Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2024

In today's bustling restaurant industry, where every detail matters, technology has become an indispensable tool – especially in hiring and staffing. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed the recruitment process, offering a new level of efficiency and automation.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 7, 2025

Recruiting and Retaining Restaurant Staff for Growth Insights from Kura Sushis Strategy Hiring and keeping great employees is a major challenge for restaurants today. Here are the biggest takeaways from their recruiting and retaining staff process. This has placed a high emphasis on hiring and training employees quickly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2022

Right now, the restaurant industry has experienced rapid employee turnover and staffing shortages, which is impacting how recruiters are bringing on new talent for food service roles. Recruiters today must stay nimble in their communication approach with candidates to remain competitive in attracting top talent.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With slow seasons also comes the need to navigate seasonal layoffs and the task of hiring all the best people back the next season. Hire the Right People. The cost of re-hiring even hourly employees is about $3,500 per employee on average, and that cost triples when you think about manager level roles or higher.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Hiring top talent can be a daunting task for any organization. However, for restaurants dealing with high-volume recruitment needs, the challenge is even greater. Tight timelines : First, hiring teams often encounter tight timelines when managing high-volume recruitment.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

In a job seekers market, if we don’t alter our approach to sourcing, recruiting, and hiring, we'll be left with open jobs and few applicants to fill them. You never know, they may be interested and were just unaware that you were hiring. Streamline Your Hiring Process. Prepare to Pay Higher Wages. Hang in there!

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2021

Two-thirds of new hires signing up for DailyPay. Now more people are back to work and everyone is hiring. That’s why being creative and flexible has been a key mindset for hiring.” ” Being creative and flexible has been a key mindset for hiring. People were in between jobs or suddenly out of work.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Staff productivity plays the largest role in restaurant revenue, which is why it’s so important to invest in your recruiting and hiring strategies, finding like-minded individuals to move your restaurant forward while minimizing time waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

To recruit new talent and alleviate strains on current staff, restaurant managers are looking for new ways to streamline their operations and enhance the employee experience. A mobile employee experience has now become table stakes in seamlessly recruiting, onboarding, training and managing staff. Embracing Digital Transformation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

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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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2022

Communicate Better. Facing multiple headwinds, restaurant owners and management must employ the most effective tool available: effective communication. In chaotic times, clear and consistent communication can make all the difference. In chaotic times, clear and consistent communication can make all the difference.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

From onboarding new hires to upskilling existing staff, a comprehensive training program can improve customer service, boost efficiency, and foster a positive work culture. Front-of-house (FOH) staff, like servers and hosts, will need customer service training, upselling techniques, and communication skills.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

To learn what operators can do to recruit and retain, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Opal Wagnac, SVP of Market & Product Strategy at isolved, who works with QSR HR practitioners. On the other hand, maintaining robust recruitment and training are also key challenges as HR tries to combat employee churn.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

According to the National Restaurant Association’s 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry Report , 50 percent of operators for both full-service and quick-service restaurants said that recruiting and retaining employees was their top challenge. These lead to poor employee experience and often frustration among staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

While there is no single answer as to how best to do so, if we look back at the pandemic’s impact thus far, it’s clear that the ability to effectively pivot offerings and communicate with your customers is critical to a restaurant’s survival. Be Transparent About Safety. Think Beyond Your Four Walls.

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ChowNow

MARCH 14, 2025

Effective labor management means hiring the right people, providing thorough training , creating efficient schedules, and building a culture that keeps employees engaged. Standardized recipes, efficient prep work, and strong communication between back-of-house and front-of-house teams prevent bottlenecks.

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Restaurant staffing was hard enough before the pandemic, with common hurdles such as no-shows, mistake hires and high turnover rates (1). According to an analysis from Workstream, a text recruiting and hiring tool for local businesses, this is partly due to the disruptions in the normal hiring process (6). Be Flexible.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Because employees come and go so quickly, it’s natural for restaurateurs to feel like they have to make quick hiring decisions to avoid lapses in service and quality. However, hasty hiring is at the root of the turnover problem. At 7shifts, we put our values front and center during the hiring process. Read on to find out.

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Embrace the Suck

MAY 24, 2023

But these fresh recruits often stick around only briefly before setting off, triggering a repeating cycle of worry. Step 2: Proactive Recruitment Unearthing top-tier talent demands active recruitment. Instead, we should be on the offense, taking our recruitment strategy to the talent pool. It's astounding! Are they alive?

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The Rail

MARCH 14, 2025

Hiring international staff can help you achieve that authentic atmosphere and experience youre looking to give guests. Cultural Diversity Hiring a diverse staff can bring a range of cultural backgrounds to your restaurant. Therefore, ensure that you hire without bias while considering cultural diversity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 5, 2021

In the National Restaurant Association’s report, 75 percent of restaurant operators identified recruiting employees as their top challenge this summer, above all other difficulties experienced in the industry’s recovery. But not all hope is lost.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 23, 2023

Enlivening the culture starts with an effective plan, an inclusive idea able to be authentically communicated and practical in its expectation. We focus on team development and define it as our team cycle which includes things like recruitment and hiring, onboarding and training, as well as evaluation of compensation and benefits.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 22, 2021

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. Hire Additional Staff in Time. The bad news for restaurants is that food service businesses are facing ongoing difficulty hiring.

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7 Shifts

MAY 31, 2021

Recruiting, hiring, onboarding, scheduling, engaging, paying, and losing employees all surface up into restaurant HR management. Restaurants need an operating model in place to ensure the right employees are hired, well-trained, actively engaged, feeling productive, and ultimately retained for as long as possible. Scheduling.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 6, 2021

With dining restrictions lifting and restaurants’ busy season upon us, employers are ramping up hiring in order to meet the demand of the summer. Adding a technology solution to handle scheduling and team communication benefits both employers and employees. According to the U.S. Use Scheduling Software.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Using the same platform, employees can communicate with one another to trade shifts as desired. Flexible self-scheduling can be positioned as a great benefit to potential employees, making it a powerful recruiting and retention tool. Hiring more staff to meet demand is easier said than done during the current labor crunch.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 15, 2023

Resourceful by nature, Deane has embraced recruiting from new programs at local tech colleges specifically designed to prepare restaurant workers. Deane expects the practical programs to greatly appeal to hiring managers eager to bolster their ranks from an expanded pool of educated candidates with long-term aspirations.

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Open for Business

AUGUST 10, 2023

Knowing how to hire employees can make or break your restaurant. Whether you’re staffing a new restaurant, looking for seasonal employees , or streamlining your interview process, you always want to know the best way to hire restaurant employees. Knowing where to hire restaurant staff is half the battle.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 19, 2020

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.

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Embrace the Suck

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Bad hiring is a disease. Are you actively recruiting talent each week or just placing a couple of boring job ads hoping that the next superstar is going to walk in? Communication is key if you want to build a badass culture. I think Uber is hiring. Communication in restaurants sucks! 38% is related to tone.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 12, 2022

However, right now many companies that need to hire seasonal employees are struggling with the clash of a tight jobs market and the rising costs of doing business. Communication and transparency. Constant change — that has been the theme of the past several years, especially for restaurant businesses. But it’s important.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 9, 2019

On average, replacing an hourly employee costs around $3,328 once you factor in recruiting, interviewing, and training time. Turnover Tip : Keep your most talented employees by ensuring open communication on their career development. Being on the same page will prevent this mismatch mistake in hiring. Disinterest.

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Embrace the Suck

MARCH 22, 2019

This is good news for the restaurant that is willing to make recruiting a priority. To help you break free from the pack of mediocrity, here are seven creative (and controversial) ways to challenge your hiring mindset. Actively recruiting talent must be a top priority when hiring in the coming year!

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Hot Schedules

MAY 10, 2021

Seasonal Staff Playbook: Hiring, Training & Retaining Great Teams. PLAY #1: Hire Quality Seasonal Staff. Hiring quality seasonal staff should be at the top of the list because we all know your starting line-up can make or break the season. Employee Communication. b3lineicon|b3icon-user-network|? User Network.

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The Rail

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Create unified communications about sexual harassment policies to help keep your restaurant employees safe and on the same page. Hiring a third-party investigation team is a smart way to go. Start in your recruiting and hiring process. Then, you can work on fostering two-way communication.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2022

These subjects might include feedback on new multi-unit restaurant technology , menu and marketing initiatives, as well as assistance navigating supply chain, economic, or hiring difficulties. Communicate Expectations or an Agenda. 10:30 am: Improving recruitment and retention. Azrin, a partner at Gallet, Dreyer & Berkey.

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