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Who we are
Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Los Angeles USA Placement is an international recruitment firm specializing in the J-1 Training Visa Program. Through its Swiss office in Lausanne, USA Placement has a unique advantage in matching international graduates with U.S. hotels.

What we do
True to the mission of the J-1 Training Visa, USA Placement is committed to ensuring that international hotel management graduates are placed with hotels offering valuable training and exposure to the U.S. business market, while also ensuring the host hotel benefit from the global perspective a highly skilled and motivated international graduates can offer.

As a Full Service Recruitment Firm, we handle all aspects of recruitment, including:

• Screening candidates for educational and business qualifications
• Pre-qualifying candidates for English proficiency
• Assisting in all J-1 Visa administrative procedures with the sponsorship organization
• Relocation and housing issues

"The Personality Of The Candidate Is At Least As Important As Their Qualifications And Experience."
- Miguel Gonzalez, President of USA Placement -

Available talent
While USA Placement offers graduates with training in the following fields:

• Food & Beverage
• Front Office
• Rooms Division
• Spa Management
• Human Resources
• Culinary
• Crosstraining

What Makes USA Placement Unique Unlike our competitors, USA Placement is entirely focused on the high end hospitality industry allowing us to have developed a superior level of expertise, which means we know exactly what you are looking for.

Where other recruitment companies deal with applicants of all ages and skill levels, we accept only high quality graduates with a BA degree /equivalent or greater into our 18 month program.

Through our expertise and unique close relationship with the top hotel management universities in Europe and around the world, you get access to a talent pool that will broaden your organization and contribute to your hotel's growth and quality of service. We take pride in never losing sight of what our clients value most.

A Final note
Since 1998, USA Placement has placed international graduates with hundreds of host companies, 98% of which have chosen to work with us again. We believe this is the best testament to both the value and success of our program, and to the exceptional service USA Placement continues to offer our clients.