Alan Young

Alan Young

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Alan Young is a partner at Apical Resource Group, a travel and hospitality technology talent hunting firm.

Alan recently joined the recruiting world by forming Apical in 2008. Prior to Apical, Alan was engaged as an executive for a number of travel and hotel related technology companies such as IBS Software, Hotel Booking Solutions, Newtrade Technologies and Hotel Information Systems (Softbrands).
Alan has also spent a large portion of his career working on boards and committees that focus on the travel and hospitality industry. Most notably, Alan was past chair of the board of directors, Open Travel Alliance.

Alan recently joined the recruiting world by forming Apical in 2008. Prior to Apical, Alan was engaged as an executive for a number of travel and hotel related technology companies such as IBS Software, Hotel Booking Solutions, Newtrade Technologies and Hotel Information Systems (Softbrands).

Alan has also spent a large portion of his career working on boards and committees that focus on the travel and hospitality industry. Most notably, Alan was past chair of the board of directors, Open Travel Alliance.

Shotgun or laser – the truth about looking for travel tech jobs


Shotgun or laser – the truth about looking for travel tech jobs

Monster, Workopolis, The Ladders, Dice, CareerBuilder, the list goes on and on - and if you have posted your resume on any of these employment sites, you will most certainly get lost in the shuffle.

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Top ten ways to keep hold of your employees in 2010


Top ten ways to keep hold of your employees in 2010

Many people are saying that the hardest issue that travel companies will have to deal with in 2010 is not recruiting employees but keeping the ones they already have.

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Expedia drops MIT graduate day, maybe better chances at smaller agencies


Expedia drops MIT graduate day, maybe better chances at smaller agencies

So 2010 has begun and the hiring landscape is starting to take shape. Things are looking up for a number of people on the market today as well as for MBA interns at MIT.

MIT MBAs make the trek to Seattle, Washington, every year to discuss employment opportunities with a number of top companies that include Microsoft, Amazon and Expedia, to name a few, as well as down the road in California with Google.

Everyone agrees that the job market is looking much better in 2010 but there will still be some hiccups along the way.

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Check the technology of a travel company before applying for a job


Check the technology of a travel company before applying for a job

Before getting into the recruiting game, I used to sell software for a living - admittedly one of those software salespeople who didn't always feel comfortable or knowledgeable about some of the products I was representing.

I am not proud of it, but when one drinks the KoolAid it’s hard to settle for plain water.

Most of the time I was backed up by the company and software I was representing, thus ensuring smooth installs and happy customers.

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