Making It Work: Now Hiring
Tune in on Tuesday, May 18 at 1:00 p.m. for the panel discussion on hiring in the hospitality industry.
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Making It Work is a live interactive series that brings together executives and entrepreneurs offering insight and advice to Maine’s business community.
Hospitality managers are seeing record-breaking bookings for this summer, but persistent workforce shortages have them worried. Industry veterans share long- and short-term strategies to find and keep workers, including tapping an underused state program to offset the impact of those $300 unemployment bonuses.
On the panel:
Tina Hewett-Gordon, general manager, Nonantum Resort, Kennebunkport
Tina Hewett Gordon is the General Manager at the Nonantum Resort in Kennebunkport and has held that position for the past 29 years. She is an active member in the hospitality community serving on various local and state boards. She currently sits on the board of directors for Maine Tourism Associati
Hiring crunch worsens
ELLSWORTH It’s shaping up to be a potentially record-breaking season in terms of the number of visitors who will flock to and through hot spots like Ellsworth, Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.
But as the state lifts restrictions to allow greater numbers inside restaurants, retail stores and events and relaxes quarantine guidelines for visitors, an employee shortage poses a challenge to a smooth season. While this is not a new concern employers scramble every summer to hire servers, cleaners, cashiers and the like this summer could be the proverbial straw that breaks the camel’s back.