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Three Ways to Transform Seasonal Hires into Permanent Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

Following a year of turbulent hiring trends , inflated expenses, and uncertain demand, 2025 could be the “year of retention” for restaurants. Heading into 2025, restaurants can take advantage of a particular class of workers to bolster their retention efforts: seasonal hires.

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Hiring Quickly (But Safely) as Dining Demand Picks Up

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants are filling up again, but hiring and retaining employees in the midst of a national workforce shake-up remains an uphill battle. 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.

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Building Resilient and Less-Stress Restaurant Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

Adopt technology : Use tech solutions to simplify operations, such as automated scheduling or inventory tracking systems. Designate experienced staff to mentor new hires, handle onboarding, or run training sessions. Doing so can also benefit your decision-making and leadership skills.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part Two

Modern Restaurant Management

– Ilson Goncalves, Chef/Owner, Samba Montclair Two ways the pandemic changed the restaurant industry are around employees and technology. Technology continues to transform restaurant operations. Technology has become a solution in staffing as well. That's never going to change. They seek brands they believe in.

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To Mitigate ‘The Great Resignation’ Refocus on the Employee Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

A recent survey of restaurant operators by the University of South Florida School of Hospitality found that hiring and turnover was their number one challenge. But there are tangible ways to mitigate these hiring and retention challenges, and they all start with putting the restaurant’s team first and foremost.

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Industry Report: Restaurants face staffing challenges, old and new in 2023

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The shrunken labor pool inflation, turnover, and technology, all make up the stew that operating a restaurant is in 2023. On the whole, hiring and retention are restaurant operators' top priorities. When we look at all of the data together, it's clear that hiring and retention are at the top of everyone's list.

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Gen Z: The Kids Are All Right (Mostly)

Modern Restaurant Management

This is nothing new — each generation is shaped by different world events, technology, and cultural shifts. The Leadership Shift: How to Adapt and Engage Gen Z in Hospitality Every generation faces its own set of stereotypes. Gen X called Millennials entitled. Now, Millennials are side-eyeing Gen Z’s work ethic.