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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

7 Shifts

The same New York Times story found that 80 to 85 percent of Crafted Hospitality group's kitchen employees have moved out of New York City. Many workers are not returning due to personal safety concerns, and many have left the industry altogether. That all begins at the hiring level. Writing a good job description.

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

7 Shifts

You're responsible for tactical duties like training new hires, conducting performance reviews, disciplining rule breakers and poor performers, and handling compensation changes—in addition to more interpersonal tasks like mentorship and ensuring professional growth. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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Back of house restaurant job descriptions and duties

Clover - Restaurants

Here are a few sample back-of-house job descriptions you can use to jumpstart your own job descriptions to help attract top notch BOH staff. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the restaurant’s culinary offerings and ensuring the smooth operation of our kitchen. Proven experience in a management or supervisory role.

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9 Restaurant Job Interview Questions to Ask in 2020

7 Shifts

While most people would say it’s choosing a concept or picking the perfect location, we argue that it’s hiring the right people. Who you hire to execute your vision can make or break your business. But how can you know if a new hire will be engaged in their role before you hire them?

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A Guide to the Role of a Restaurant Manager: Duties, Daily Routine, and Essential Skills

7 Shifts

You're responsible for tactical duties like training new hires, conducting performance reviews, disciplining rule breakers and poor performers, and handling compensation changes—in addition to more interpersonal tasks like mentorship and ensuring professional growth. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

Applicants may wonder about the restaurant’s culinary direction, commitment to sustainability, sourcing ingredients, and how innovation is balanced with tradition in the kitchen. What is the kitchen’s work culture like? How are creativity and input from the kitchen staff valued?

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Order Up! Offer Financial-Based Incentives to Tackle Staffing Challenges 

Modern Restaurant Management

Kitchen and front-of-house employees are simply harder to find. Prioritize health and safety : At the height of the pandemic, most restaurants enacted measures to protect employees and customers, such as blocking off every other table, requiring masks and erecting plastic barriers between tables and at the bar.

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