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High-Volume Holiday Recruiting Strategies

Modern Restaurant Management

However, for restaurants dealing with high-volume recruitment needs, the challenge is even greater. Tight timelines : First, hiring teams often encounter tight timelines when managing high-volume recruitment. Maintaining company reputation : Maintaining a strong employer brand becomes crucial in high-volume recruiting.

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

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Metrics and sheets you'll need to track include cost of goods sold, labor costs, new operating income, profit, and (see below) inventory costs. Chances are, it's balancing the scheduling requests of dozens of employees each week. Operations This is the catch-all of all restaurant manager responsibilities. Check inventory levels.

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Five Common Seasonal Hiring Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Modern Restaurant Management

Despite a slowed holiday hiring season, there is still a demand to hire restaurant employees to keep up with the inevitable influx of folks who eat out more frequently around the holidays—in fact, 17 percent of restaurant leaders are still looking to hire workers. Mistake #1: Neglecting a season-specific hiring strategy. How to avoid.

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Restaurants Go Digital to Attract and Retain Talent

Modern Restaurant Management

To recruit new talent and alleviate strains on current staff, restaurant managers are looking for new ways to streamline their operations and enhance the employee experience. However, many have since discovered that digitizing their workforce operations empowers employees. Embracing Digital Transformation.

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What can we learn from "Waitmares"?

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With work being one of the biggest contributors to stress, it’s not surprising that four in five people have had work-related dreams at some point in their lives. However, when stress so deeply affects employees that it leads to sleep-disturbing nightmares, it can take a toll on workplace satisfaction and engagement.

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Self-Ordering Kiosks: One Solution to the Current Labor Shortage

Modern Restaurant Management

With pandemic-related restrictions being eased and dine-in being allowed again, restaurant owners are in need of a lot of staff. In order to meet this massive shortfall, restaurants have had to up the ante on their recruitment drives. Digitizing the order process brings speed to a restaurant’s operations.

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A More Financially Stable Workforce Can Fuel Industry Recovery — Even in a Talent Crunch

Modern Restaurant Management

Recent restaurant closures, even temporary ones, help to underscore the importance of recruiting and retaining a staff. The vast majority of financially stable employees (87 percent) are likely to remain with their current employer for the next year, compared to only 58 percent of those who are financially unstable.