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How the AHLA Can Help with Staffing

Staff may be your single biggest expense but they can also be your biggest asset if you hire and effectively train the right people. The AHLA has many different resources to help you with your staffing challenges

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Accommodation and Food Services Industry Data

Did you know that 6.3% of Alberta's workers are employed in the hospitality industry?

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CIWA Offers Resources to Help Calgary Members

The Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA) is looking for a hotel in Calgary that would be interested in partnering on their Workplace Essential Skills Project. CIWA delivers professional services that facilitate the integration and full participation of women and their families in the community.

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Government of Canada Job Bank

The Government of Canada's Job Bank is a useful and important tool for hiring staff at your property.

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Hiring Generation Y

As a hotel, motel or campground operator, the more you know about your guests, the better able you are to tailor your marketing & promotions to them. The same approach to understanding and responding to customers can be applied to your staff.  The more you understand the unique qualities of your employees, the more likely you will be able to offer a work environment that appeals to them.

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Interviewing Prospective Staff

By asking questions about specific behaviour, you can make decisions about how a potential employee is likely to deal with on the job situations in the future.

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Maintaining Work-Life Balance in a 24 x 7 Industry

Maintaining work-life balance is hard in a 24 x 7 industry!

You probably agree that work-life balance is a worthwhile goal.  But as the owner or manager of a hotel, motel or campground, you may need more reasons than that to build it into your business plan!  Studies show that a business' ability to attract and keep employees increasingly depends on work-life balance.

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Orientation - Start Your Staff Right!

First impressions are lasting impressions. That’s why a good orientation is an important step to ensure that your new employee starts off on the right foot.

Beyond getting the paperwork completed, this is an opportunity for you to communicate important information about your property, your values and policies & procedures. If done well, an orientation will build confidence and motivate new team members.

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Recruitment & Retention - Finders Keepers!

Employers who are able to find and keep valued employees gain the upper hand in today's labour market.

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Tourism Sector Serves Up New Strategy to Address Labour Shortages

The Workforce Strategy for Alberta's Tourism and Hospitality Industry details more than 30 actions that tourism industry associations, including the AHLA, will take to help alleviate labour and skills shortages in their sector.

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Work Permits for Students

Thinking about hiring a student while they are studying in Canada?

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