1. We are a Level 2 contributor to B-BBEE
with a BEE procurement recognition level of 125%
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
SERVICES
2. Areas of Expertise
The Hospitality Department has been in existence for over 25 years and
has first-hand experience in recruiting for the following types of
establishments in the Hospitality Sector:
• Resorts
• Hotels (3-5*) – Boutique to Large Corporate and Leisure Hotels.
• Game Lodges
• Lodges
• Catering Companies (Corporate)
• Restaurants (Franchise to Fine Dining Restaurants)
• Conference Centers
• Spas
.
3. The Hospitality Consultants:
Angela Aveyard is a qualified Chef by trade. She completed a 3 year in
house Professional Cookery and Culinary Arts Diploma through the Pro-
tea Hotel Group and HTA with Steven Billingham. She gained a further 6
years PQE as a Chef within 3-5* Hotels (Protea and Tsogo Sun
Groups), a Catering Company and a prominent Safari Lodge and Golf
Resort. She joined PCS as a Specialist Consultant in May 2002 and
now has over 14 years of recruitment experience. Her first-hand knowl-
edge of and experience in the industries she recruits for has enabled
her to fully understand her Client’s and Applicant’s individual require-
ments and the challenges sometimes faced within the industry. This
knowledge and experience has enabled her to ask the right questions
and successfully find the right staff for our Clients and to assist our Ap-
plicants in pursuing their career goals and aspirations. She currently
heads up the Hospitality Department at PCS and works hand in hand
with our other specialist consultants in that sector to provide the best
service possible.
Thalita Visser has been in the Hospitality Industry since 1995. She
gained experience in Restaurants, Hotels, Country Clubs and within a
Corporate Catering Company. She has worked her way up from Wait-
ress level to Reception and later to Banqueting and Wedding Coordina-
tor level. She has also gained experience in the industry in the UK
where she was a Hospitality Administrator in a Catering Company. She
joined PCS as a Specialist Consultant in August 2014. Her knowledge
and experience has enabled her to understand our clients’ needs better
as well as pairing the correct candidate with a specific position.
Overall, due to our specialization and experience within the Hospitality
Industry, we understand assignments we receive, and thus are accurate
with our recruitment decisions and CV’s we send through. We present
candidates that are in line with the specifications we receive, due to our
fully comprehensive understanding of the Industry.
4. We recruit the following types of staff including but not limited to:
• Chefs (Commis to Executive Chef Level)
• F&B Management (Supervisory to Senior Management –
Restaurant, Bar and Banqueting Staff)
• General Management (Deputy to CEO and Group
Management Level – Game Lodge, Restaurant, Resort and
Hotel)
• Rooms Division Staff (Front Office, Reservations, Receptionist,
Housekeeping (Junior to senior management), Revenue and
Yield Management)
• Hospitality Accounts staff (Junior Accounts Clerk to Senior
Financial Management Level)
• Maintenance Staff (Supervisory/Foreman level to Senior
Management level)
• Sales and Marketing (Hospitality Background)
• Management Couples (Mainly within Game Lodge/Lodge
environments)
• Health and Beauty – (Spa Therapists to Spa Managers)
• Game Rangers (Junior to Head Ranger/Trails Guide)
• Banqueting/Conference and Wedding Coordinators
We place candidates nationwide throughout South Africa as well as
cross border in other African Countries to include, Mozambique,
Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Namibia, Swaziland,
etc)
5. Client Testimonials
Hospitality—Hotel
I have had the pleasure of dealing with PCS’s Hospitality department
for a while now. I have been very pleased with the services offered by
these ladies. They are always fast with their responses to emails.
They have always come back with good quality applicants. I would
Highly recommend the services of Professional Career Services;
they are one of my preferred Recruitment agencies in the Hospitality
Industry and I look forward to continuing this relationship.
M.H. - Group Executive Chef
Hospitality
We have been using PCS regarding staff that we are looking for. PCS
is one of a number of companies that we contacted and the difference
has been clearly noticeable. It has been a pleasure working with PCS,
the consultant has been very helpful and professional with everything
that they have done. We will certainly recommend PCS to anyone
looking for staff.
D.S. - Lodge Manager
Hospitality—Game Lodge
It was pleasure working with your company, good service, follow-ups
and understanding of the client’s needs. Looking forward to more
cooperation.
I.S. Head of Finance & Administration
Hospitality—Lodges
I have used the services of PCS for many years now and have only
had outstanding service and after-employment follow ups. I hope that
PCS will grow from strength to strength and you can be assured of my
continued support.
J.F. - General Manager
