Candid Hospitality

If you're attending the UKHospitality Christmas Lunch today, then keep your eye out for our co-founder Sam. He'll be the one grinning ear to ear, whilst simultaneously complaining that we used this photo of him 😅 This is our first time attending the sector's best loved lunch, and we cannot wait to celebrate with everyone at the end of our inaugural year 🥳🥂🎄

This is your invitation to join our roundtable as a member of the ‘Candid Council’. We’re looking for a dozen candidates to become our superusers. We realise that these next few months are going to be all about learning, course correcting and improving. The support for Candid has been overwhelming so far and we couldn’t be more grateful - but we know that we’ve achieved nothing yet. We have a chance to re-write how companies and candidates match with each other across hospitality and we’re determined not to fluff our lines. “If you want to go fast, go alone - if you want to go far, go together”. We’re going to need as much feedback, honest insight & ‘gut-feel’ reporting as possible from those actually using the platform during the pilot. So we’re inviting a handful of candidates to join our anonymous Candid Council. Your identities would never be shared publicly, but you would be invited to a WhatsApp group with our two founders - meaning that members will know each other. In line with The Candid Oath, you’ll be asked not to share the other member’s identities. You’ll have a direct line to highlight what needs improving, what would make your experience more enjoyable, or simply share ideas that come to mind on how we could make Candid a more inclusive, effective solution. We’ll also float proposed updates or features past you first to get your feedback. If you’d like a seat at the table then just DM us or email hello@candidhospitality.co.uk with your name & and the mobile number to add you with. We’ll be setting the Council up tomorrow. The only prerequisite is that you’re registered as a candidate: candidhospitality.co.uk

Today, we're going to let our newest partner do the talking - as we couldn’t have put it better ourselves: ❤ “𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦-𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 - 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘺𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘌𝘐, 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵. 𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘦’𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦.” Thank you Giorgio Castellacci for such kind words, and for choosing to be part of Candid from day one. It’s going to be a lot of fun working with you, Laura Creasey, Darren Brand and the whole team 🍻 With over 50 unique pubs, Laine make up the heartbeat of Brighton hospitality (with a sprinkling across London & Birmingham as well). A top tier operator and a group that we’re very proud to have involved in our pilot scheme that opens next week. For anyone who would like to learn more, you can read all about Candid Hospitality here: candidhospitality.co.uk 🔍 One week to go! 😁

Can candidates please line up two by two, because it’s time to board the ARC 🦁🦓🐘🦒 Today is a big one, as we’re delighted to announce that Arc Inspirations are the latest company to join Candid Hospitality. The multi-award winning operator, co-founded by the highly respected Martin Wolstencroft, runs three distinct brands: BOX, Banyan & Manahatta. Their four company values run through all levels of the business and now we’ll be matching them with candidates who already personify their culture. Hannah McMahon Assoc CIPD - People & Culture Manager at ARC was kind enough to share what attracted them to the platform: “𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩. 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥’𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵.” Our doors open next week, giving companies like ARC access to hospitality’s largest pool of passive candidates. If you’d like to learn more, then visit our website, drop in your email and we’d love to show you around what we’ve built 👉 candidhospitality.co.uk

Eposability have gone Candid 🥳🔍 With over 20 years experience of supplying technology to the UK hospitality sector, these guys have seen plenty of trends come and go - so we're delighted that they've seen something special in Candid Hospitality. A third of all our registered candidates currently work within hospitality suppliers, so Eposability are going to have access to a huge pool of hidden talent, all experienced in supporting hospitality operators. The Lightspeed Global Partner of the Year work with a number of the best loved brands in the sector and have some very exciting growth plans for 2025. We cannot wait to see how they use Candid to find the right additions to their team. Aaron Resch, COO was kind enough to share what attracted them to the platform: "𝘞𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦. 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺." We can't wait to work closely with Aaron, Robbie and the entire team. Some very exciting months ahead!

In November alone, over 500 candidates registered for Candid Hospitality’s pilot scheme… and we had literally no idea why 😅 So, before we open the gates, we thought it would be wise to understand why candidates were signing up in such numbers and from across so many different departments & seniority levels. We wrote to everyone asking if they could tell us what had attracted them to join. We received a whopping 60+ responses, a handful of which we’ve included here. Of course, all identities are hidden (protected by the Candid Oath 📜), but we’ve included the current job title for each quote 🔍 Sill, we're taking nothing for granted and the requests for feedback wont be stopping here. Over the next three months, we'll be gathering as much daily feedback as possible so that when the doors open properly in March we have the strongest possible platform to roll out across all of UK Hospitality. For any latecomers who'd like to sneak in before the doors close, you can still register by visiting our website and dropping in your email address. Whether you work for a hospitality supplier, or operator, all are welcome - the next few months should be a lot of fun 🥳 Join today for free at candidhospitality.co.uk #hospitalityjobs #hospitality #hospitalitytech #hospitalitycareers

Can we interest anyone in a Nightcap? 🥃👀 It may be a Monday morning, but we’re in the mood for celebrating so the drinks are on us 🥳 We’re delighted to be welcoming Nightcap to Candid Hospitality 🍾🕺 The 50 strong group includes some of the best loved brands in the country, including Dirty Martini, The Cocktail Club, The Piano Works Group, The Adventure Bar Group and Barrio Familia. Headed up by the powerhouse that is Sarah Willingham-Toxvaerd. We’ve been so lucky to have so many incredible operators and suppliers jump on board, and this morning feels like another ‘pinch us’ moment. Nightcap Head of Talent Acquisition / Attraction, Mike Phillips, was kind enough to share their thoughts on the Candid pilot scheme: "𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘏𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴. 𝘈𝘵 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘤𝘢𝘱, '𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨,' 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸." They’ve got a stellar group of individuals already, so we have no doubt that we’re going to learn a huge amount from watching how they use the platform and the type of candidates they’re matched with. 🔍 If you’re a hospitality company, or a candidate, who would like to learn more then you can visit our site here: candidhospitality.co.uk

This is the face of a man who stayed up well past his bedtime to crack a mind-bending mathematical problem 🥳 Our co-founders found themselves once again locked in an Airbnb for 48 hours earlier this week... apparently that's where they do their best thinking 🤔🧘♂️ This was the final piece of the puzzle and one that is critical to the matching algorithm that will ensure candidates are paired with companies who have the right culture for their personality type, every time. And at 2am on Wednesday morning, the final piece fell into place (we imagine Nick is going to get this framed 😅) So now, it's all systems go. 1,000 candidates, 50 companies, our pilot scheme will open it's doors in the next two weeks... 🔍😁🍾 Register here: candidhospitality.co.uk