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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. Potential hires will be interested in knowing about shift patterns, peak service times, and how shifts are allocated among staff. What are the expected work shifts and how are they assigned?

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Streamlined Menus in the Onboarding Process

Culinary Digital

By paring down the variety of dishes and ingredients, a streamlined menu facilitates a more focused and straightforward training regimen, expediting the journey to proficiency for fresh recruits. This uniformity in food preparation and presentation is a hallmark of quality assurance, instilling confidence in both the staff and the diners.

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Retaining Restaurant Employees During the Pandemic: 5 Effective Ways to Reduce Turnover

Goliath Consulting

The pandemic has brought a talent crisis to the restaurant industry, with a recent survey showing that more than 55% of hiring managers had difficulty sourcing hourly workers, while about 45% expressed difficulty scheduling interviews (1,2).

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Onboarding Checklist: How to Onboard Your Employees the Right Way

Sling

But if it’s something big, like a new hire arriving when or where no one was expecting them, not having a workspace ready on their first day, or training scheduled for a time when the trainer is unavailable, the employee is going to notice. The best way to do this is to stay in communication with your new hire.

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How a Performance Improvement Plan Could Save You $80K

Bar and Restaurant Coach

The HR department has many jobs: hiring the right people, making sure that employees are treated in accordance with the company’s ethics, code of conduct, and culture statements. Glassdoor: The average US company will spend 52 days and $4,000 to hire for a position. The Actual Cost of Hiring a New Employee. 1 bar manager.

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How to Boost Teamwork in Your Restaurant

Lavu

This should be covered when new employees are hired, and regular updates should be made via staff meetings. Hire Cohesive Teams with Wise Hiring Practices. A lot of restaurants suffer from terrible, ineffective hiring processes. A manager may be looking for very different criteria than the new recruit’s team members.

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P.F. Chang’s To Go and Wing Squad Delivers

Modern Restaurant Management

.” Prior to joining Boston Market, Wyatt served as Operations Partner/Vice President of Operations for Panera Bread, where he was responsible for all aspects of operations, including retail, marketing, recruiting, catering, facilities and bakery at more than 40 cafes in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey.