JAMIE OLIVER RESTAURANT TRIALS INNOVATIVE RECRUITMENT TACTICS IN HONG KONG
October 1st, 2016
When British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver set his sights on opening a restaurant in Hong Kong, it wasn’t just about introducing a new style of dining. In a sub-tropical city where the corporate uniform is a pin-striped suit and formal job interviews are de rigeur, ‘Jamie’s Italian’ went to the opposite extreme, with a recruitment and training programme that was completely informal and utterly radical. “I don’t believe in interviews – you just get one version of a person,” said Stuart Sharpless, director of Paradigm Consultants International, who ...
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