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Open Vacancy for Apprentices
Hotel Okura Amsterdam, member of Okura Hotels & Resorts and The Leading Hotels of the World, is an international five-star deluxe hotel, where quality and eye for detail are of utmost importance. The hotel has 300 luxurious rooms, a Panorama Lounge, five restaurants namely Le Camelia Restaurant and Room Service, Sazanka Teppanyaki Restaurant, Serre Restaurant with a Bib Gourmand, Yamazato Restaurant with one Michelin star and lastly Ciel Bleu Restaurant with 2 Michelin Stars. The hotel also has 2 bars and banquet capacity up to 1500 guests and an Executive Health Club and Spa. Hotel Okura Amsterdam features the largest and most luxurious suite of the Benelux countries. The 300 plus employees make sure that each guest, gets the special personal attention what it is all about in the hospitality industry.
All our colleagues ensure an authentic service and experience to all guests. In order to achieve this, we are looking for enthusiastic apprentices to strengthen our team. Are you the best in offering service to guests? Do you go the extra step in offering the guest an experience of the highest level? Is hospitality in your blood and do you want to work at one of The Leading Hotels of the World?
What do we offer?
- Contract: Apprenticeship contract, 12 months
- Salary: Apprenticeship salary. Click here for the salary overview
- Bonus: 1 week salary when the hotel reaches the budgeted GOP (Gross Operating Profit) and you get a successful yearend evaluation
- 8% holiday allowance (pro rata)
- 25 vacation days per year (pro rata)
- Compensation for National Holidays
- Horeca CAO applies
- General Pension Scheme of Hospitality and Catering
- General Survivors pension
- Attractive family and friends rates on overnight stays at Hotel Okura Amsterdam;
- Once a year staff discount in one of the restaurants (50%)
- Staff discount in our restaurants (20%)
- Contribution to travel expenses from 10 km (one way)
- After obtaining the probationary period, you will receive an overnight stay with breakfast as a gift (2 people), so that you can experience the hotel as a guest!
What are we asking?
Of course, we are first and foremost interested in you and what we can do for you as an employer to provide you a great workplace. However, we expect you to:
- You are a student at one of the ROC schools in the Netherlands;
- You are eager to learn and open to feedback;
- You have good communication skills;
- You can express yourself in English (read and speak);
- You are able to work accurately, organized and independently.
Enthusiastic? That’s great, please apply!
Please apply via the button below, we will call you as soon as possible for a short introduction to get to know each other.
Application Procedure
Below is a brief overview of our application process.
Introduction via phone
Once your application has been evaluated, we will call you for a brief chat and ask you a few questions about your application. We will also explain the next steps in the application process.
Interview
In this interview, we get to know each other better. We are pleased to share information about Hotel Okura Amsterdam and the position and there is room for you to ask your questions. Of course, we are also curious about you and whether we are a match!
Reference check
We will ask you to provide a reference from your previous employer(s) and we will ask them a few short questions.
Offer
Congratulations on your new position! We much look forward to welcoming you as our new colleague soon! We will call you to shortly talk you through our offer and you have the opportunity to ask your questions. After that, you will receive the offer via email.
