Chandril Sood

Millennium & Copthorne Hotel Group has a diverse set of Brands and also style and size of hotels from the over 800-bedrooms Copthorne Tara Kensington to the Luxury 5 Hotel – The Biltmore Mayfair

• As the Recruitment Manager, I am supporting our corporate office and 19 hotels across the UK for senior and hotel operational roles.
• Reporting directly to the Regional Head of HR - UK & Europe.
• Managing end-to-end recruitment roles, Time to Hire / Quality of Hire: Retention after 6 months: Achieving: 80%
• Employer Branding: Working with the Marketing team to design and implement recruitment-targeted campaigns: London Job Show, recruitment days, posters, Facebook, social media, and drive EVP/branding initiatives.
• Weekly publication of opportunities for the business to increase internal mobility.
• Candidate Sourcing: Support and manage the candidate experience throughout their journey, and be the 'go-to' person.
• Creating marketing content for social media.
• Proactive sourcing and hiring to reduce agency involvement, moving sourcing to 90% direct.
• Managing external partnerships and agency agreements, and building relationships with universities and schools.
• Assist the HR team in making a smooth onboarding process for new starters, including their legal requirement compliance.

Contracted for FTC, I was responsible for 2 beautiful properties within the Splendid portfolio
Hilton London Bankside Hotel
The Grand York Hotel - 5*

• Based in the head office, the people team assists the HR manager and GM in recruiting the best candidates for roles ranging from entry level to senior managerial level.
• Source candidates from job boards, referrals, and local platforms.
  Representing hotels at external venues, such as job fairs, colleges, and DWP events. Telephone screen all candidates, and arrange interviews for all suitable profiles.
• Weekly recruitment meeting with the GMs, senior leadership team, and HR.
• Working alongside the HR Manager on recruitment strategy and the talent pipeline.

I recruited senior level Food and Beverage appointment within the UK luxury, upscale, mid-market and budget hotel groups as well as health and fitness clubs across the UK

I have a proven track record of producing outstanding results for my clients, and my thorough knowledge of the UK market enables swift and accurate delivery Specialist, , Development Chef, Food and Beverage

As part of Blue Arrow’s London Perm Hub, dedicated in providing a Specialised Permanent Recruitment service to the Hospitality and Catering industry.

Based in one location that covers London, Middlesex, Hertfordshire, Essex & Kent, we supply to a variety of sectors including Hotels, Contract Catering, Pubs, Bars, Restaurants, Healthcare, Education, Defense and Retail

Reason for leaving: planned hotel closure at the beginning of 2019.

I took a career break.

(internally promoted)