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The Tech Connection in Attracting Talent

Modern Restaurant Management

She previously spent three years as an executive recruiter for restaurants, and her recruitment experience varies from fast food chains to fine dining, and for roles ranging front of house, back of house and management. She brings more than 17 years of human resources and talent acquisition expertise to her role.

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Our Wage Models are Broken

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This is often based on a points model, calculated using the job category and hours worked. We operate as a tip pool restaurant with equal parts shared between the back and front of the house, weighted by position and number of hours worked. This isn’t an easy conversation to have. Rethinking Wages: Where to Start?

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20 Restaurant Skills You'll Quickly Learn on the Job (Updated)

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What those technologies are completely depends on the role, but here are a few of the more popular examples: Servers and front-of-house roles tend to familiarize themselves with point-of-sale (POS) technology, scheduling software , online ordering integrations, and perhaps even reservation software. Table of Contents.

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

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Managing a restaurant is a delicate routine—if we can even call it a routine. A better description might be a balancing act that presents new and unique challenges every day. Managers are responsible for nearly every aspect of the restaurant and have to cover a variety of duties. This part of the job is arguably the most multi-faceted.

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Technology Can Help Restaurants During ‘The Great Resignation’

Modern Restaurant Management

With a critically shrunken talent pool, restaurants are racing to fill positions in every part of the business — front of house, back of house, and corporate teams. Digital Ordering to Eliminate Friction Points for Cashiers. At full-service restaurants, servers are responsible for crucial tasks.

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

By proactively addressing these questions during the interview process or in job postings, you can create a more effective recruitment experience. If the managers or owners doing an interview raise and answer these job applicant questions, they will have a better rapport with applicants. What is the kitchen’s work culture like?

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Restaurant Staffing Crisis Solutions: Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

While staffing has always topped the list of restaurant owner/manager pain points, it now seems to be at crisis proportions. March restaurant sale surged 36 percent year-over-year and nearly reached 2019 levels. And the situation isn’t likely to improve soon as more competition in the battle for talent is anticipated.