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Restaurant Hiring: Navigating the Labor Shortage

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As we start to welcome back workers, doing things as they were before isn't going to work—especially in hiring. That all begins at the hiring level. Before you can even put out a job posting make sure know exactly what you'll be hiring for. Do some planning and get a clear picture of exactly what you need to hire for.

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Keeping Up with the Holiday Hiring Rush

Modern Restaurant Management

As the hospitality industry gears up for the influx of holiday diners, making the right hires becomes especially crucial in maintaining a high quality of service. Never hire someone in the name of urgency. At the end of the interview process, reference calls are absolutely critical in confirming or eliminating any doubts you may have.

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New Age Recruitment Marketing Channels for Today’s Competitive Restaurant Hires

Modern Restaurant Management

In today’s tight job market, to be competitive and stay top of mind of potential hires, it’s important to launch a holistic recruitment marketing strategy to support basic recruiting functions. It is important that you have a recruitment marketing budget to drive top-of-funnel traffic in your hiring funnel.

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KITCHEN GROUPISM VS. TEAM

Culinary Cues

In fact, you were probably on the receiving end of this group behavior, sometimes referred to as bullying. Anyone who has been hired as a new employee knows the feeling of being on the outside of groupism. .” – Webster’s Dictionary Of course, you remember. You were either part of this or feeling left out because you weren’t.

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How to Manage Multiple Restaurants and Locations

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It means guests love the food you serve so much that one location simply won’t cut it — and you get to serve more customers, generate more revenue , and expand your business. You won't be able to refer to your previous restaurant opening playbook and follow it to the letter. Replicating an Existing Concept.

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Retain Restaurant Employees with These Six Hiring Tips

Restaurant365

The hiring process in the restaurant industry is similar to hiring in other industries, but the restaurant industry experiences higher turnover than most other businesses. Consequently, the hiring objective is two-fold: hiring the right employees and retaining them. Referred employees have a lower turnover rate.

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How To Create a Fair Holiday Work Schedule For Restaurants

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Many restaurants are still working around hiring and staff retention struggles, meaning they may be unable to fully capitalize on the demand of the holidays. Hire Additional Staff in Time. You can reference average party size, takeout vs. on-premise orders, the popular menu items, and other key metrics to to forecast restaurant sales.