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Restaurant Recruiting During and After COVID-19

7 Shifts

Restaurant recruiting during the COVID-19 pandemic can be advantageous for restaurants because so much restaurant talent is looking for work. It’s important for restaurant hiring and training processes to reflect new COVID-19 safety measures. If you were able to support employees, what did that look like?"

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The New Normal: How Technology Can Help Streamline Restaurant Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

A growing number of restaurants are embracing technology to run their operations and prepare themselves for the challenges of the ‘new normal. Kitchen operations. Food safety and restaurant cleanliness. Using technology to streamline workflows is one solution to this problem. Kitchen Operations.

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

7 Shifts

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. For example, you might have to take a larger role in candidate sourcing, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and even the firing process than you might expect.

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

7 Shifts

Inventory management Managers need to ensure the kitchen is stocked with the right amount of food so that nothing is wasted and as few items need to be 86'ed as possible. For example, you might have to take a larger role in candidate sourcing, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and even the firing process than you might expect.

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How to Create a Restaurant Staff Training Manual

7 Shifts

As you ramp up hiring again, there’ll be a huge influx of applications, so it’s essential you get your post-COVID recruitment right. The more staff you have to replace, the more money you have to spend on recruitment, and the more time you have to spend interviewing and training. Write your training guide as you’d coach them in person.)

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The Downfall of a Restaurant: A Leadership Deficit

Embrace the Suck

Leadership: The Missing Ingredient The best restaurants are those led by individuals who understand that their role extends beyond the kitchen or the management office. The recruitment and effective training of suitable staff is critical. Restaurant Excellence Guideline #37: Emphasize food safety and hygiene.

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

Applicants may wonder about the restaurant’s culinary direction, commitment to sustainability, sourcing ingredients, and how innovation is balanced with tradition in the kitchen. What is the kitchen’s work culture like? How are creativity and input from the kitchen staff valued?