Raise the HR Bar With Regional HR Consultants
People are essential for your tourism and hospitality business to thrive. go2HR recognizes that operating a business in this current environment is more challenging than ever.
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sports and Destination BC recognize the challenges you face and have partnered with go2HR to offer complimentary HR advisory services to assist your business with workforce matters. Think of this resource or initiative as “HR on speed dial” and an effective tool to realize your business recovery.
There is a specialized HR Consultant strategically situated in each of the six (6) tourism regions across province, because we know that the local challenges faced by tourism businesses can differ greatly, depending on where they operate.
Find your HR AdvisorGet assistance with:
In today’s tight labour market, it is really important for businesses to have a clear recruitment strategy. Understanding key elements of effective recruitment, and building a plan that addresses your organization’s needs, can go a long way in improving recruitment outcomes. We can help you:
- Develop or audit a recruitment strategy
- Help build a job description
- Identify potential recruitment channels,
- Hire from diverse labour pools,
- Provide interviewing tips and guidelines
- Create objective selection criteria
- Support access to student recruitment grants specifically for Tourism and Hospitality businesses (PROPEL)
Looking for recruitment resources? Check out our HR Tooklit!
HR ToolkitSuccessfully onboarding new employees can make a lasting first impression that supports retention. We can help you build an effective onboarding process by:
- Outlining the components of a good onboarding plan
- Detailing the process
- Offering appropriate resources
- Employee Handbook Development
Looking for onboarding resources? Check out our HR Tooklit!
HR ToolkitRetaining employees in this competitive labour market requires focus and a workplace culture that values each person and what they bring to the role. We can support you with:
- Building respectful workplaces
- Equity, diversity and inclusion
- Mental health and wellness
- Bullying and harassment, including sexual harassment
- Training & development, including support accessing BC Employer Training Grant
- Performance management
- Rewards & recognition; perks
- Scheduling, seasonality, workforce management
Looking for retention resources? Check out our HR Toolkit!
HR Toolkit- Interpreting employment legislation
- Employee exit
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Compensation & Benefits
- Hiring foreign workers
- Employee Handbook Development
- Policy & Procedure Developement
- Employee Relationship & Issues Management
Looking for some HR Resources? Check out our HR Toolkit!
HR ToolkitContact your Regional HR Consultants
Cindy Conti, CPHR, VCM Regional HR Consultant
Cindy Conti, CPHR
Are you a tourism and hospitality business in the Vancouver, Coast & Mountains (VCM) region needing HR help? Reach out to Cindy Conti, the regional HR Consultant for the VCM region. Cindy began her career in the hospitality industry over 20 years ago and has worked in various HR positions in the accommodations sector. Cindy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and language from UBC and the CPHR Professional designation in Human Resources.
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Peter Charles, Vancouver Island Regional HR Consultant
Peter Charles
Are you a tourism and hospitality business in the Vancouver Island region needing HR help? Reach out to Peter Charles, the regional HR Consultant for the Vancouver Island region. Peter began his career in BC after completing a bachelor’s degree with a major in Economics from the University of Prince Edward Island. For the last 15 years, he has taken on progressive management and HR consulting roles across various key industries in BC, such as tourism and hospitality, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, environmental sustainability and resource management.
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Ginger Brunner, Thompson Okanagan Regional HR Consultant
Ginger Brunner, CPHR
Are you a tourism and hospitality business in the Thompson Okanagan region needing HR help? Reach out to Ginger Brunner, the regional HR Consultant for the Thompson Okanagan region. Ginger began her career in the hospitality industry more than 30 years ago. Over the years, Ginger advanced here career within different operational and senior leadership roles in travel services, events, food and beverage, hotels and resorts across Canada, before transitioning into HR over 20 years ago. She is an experienced tourism and hospitality college instructor and past small business owner in BC and holds the Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation.
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Sarah Best, Northern BC Regional HR Consultant
Sarah Best
Are you a tourism and hospitality business in the Northern BC region needing HR help? Reach out to Sarah Best, the regional HR Consultant for the Northern BC region. Sarah started her career 24 years ago in mental health administration before merging into employment counselling, human resources and training facilitation, and transitioning fully into Human Resources as a consultant in 2020. She is also currently working on her CPHR designation coursework via BCIT.
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Christie Blaquiere, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Regional HR Consultant
Christie Blaquiere
Are you a tourism and hospitality business in the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region needing HR help? Reach out to Christie Blaquiere, the regional HR Consultant for the Cariboo region. Christie has been working in Human Resources for 13 years, with experience in several HR areas, such as recruitment and organizational effectiveness. Before joining go2HR, she most recently worked as a Senior HR Coordinator.
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Sarah Moseley, CPHR, Kootenay Rockies Regional HR Consultant
Sarah Moseley, CPHR
Are you a tourism and hospitality business in the Kootenay Rockies region needing HR help? Reach out to Sarah Moseley, the regional HR Consultant for the Kootenay Rockies region. Sarah began her career in the hospitality industry more than 20 years ago. Over the years, Sarah held many different operational roles in hotels and resorts, food and beverage, ski, and adventure travel, before transitioning into HR over 10 years ago. She is a Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR).
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