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9 Restaurant Job Interview Questions to Ask in 2020

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What to look for: Look for a solution that keeps guests a top priority and supports the short-staffed FOH team — like the manager stepping in to work the role (this is where cross-training comes in handy!) Because rehiring and training new staff is costly , it’s in your best interest to hire candidates who are in it for the long haul.

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

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It usually involves an orientation, paperwork collection, and training. Day Two Training: Learning how to do your job with a training manual, in-person classes, online learning, and shadowing. Restaurant technology training, including how to request shifts and what to do during opening and closing shifts.

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How to Find and Retain Workers During the Restaurant Hiring Crisis

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But the bad news is they are having trouble hiring and filling positions across the board for cooks, servers, FOH and BOH positions. Data from a survey Landed conducted in 2020 found that job candidates’ top three priorities are Learning & Growth, Salary and Location, in that order. They have a lot of options.

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2022 Trends: Meeting Challenges and Industry Evolution

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The spike of take out and delivery orders that began with covid makes it all too easy to forget that prior to March 2020, guests had already begun moving that direction. These commercial kitchens, without any traditional FOH space or staff, are making it easier to streamline delivery. billion in five years.

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Restaurant Cyber Security: How To Prevent Data Breaches

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million in 2020 alone. Given the nature of how restaurants operate —with complex systems in the FOH and BOH —ensuring that receive orders, collect payment, and pay teams—here are numerous areas of the business that could be breached. Train Staff in Best Practices. The cost of restaurant cybersecurity.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Creating a Culture of Cleanliness 

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restaurant losses for April 2020 were projected to surpass $50 billion, according to estimates from the National Restaurant Association (NRA). It requires businesses to overhaul cleaning procedures, conduct thorough training and implement new employee-centric policies. In fact, U.S. Cleaning the Right Way.

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How To Create a Fair Holiday Work Schedule For Restaurants

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Even in the pandemic year of 2020, before vaccines, we saw bumps in both sales and shifts scheduled in and around the tent pole holidays. In fact, the sooner you begin the search for new candidates, the more likely you'll find and hire qualified workers — and the more time you'll have to train them, so they're fully ramped come December.