Hiring Quickly (But Safely) as Dining Demand Picks Up

Restaurants are filling up again, but hiring and retaining employees in the midst of a national workforce shake-up remains an uphill battle. There are several talent acquisition strategies you can apply to make your hiring process quicker and more efficient without compromising your brand, workplace culture, or the safety of your employees and customer base. 

Take a Modernized Approach to Attract and Engage Talent With staff in short supply as millions of Americans continue to quit their jobs, restaurants looking to ramp up hiring for the busy season are faced with an ultra-competitive hiring market. Recently the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that job openings in the hospitality industry increased by 130 percent in 2021, with over 1.7 million positions opening up in the month of December alone. 

In Sterling’s annual leadership survey on hiring and retention trends in hospitality, we found that many businesses are leveraging similar tactics to overcome the competition…