To attract candidates, recruiters do not hesitate to think outside the box

Candidates without a CV for Accor

In order, despite everything, to recruit in a hotel and catering industry in tension, the group Accor decided to look for candidates outside his sector. And ignore the CV and cover letter. Since June, three Les jobs au talent!By Accor! days have been organized in Lyon, Bordeaux and Paris. They brought together 500 candidates. “When the Accor teams explained this concept to me without a CV, I was a bit skeptical, I must admit, says Matthieu Gaujard, general manager of the Pullman Paris Center-Bercy hotel, who responded with 39 other recruiters representing the group’s brands. For us, it was a real loss of bearings! Somehow, I found it a bit cheeky.” If they came without a CV, the candidates were subjected to aptitude tests: for room service, a tray-wearing test; in the kitchen, preparing a fresh salad; in the bedroom, the reproduction of an origami with a napkin; at the reception…