RECRUITMENT
LIGHTHOUSE CAREERS Lighthouse Careers is a worldwide agency helping candidates to land their dream jobs, and helping clients find that perfect fit. At Lighthouse, the team strive to be the first choice recruitment service provider for both clients and candidates. Their goal is to make the recruitment process as smooth and seamless as possible. From a client perspective the recruiters do the heavy lifting by interviewing numerous candidates and checking references and qualifications before sending a single applicant for a role. When it comes to candidates, Lighthouse Careers’ specialised agents take care to listen to what the candidates want out of their next career move, to ensure they find the right yachts for their experience and personality. Getting to know the personalities of the candidates and the on- board culture of each yacht is a really important part of what they do. For more details visit
www.lighthouse-careers.com
TRENDING
“I expect the increased exposure of the superyacht industry will lead to an significant influx of new candidates from around the world, which will keep the job market competitive,” says Mason. She adds, “HODS will become harder to place on smaller yachts that are not able to match the competitive work life balance/rotational packages that larger vessels are now offering.” Carla Swaine warns clients, this is no time to dawdle as good crew are being snapped up super-fast, “Tricky for recruiters but great for crew, but as ever, it’s about getting the right crew that will remain on board and not just trying to fill slots quickly.”
Crew retention is however an issue notes Dykstra and as rotation becomes the norm, management will need to focus on onboard culture; crew welfare, training budget, and crew mental health; “With the advances in technology, it is much easier for crew to ‘jump ship’ as there is instant access to jobs via social media and automation. This is even more of a reason for vessels to focus on retaining crew and ensure they feel safe, happy, and appreciated. After all, it is their home away from home.”
Hardy also picks up on the crew mental health issue; “Talking about it is becoming a lot more common in the industry, which is great to see. Hopefully 2023 continues this trend to ensure everyone is safe and happy in their workplace.”
Not only will crew be happier, they’ll also be travelling further to far flung shores, as the trend for explorer type yachts grows and according to Collet and Mason adventures off the beaten track show no sign of letting up.
Thanks to increased media exposure and a consequent interest in joining the superyacht industry, captains and owners aren’t short of rich pickings to source good crew.
And for crew, the future is looking good: with enough longevity experience, a few additional skills under their belt and an appetite for versatility, they can and will go far, both up the ladder and into the darkest, unchartered corners of the world. And with a conservative reckoning of 6% in the new build order books, a growing trend for rotation, and greater awareness and concern for crew mental health, what is there not to like?
SHORESIDE
SHORESIDE launched in January 2023 and is an extension of the well-known crew recruitment agency, Crew & Concierge. SHORESIDE provides a full-scope recruitment resource for the shore-based superyacht industry. The team can source naval architects and designers, interior designers, project managers, yacht managers and operational staff, as well as recruiting personnel for charter and brokerage houses, office-based and administrative positions, PAs, marketing teams, bookkeeping and accountancy departments. SHORESIDE draws on a cross-industry pool of expertise as well as those who are already shore-based superyacht industry professionals. For more details visit
www.crewandconcierge.com/shoreside
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