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Top Restaurant Hiring Tips

Modern Restaurant Management

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. In what ways does technology help the hiring process?

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Using Technology to Combat the Labor Shortage

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Our Wage Models are Broken

7 Shifts

The institution of tipping and the existence of the sub-minimum wage is heavily rooted in slavery , and has led to decades of underpaying a workforce that is majority black, brown, and female. In other words, tips can legally be split between kitchen and waitstaff. This isn’t an easy conversation to have.

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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

Modern Restaurant Management

Only one in ten operators think recruiting and retaining employees will be easier in 2023 than it was in 2022. The restaurant industry has long been the primary training ground for new entrants to the workforce and in 2022, nearly a quarter of jobs were filled by first-time employees. million by 2030. Calmer Seas Ahead The U.S.

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How bartaco approaches pay equity at their restaurants

7 Shifts

He joined us on the Pre-Shift podcast to chat about bartaco's embrace of tech, their unique approach to training and career development, radical wage structure, and how all of those practices have them poised for growth in 2023. We're ordering and paying on our devices using kiosks and tipping via tablet.

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Questions in the Minds of Restaurant Job Applicants

Ken Burgin

Are there opportunities for further training, or to attend workshops and events? By proactively addressing these questions during the interview process or in job postings, you can create a more effective recruitment experience. How are tips distributed among front-of-house and kitchen staff?

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How to Reduce Employee Turnover with Technology

Restaurant365

Knowing how to reduce restaurant employee turnover and increase retention rates in your staff can save your restaurant money in the long term, with resources once wasted on constant hiring and training put to better use. Today, there are many different tools that can distribute and regularly collect surveys for your employees.