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1. 1. The Freeport News - Four Seasons fill vacant postsat weekend job fair in Freeport

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   Published on: 10/25/2004   Last Visited: 10/25/2004

   Here to conduct the various stages of the interview were General Manager Antoine Chahwan, Human Resources Assistant Director Natalie Roberts, Director of Food and Beverage Philippe Larrieu, Executive Chef Billy Akunna, Director of Security Leroy Major, Director of Guest Services Girish Seghal, Training Manager Karla Ranie, and Shef Concierge Sharmain Deveaux.
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   While some 28 had been hired by the time of this interview at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Roberts pointed out the possibility that there could be more before they left that afternoon.
   
   "We would like to see more people but of course at the same time, our time is limited," she told The Freeport News Saturday on the last leg of interviews.
   
   Drug screens were conducted on site which, Roberts says, helps to speed up the process.
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   As far as the security positions, Roberts revealed that the resort will also be conducting its own checks.
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   Roberts says they are just one year into getting the resort property up and running and its going to take a while for it to get up to standard.
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   YOU'RE HIRED , Four Seasons Human Resources Assistant Director Natalie Roberts was on island with a team of executives this weekend to hire several Bahamians for vacant positions.

2. 2. The Freeport News - Four Seasons Resort now offeringGrand Bahama residents first pick

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   Published on: 10/20/2004   Last Visited: 10/21/2004

   "We have quite a few positions available," Assistant Director of Human Resources Natalie Roberts told The Freeport News in a telephone interview from her Exuma-based office yesterday.
   
   They include managerial positions like director of housekeeping and assistant golf professional to hourly positions in the food and beverage department such as servers, bussers, runners, bartenders and banquet servers.
   
   Roberts says room attendants and a nail technician are also needed and the resort is in dire need of qualified engineers such as shift engineers, kitchen technicians and a pest control technician.
   
   "We're looking for people with experience," she stressed.
   
   With 4,000-plus people left jobless after two hurricanes ravaged the island last month, Four Seasons is giving residents here preference for its 2005 season.
   
   The storms affected several hotels in Grand Bahama, including the two major resorts, one of which will remain closed until February.
   
   "We'd like to give any qualified people that meet our standards in Freeport the opportunity to come to work at the Four Seasons," said Roberts.
   
   Four Seasons is looking to fill permanent positions at the resort; however, Roberts says whether applicants will view the opportunity as a short-term fix the resort will use its discretion on how it will handle the situation.
   
   "The hurricanes have certainly taken its toll on Grand Bahama, but the Four Seasons realizes that since there are people out of work, a lot of them came from very mature hotels down in Freeport, and therefore would have the kind of experience that hopefully we're looking for," she said.
   
   While the resort prefers applicants book by appointment with the Department of Labour in Grand Bahama, walk-ins will be welcomed.
   
   Would-be job seekers are asked to report to that local office with their credentials, and the Department of Labour will in turn fax the résumés to the resort.
   
   This process, Roberts revealed, will afford resort executives to screen applicants before travelling to Grand Bahama.
   
   Representatives will take up office at the Ministry of Tourism in the International Bazaar and be open for business from 12 noon Friday to about 6:00 p.m. and again on Saturday at 8:00 am until 2:00 p.m.
   
   Roberts is reminding applicants that the tourism office is still open for business on Friday and resort representatives will be working along with tourism officials and ensuring that the operation is run as smoothly as possible.
   
   The recruitment move is simply another phase under way at the resort, the executive explained, adding that each year several employees are promoted to different positions.
   
   With November through April being the festive season on the resort calendar, Roberts says the Four Seasons is usually booked solid.
   
   "We need to have these people up and running and trained properly to service the type of guests that we cater to," she said.
   
   Last year around this time, the initial recruitment exercise was taken to New Providence, Long Island, Andros, Eleuthera and Grand Bahama.
   
   There is a possiblility that non-Exumians who relocate from another island looking to take up employment at the resort are eligible for housing accommodations.
   
   "Most of those persons do not have any family here or may not be able to find or afford accommodations here and that is the reason why the hotel built the accommodations in the first place," she said.
   
   In 2003, the resort offered residents in New Providence the first chance at employment and the human resources executive revealed that other islands will be afforded the same opportunity.
   
   After all, Roberts says, Four Season's goal is to hire and eventually promote Bahamians.
   
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