Culinary talent on video
Chefs and kitchen staff present cooking demonstrations on video before you book an interview — fewer wasted slots.
Hospitality recruitment. Personally managed.
Recruitroo hires chefs, kitchen porters, F&B staff and hotel operations talent for hotel groups, restaurant chains and event venues across Ireland and the UK.
Where will your team work?
Your hiring country determines the requirements. We'll review the role, candidate circumstances and your responsibilities before recommending the next step.
Hiring in Ireland
Discuss the roles you need to fill, your hiring plans and any candidates you have already identified.
We review the applicable employment permit requirements and the recruitment or immigration support you need.
Hiring in the UK
Eligibility depends on the occupation, salary, candidate circumstances and your sponsorship arrangements. Irish permit rules do not apply to UK hires.
Discuss your requirements so we can establish whether the service fits your case.
The support behind your next hire.
Permit + visa filed for you
GEP and UK Skilled Worker chef cases handled by our team. You approve the shortlist, we run the paperwork.
Volume hiring across sites
Hotel groups onboarding 25+ staff a year use monthly programmes for predictable cost and dedicated case capacity.
The challenges.
A practical response.
Wasted interview slots with mismatched chefs
Video cooking demos and competence interviews filter the shortlist before you book interviews.
Peak-season pressure on HR
Monthly programmes give reserved capacity heading into seasonal hiring windows.
Dependant / family relocations
Dependant visa cases are filed alongside the primary, with arrival logistics tracked.
One process.
From brief to arrival.
- 01
Agree the brief
You explain the role, location and timing. We review the requirements and agree the services you need.
- 02
Find the people
International sourcing and targeted search, with candidate profiles and assessment evidence for your team.
- 03
Make your decision
We coordinate screening and interviews. You review the candidates and approve the offer.
- 04
Manage the move
We coordinate the agreed application and relocation work, with progress visible throughout.
The roles.
The requirements.
These are roles employers ask us about. Eligibility depends on the role, hiring country and candidate circumstances.
Roles we support
- Head Chef
- Sous Chef
- Commis Chef
- Kitchen Porter
- F&B Supervisor
- Restaurant Manager
- Housekeeping Lead
Candidate evidence and credentials
- Culinary certification / apprenticeship
- Cuisine specialism + brigade experience
- Food safety / HACCP awareness
- Reference verification
- Right-to-work documentation
The work in practice.
All customer storiesSupermacs
How Recruitroo Restored Supermacs' Faith in International Recruitment After Previous Failures
Supermacs approached international recruitment with significant hesitation after several negative experiences. They had experienced rejected work permit applications despite significant time investment. International candidates hadn't met expectations after arrival. Complex compliance requirements made navigation difficult. Critical expansion plans were on hold due to talent acquisition uncertainties.
Read the storySó Hotels
How Recruitroo Freed Só Hotels' HR Team From Bureaucratic Burdens While Solving Their Culinary Talent Crisis
Só Hotels faced a dual challenge that strained their resources and threatened service quality. There was a severe shortage of culinary talent – they were unable to find qualified executive chefs and kitchen staff locally. Hospitality management gaps meant critical managerial positions remained unfilled. Their HR team was spending excessive time on complex immigration documentation, and they were constantly tracking and processing permit renewals for existing international staff.
Read the storyInchydoney Island Lodge & Spa
How Recruitroo Helped Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa Hire a Skilled Chef De Partie
Although Inchydoney Island Lodge & Spa had experience in hiring skilled hospitality professionals, this was their first time engaging with Ireland's employment permit system. They needed expert guidance to ensure compliance with work permit requirements. They required assurance that the Chef De Partie had the right culinary expertise through remote skill verification. Managing onboarding and relocation required a seamless transition to integrate the new hire smoothly.
Read the storyYour questions,
answered.
Yes. We work with experienced overseas chefs and present them with video cooking demonstrations and structured kitchen-experience interviews on file.
Yes. Dependant/Partner/Spouse cases are filed alongside the primary application and tracked through the platform.
Relocation tasks — airport pickup, accommodation handover, bank appointment, first-week check-in — are tracked so the operations team doesn't have to chase them.
Yes. Chefs are one of the more established overseas-hiring routes — usually via the General Employment Permit in Ireland (or Critical Skills where a role qualifies) and the UK Skilled Worker visa. We check the specific role and salary threshold before sourcing.
The employer pays the government permit or sponsor fees; these can't be deducted from the worker. The candidate typically covers their own entry visa and registration. We confirm the split per case up front.
Yes — hotel and restaurant groups usually run on monthly programmes so capacity is reserved ahead of seasonal peaks and can be spread across sites, rather than competing for one-off recruitment each time.
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Hiring internationally for hospitality?
Discuss your roles, hiring country and expected workload. We’ll explain the requirements and whether an ongoing programme or support for an individual case fits.