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Executive Search & Recruitment
General managers, restaurant directors, head chefs and department heads — found quietly, referenced thoroughly, placed with intention.
GMs & leadershipChefs de cuisineConfidential search
HR & Hospitality Partners
The right peoplebehind everywarm welcome.
A&B Essence places, trains and cares for the people who make hotels, restaurants and houses feel like home — from first hire to full house.
The A&B Standard — people welcomed like guests, guests remembered like friends.
Executive searchFront of houseHousekeepingKitchen brigadesService trainingPre-openingSeasonal crewsPeople operations
What we do
A full house of services, under one roof.
Four disciplines, one standard: service that feels effortless because it is rehearsed.
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Front & Back of House Staffing
Receptionists, servers, bartenders, housekeepers and stewards — vetted for craft and temperament, ready for the floor.
ReceptionRestaurant & barHousekeeping
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The Service Academy
Training that turns staff into hosts: standards, etiquette, product knowledge and the quiet choreography of great service.
Induction programmesService standardsTrain-the-trainer
The craft
Service is a craft. We hire for it, train for it, and keep it alive.
We do not broker CVs; we build teams. Every placement begins with the culture of your house — its rhythm, its rituals, its regulars — and ends with people who would choose to work there anyway.
- 01Listen
- 02Curate
- 03Place
- 04Nurture
Voices
What the industry says, politely.
They understood our house before we could describe it ourselves. The shortlist read like it was written by our own management team.
— General Manager, Boutique hotel group
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Enquiries
Tell us about your house.
A short note is enough — we will come back to you the same working day, with people not brochures.