Red Carnation Hotels

HR PODCASTS

Welcome to our informative podcast and mp3 download section. Here you will find a selection of recordings by valued staff members as well as long established managers from our group of hotels.

With the help from colleagues from the entire company we hope to offer you an insight into our working days, joys and opportunites within Red Carnation Hotels

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  7:31

   Roger Collis  William Rademacher, Duty Manager at the Rubens at the Palace

  
  

  William tells us about the opportunities he and other people have, to progress and develop within your role or department when working for the company. William started out as a receptionist and talks us through what it took him to work himself up through the ranks until now.

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  6:37

   Roger Collis  PJ Lilly, Guest experience Manager at 41 Hotel

  
  

  PJ started at the Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa in June 2003 as a student from the Cape Town Hotel School. Since then he has been working for both the Rubens at the Palace and 41 Hotel in London. First as receptionist and later being promoted to Night Manager. Returning in 2006 to Cape Town Pj took on the role of Concierge Team leader. Now PJ is back in London in 41 Hotel as Guest Experience Manager and is here telling us about bits of his RCH adventure

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  8.30 min

   Roger Collis  Neil Anderson, Operations Manager at the Milestone Hotel

  
  

  Having worked in the company for many, many years Neil offers insight into the every day life in hotels and tells us about some of his many joys through the years. Neil is today considered an irreplaceable part of the building at the Milestone, by guests and staff alike having been part of making the hotel what it is today.

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  7:45 min

   Roger Collis  Liz McGivern, Director of Human Resources and Traning

  
  

  Liz talks with Roger Collis about the various opportunities Red Carnation Hotels offers. The various management training programmes, basic training programmes and chances for development whiles giving examples of well know members of the brigade who have embrased the company and developed up within the company.

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  6:31 min

   Roger Collis  Liz McGivern, Director of Human Resources and Training

  
  

  Continued from previous podcast: Liz also covers the challenges within the HR role, gives her thoughts on why staff tends to stay with Red Carnation Hotels longer than most and talks through  the company's flexibility in not only the training but also in the different roles.

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  5:15

   Roger Collis  Judith Biel, Assistance Bar Manager at the Rubens at the Palace

  
  

  Judith Biel tells us about her experience with Red Carnation Hotel, working as a assistance bar manager at the Rubens at the Palace