Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

To facilitate a successful seasonal hiring process, restaurant operators must understand the full lifecycle of a seasonal hire – from recruitment to onboarding to retention – and how each stage presents an opportunity for restaurants to enhance their business and cultivate stronger teams.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Recruiting and Retention Remain a Struggle In the research report, 65 percent of respondents described the current labor market as “tight” or “very tight.” Thirty percent of respondents named recruiting their top challenge, while 27 percent said retention was.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Not surprising, as it has been reported on consistently, recruiting employees is the top concern for restaurants in fall of 2021, after Coronavirus shook up our economies and our definitions of success. Recruiting employees was the top concern in 2019 , before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the restaurant world. Surprising?

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7 Shifts

JULY 29, 2020

Restaurant recruiting during the COVID-19 pandemic can be advantageous for restaurants because so much restaurant talent is looking for work. Here’s how to implement those restaurant recruitment changes to keep your current staff safe and give job candidates peace of mind. Will any of the hiring or training be conducted remotely?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2023

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. Maintaining company reputation : Maintaining a strong employer brand becomes crucial in high-volume recruiting.

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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. Grassroots recruiting strategies and NSO (New Store Opening) workbooks.

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EATER

MARCH 14, 2025

Now, restaurant owners and chefs across the country say theyre still struggling to recruit and retain talent. Kriston Jae Bethel/Bloomberg via Getty Images The COVID pandemic accelerated a labor shortage in the industry. In the spring of 2021, restaurants across the country were scrambling to find staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 19, 2021

By outsourcing functions like the recruitment process, regular kitchen cleaning, and exterior and janitorial services, managers and staff alike can focus on their core expertise. First, the amount of time managers spend recruiting can have a distracting domino effect on food service operations.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2019

To thrive in this labor climate, it is essential that food service employers explore innovative ways to stand out among competitors to recruit and retain sharp, dedicated talent. While perpetual job openings may be encouraging for restaurant industry jobseekers, it can be a point of concerning instability for restaurant owners.

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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. Intelligent Messaging.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 27, 2024

She previously spent three years as an executive recruiter for restaurants, and her recruitment experience varies from fast food chains to fine dining, and for roles ranging front of house, back of house and management. She brings more than 17 years of human resources and talent acquisition expertise to her role.

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This signifies a drop in younger recruits that compose a larger part of the restaurant workforce, not to mention how workers may be leaving the restaurant industry for good in search of more stable, reliable jobs (5). Speed is one of the most critical factors in recruiting, particularly in the restaurant industry. Easy Scheduling.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

For many, recruiting is a skill they’re not trained on and just one of a hundred tasks occupying their work day. Recruiting and hiring decisions are often made by managers at the store or restaurant level instead of by corporate recruiters.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This is the frothy backdrop against which restaurant HR professionals are working to recruit, cultivate and retain the right talent. Additionally, skills sometimes considered secondary to restaurant roles are much more likely to be valuable in post-COVID recruiting.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Rising labor and food costs, along with the ongoing struggle to recruit and retain employees, remain among the top concerns for both fullservice and limited-service operators. "The Despite the positive outlook, many operators say, "new year, similar concerns."

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Recent restaurant closures, even temporary ones, help to underscore the importance of recruiting and retaining a staff. As restaurants work to recruit new workers while retaining their current staffs, solutions that offer faster, digital access to earned wages could be key.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It is increasingly difficult to recruit, attract, hire, and retain employees, but there are some insights that can help you navigate a tough labor landscape. ” These evergreen job openings can be listed on major job sites, niche career platforms, or even with recruiters (mostly used for salaried positions).

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Leading brands like Cracker Barrel are already using on-demand interviews and AI-driven assessments to cut down on administrative tasks for recruiters. By automating the front end of the process, recruiters can focus instead on building meaningful connections with candidates.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Below, we review five common mistakes recruiters make when hiring seasonal workers and how to prevent them in order to reach your yearly goals. By developing a short-term worker-specific hiring plan, you give yourself the opportunity to recruit and hire based on your specific needs at that moment. How to avoid.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Be creative when it comes to how to recruit, hire and retain employees. Now might be the time try something you’ve never done before like hiring an external recruiting firm to find the exact right person or offer a new roster of employee benefits to boost morale and keep your best people feeling happy and appreciated.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 10, 2021

In order to meet this massive shortfall, restaurants have had to up the ante on their recruitment drives. Some have been giving a special, one-off payment to new recruits, while others have provided free starters or drinks to those who sign up for interviews.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 3, 2022

Put your marketing skills to work to recruit new talent and fill open job positions at your quick-service restaurant. Here are a few fresh ideas to improve recruitment. The outbreak of the pandemic sent unemployment rates through the roof. Make a Video. At least 86 percent of businesses use video to market to customers.

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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. The restaurant industry is extremely relationship driven, making your current staff a great resource for finding new recruits. Ask for Recommendations. Hang in there!

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Looking for answers, I polled my team of professional recruiting partners for these industries. Partnering with a third-party recruiter that you trust can not only assist you in finding great people, but as a constant resource and consultant, is an expense that many organizations have realized they can’t afford to sacrifice.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2024

Find Recruitment Partners : As the labor force shrinks globally due to aging populations, use recruiting firms as a valuable partner in identifying qualified talent that can fill the skill gaps of the future. Implement management training programs for young talent to help fill future skill gaps and ensure the continuity of leadership.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

According to the National Restaurant Association, 70 percent of operators report not having enough employees to meet customer demand, and three out of four say they will commit more resources to employee recruitment and retention. The resources you dedicate to recruiting candidates don’t need to be man hours.

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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 28, 2022

At the same time, competition for labor has risen, making it more difficult than ever to recruit, train and retain employees. The combination of better recruiting and automation allows operators to find new ways to manage their business and remain profitable. This has caused a dearth of institutional knowledge and experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 31, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has transformed the recruitment process, offering a new level of efficiency and automation. Infusing Culture into Recruitment While AI streamlines processes, it should never overshadow the human touch when it comes to showcasing culture.

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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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