Work Placements with Conrad Hilton video transcript

My name is Niamh Jordan. I'm Director of Human Resources at the Conrad Dublin, which is part of the luxury division of Hilton.

My relationship with the University of Derby started about 5 years ago. I met one of the senior culinary lecturers at a conference in Dublin and we talked about the relationship.

So since then, we've worked very closely, and I've taken students on placements and a couple of graduates over the last 5 years. So we're very happy to take placements, so this can either be during the summer, for a four to five months placement. We do culinary, we do the hospitality, front of house.

But we also look at the year long placements, which have stared recently here in the University, and then of course we're delighted to get graduates, because then they can just stay and develop with us.

So far it has been an amazing experience working with the University of Derby. The standard of the students we've gotten on placements, and also graduates is exceptional, and they tend to come to us quite work ready, if you know what I mean?

And so they understand all the prerequisites of their attitude to work, turning up on time, not letting down the team, and working hard. So far, absolutely outstanding experience.

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