely appreciated.

BookAssist Seminar

Bookassist launches 2009 Seminar Series for Dublin, Cork, Galway on Strategies for building hotel business in the downturn

Leading technology and online strategy provider to the accommodation sector Bookassist (Bookassist.org) has announced its 2009 Seminar Series to help hotels get the most from effective marketing strategies online.

Bookassist will introduce research and concepts in the rapidly moving field of online trade and marketing with a strong emphasis on what hotels should be doing right now to best deal with the downturn and to be best positioned for the upturn when it comes.
Participants are strongly encouraged to bring a laptop for live interactive break out sessions. Shared Laptops will be more than adequate where 2 or 3 people are attending from the same Hotel or Company.

Who should attend?
General Managers, Sales Executives, Sales & Marketing Managers, Front Office Managers, Operations Managers, Yield Managers, Reservation Agents

Participants will learn how to:-
Boost their web address in the search engine results- Manage and track on-line advertising and ROI with Google and Analytics- Take care of their brand on-line by being proactive with reviews- Boost the conversion on their website and upsell- Set up and effectively use Web 2.0 blogs and Google Local- Effectively market their brand through newsletters and Web 2.0 strategies- Optimise for value rather than price to hold occupancy

For more information visit bookassist.org/seminarsor email seminars@bookassist.com

Bookassist® creates and manages online strategies for hotels and groups and is the industry-leading hotel booking engine and online marketing provider in Ireland. Bookassist is expanding rapidly abroad with additional offices in Spain, France, Czech Republic, Scotland, Italy, Poland and Austria and a client base of over 2000 hotels. A Deloitte Fast 50 Technology Company in Ireland and in the Top 100 Deloitte Technology Companies in Europe, Bookassist has received numerous awards in Online Trade, Online Marketing, and Technological Innovation including the Irish Internet Association’s NetVisionary Award for online trade.

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