Recruiting in Hospitality Podcast with John Holden, Bridging the Skills Gap Recently, Caterer.com hosted roundtable discussions to address the current skills crisis and to gauge the opinion of hospitality leaders on sourcing entry level talent. Engaging the next generation of hospitality workers is vital for the industry and forming stronger links with educational organisations could go a long way in ensuring the success and future growth of the sector. In this episode, Lancelot Narayan speaks to John Holden. John has worked in the hospitality and catering industry for 30 years, starting his career in a local pub as a waiter and chef. John has started an initiative called ‘Bridging the Skills Gap’ to address shortages within the Chef and Front of House areas of work and is keen to develop and expand the organisation to offer information, help and advice where it is most needed. Inspiring new talent with exciting work placements is one of John's main objectives for ‘Bridging the Skills Gap’ and as part of making that happen he is helping UK hospitality employers forge better connections with colleges, providing a direct pipeline of fresh talent, direct from college to the workplace. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram: @Catererdotcom