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Jobs
Olivia Hemmings
020 7921 8004
ohemmings@ttglive.com
For the latest vacancies, visit ttglive.com/jobs
TTG ’s careers page gives you tips on how to develop
your skills and climb the travel ladder, plus the latest
on the jobs market and news of people on the move
A recruiter’s perspective: Jose Cofone
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AREER
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Michael Simon and Debbie Chambers
People on the Move
A thawing of the
Michael Simon has joined online hotel booking
portal HRS.com as director of hotel contracting
recruitment freeze?
and relations. He moves into the newly-created
role from Marriott International where he was
area director of sales and marketing. UNTIL I started working in travel, my heart would
sink when I opened the curtains in the morning to
NCL Freestyle Cruising has announced Debbie be greeted by poor weather. That all changed
Chambers as its new field sales manager. She will when I started selling holidays as a retail agent
be based in London and report to NCL’s sales for five years.
director Nick Wilkinson. For the customer thinking of booking their
summer holiday, nothing spurs them on more
Craig Upshall has been taken on as head of sales than the cold and rain, especially when our
at Cadogan Holidays with immediate effect. He previous two summers have been so miserable. interview preparation is all too obvious. Feedback
was previously national sales manager at Island Now a recruitment consultant, I’m in regular we received on a recent candidate interview said:
Cruises. contact with travel companies to keep abreast of “We asked how they would deal with an angry
developments and any potential openings for our customer shouting down the phone to them, and
Advantage Travel Centres has announced Jason candidates. Recently, a large proportion of my their answer was ‘I would shout back!’”
Peters as cruise product manager. He will calls have touched upon how poor the weather Unsurprisingly he didn’t get the job.
support agents via cruise training, marketing and has been – and how strong bookings have been. Your recruitment agent can assist you with your
incentives to help boost sales. The great news for job seekers is that this interview preparation. They can supply hints and
improvement in sales figures is also encouraging tips to ensure that you not only get that job, but
Rachel Healey has moved to Qantas Holidays as more businesses to look at recruiting again. you get the best possible salary, too.
sales manager. She was previously field sales If you are currently in this position, it is imper- The government may be trying to stimulate
manager at Travel 2 where she worked for 17 years. ative you bolster your chances of being successful sales by dropping interest rates, but we know
at interview by preparing thoroughly, through nothing shifts holidays more than the cold. So for
International Passenger Protection, which detailed research of the company and the role. the benefit of everyone in travel, long may the big
provides financial failure insurance to the travel Unfortunately, some applicants’ lack of freeze continue!
industry, has appointed Michael Ward as sales
and marketing manager. Jose Cofone is a senior account manager in the leisure travel division at recruitment firm New Frontiers
How can you help a good cause
AND sell more holidays?
Donate a holiday to be auctioned online to the public for the Holiday2Help campaign and help give children
living in poverty a much-needed break away with their family. Highlight your brand values AND reach an
audience primed to buy a holiday!
Email events@fhaonline.org.uk, phone 0207 323 7292
or visit www.familyholidayassociation.org.uk to find out how to get involved
Registered charity number 800262 www.fhaonline.org.uk 16 Mortimer St London W1T 3JL
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