﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>HVS Executive Search Library</title><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/</link><description>The Library items listed include articles, surveys, research and other documentation which has been recently released by HVS Executive Search and can be informative and helpful to hotel owners, developers, financiers, operators and others related to the hospitality industry worldwide.</description><language>en-US</language><copyright>(c) 2008 HVS Executive Search. All rights reserved.</copyright><ttl>30</ttl><item><title>What's In the Stars? (Russian 5-star hotels don’t compensate better than their 4-star counterparts)</title><description>What is the best way to start a career in the hospitality industry in Russia? After comparing the line staff salary data for 3-, 4-, and 5-star hotels across Russia in 2008, we have drawn a few surprising conclusions.</description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?aid=3438&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Aug 19, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>The Mental Shift to “Y”</title><description>The hospitality market is ever evolving, but hoteliers seem to struggle to adapt to recent changes in the work environment. Can they beat the constant labour shortage by embracing the values of the latest generation of hotel school graduates?

</description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?aid=3409&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jul 28, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Big Brother is Watching: How Professional and Social Online Networks are Affecting the Face of Recru</title><description>An increasing number of people are joining online networks where one can find an incredible amount of information about people’s professional and personal lives. If used with caution, these online networks can be beneficial recruitment tools. </description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?f=2617.pdf&amp;c=3400&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jul 17, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>HCE India 2008 Salary Surveys</title><description>HVS Executive Search, New Delhi is pleased to present a study of the salaries at hotels across India. The reports include data from 150 hotels covering 100 positions.</description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?aid=3393&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jul 14, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Top Hotel Industry Performers in a Turbulent Time</title><description>CEO compensation in the hotel industry continues to be an important issue in the midst of an economic downturn. Based on our pay-for-performance model, Jon E. Bortz of LaSalle Hotel Properties was underpaid by 111.9% or $2.1 million in 2007.</description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?aid=3387&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jul 10, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>The Importance of the Personal Touch </title><description>Making a candidate feel truly wanted at the offer stage by personalizing the process.</description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?aid=3385&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jul 7, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Russia Moves Towards More Local Management in Hotels</title><description>Over the past year, the number of expatriate employees in management-level positions in Moscow and St. Petersburg has decreased significantly in 3, 4 and 5-star hotels.</description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?aid=3378&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 28, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>How does Chain Restaurant CEO Compensation Change with size?</title><description>The correlation between the market capitalization and compensation mix for CEO’s in chain restaurants is extremely low, in contrast to the positive correlation between market cap and CEO pay.</description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?aid=3374&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 26, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Pay to Stay</title><description>At the risk of shareholder dissatisfaction, companies are awarding one-off bonuses to executives to keep them in place during tough market conditions. Is this a fad or do retention bonuses play an effective role in talent management? </description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?f=2598.pdf&amp;c=3371&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>Jun 24, 2008</pubDate></item><item><title>Tatiana Veller speaks on Recruitment issues at the 2nd Hotel Management Conference in Kiev</title><description>As HR issues become one of the primary concerns in the young, but rapidly maturing hotel industry in Russia and the former USSR, industry leaders start recognizing the importance of sharing experiences and facilitating knowledge transfer.</description><link>http://hvs-executivesearch.com/Jump/?aid=3342&amp;rt=2</link><pubDate>May 29, 2008</pubDate></item></channel></rss>