Vancouver, Canada - Aug 17, 2006:
Hcareers, the leading job board for the hospitality and restaurant/foodservice industry and a subsidiary of onTargetjobs, announced today that it has been chosen by the IAHI, the owner’s association of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), to provide online recruitment tools and job posting packages to their members. The IAHI represents the interests of nearly 3,000 owners and operators of IHG hotel brands and works together with the IHG to maintain the highest professional hospitality standards for its brands.
"We welcome Hcareers to our associate membership roster as they provide an important service to our industry in the form of online recruitment," says Eva Ferguson, President of the IAHI. "With this partnership, we are able to enhance our membership value to our franchise owners, who will be able to benefit from the extraordinary services Hcareers offers."
Since 1998, Hcareers has provided the hospitality industry with an online recruitment resource specifically targeted for their industry. With this new partnership, IAHI members receive discounts on special job posting packages. Job openings are delivered to the ever-expanding Hcareers network of partner career centers, including those of the AH&LA, participating state hospitality associations and recently, the bizjournals’ regional business journal sites. With Hcareers, IAHI members are able to access the largest pool of hospitality candidates with an end result of a reduced hiring cycle and lower cost per hire.
"We are delighted to partner with the IAHI and pleased to provide this group a cost-effective and flexible solution for their recruitment needs," says Karen MacPherson, CEO of Hcareers.
About HcareersLaunched in 1998, Hcareers is the leading job board for the hospitality, restaurant, and retail industries in terms of revenues, staff, and traffic. Hcareers has the most jobs and job seekers in all three industries with over 75,000 current job postings and over 900,000 unique visitors each month. Hcareers operates three websites, Hcareers.com (US), Hcareers.ca (Canada), and Hcareers.co.uk (United Kingdom & Ireland). The company employs over 100 full-time staff and has over 16,000 active clients. For more information on Hcareers visit their web site at www.hcareers.com.
About IAHIIAHI members own and operate InterContinental Hotels Group brand hotels worldwide, including Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn SunSpree Resorts, Holiday Inn Select, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites hotels. Established in 1955, the IAHI was the first association of owners in the hotel industry, and today comprises nearly 2,700 members in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, Mexico and Latin America.
The IAHI represents its membership in working together with InterContinental Hotels Group for the purpose of maintaining the highest professional hospitality standards for its brands.