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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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Top Tips for Seasonal Hiring this Summer

Modern Restaurant Management

Hiring teams are facing a specific challenge this summer–quickly hiring the top seasonal talent before someone else does. Below are four tips to add to your seasonal hiring toolkit. In 2021, 42 percent of HireVue interviews were completed outside of regular work and school hours. ” Hire Faster.

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Mastering Worker Classification: Seven Essential Tips for Restaurant Owners

Modern Restaurant Management

Independent contractors usually have greater flexibility, provide their own tools, and are often hired for specific projects or short-term engagements. The worker performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business.

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Four Ways to Effectively Market Your Restaurant in 2021

Modern Restaurant Management

As we hunker down for a long winter and uncertain spring – whether you are Team Keep Going or Team Hibernation — now is the perfect time to focus on a plan to ensure that your restaurant not only survives, but thrives, in 2021. Today, an expectation of transparency is the baseline, and it will only continue into 2021.

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A Recruiter’s Guide To Hiring In 2021

Businesses are looking to hire quickly, but they face a disjointed market. With vaccination rates rising, consumers spending more money, and people returning to offices, the job market is going through a period of unprecedented adjustment. As the New York Times observed, “It’s a weird moment for the American economy.”

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Tech’s Role in Beating the Restaurant Hiring Crunch

Modern Restaurant Management

The hiring shortage and the fallout from "The Great Resignation" that saw 47 million U.S. workers quit their jobs in 2021 is still in full swing, particularly in restaurants. Another way technology can boost tipping is by turning even new hires into the knowledgeable servers guests love.

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Five Years After COVID, the Restaurant Labor Market Has Yet to Recover

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In the spring of 2021, restaurants across the country were scrambling to find staff. Hiring is a nightmare, Caroline Styne, co-founder of Lucques Group in Los Angeles, told AP in June 2021. Its a crutch that award-winning chefs and restaurateurs now cant use in hiring because candidates know they can do better.

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Restaurant Management Masterclass

Speaker: Harlan Scott, Founder of Harlan Scott Hospitality and Industry Restaurant

Implementation of an onboarding and training program that makes a crucial first impression on your new hires. Thursday April 29, 2021 at 11AM PDT, 2PM EDT, 6PM GMT. In this webinar, you will learn: Recruiting and retaining the best people from a crowded a competitive jobs board. Do your staff think they’re working for the real deal?