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The Key to Interviewing Success
Every applicant who sits across from you in an interview has potential. If you didn’t think that was true, you wouldn’t have invited them in to talk, right? Think of interviewing as opening gifts. Some may be impressively wrapped, but without much inside. Others might...
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The Key to Interviewing Success
Every applicant who sits across from you in an interview has potential. If you didn’t think that was true, you wouldn’t have invited them in to talk, right? Think of interviewing as opening gifts. Some may be impressively wrapped, but without much inside. Others might...
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Orientation Sets the Stage for Success
The way you treat your employees determines how they’ll treat your guests. This starts during your orientation program. New employees are typically the most attentive and open to new ideas during their first few weeks on the job, so make sure you make the most of that...
Understaffed? How to Keep Guests Happy
It’s Saturday night and the place is hopping. The only people who aren't moving are two servers who never showed up. Dishes are piling up, and guests are looking around hoping to be noticed by someone. What can you do to keep guests happy when your restaurant is...
Stop Conflict Before It Starts
In the hustle and bustle of the restaurant business, conflict is part of the game. Conflict can happen within your team, with one of your employees, with a guest, or with a vendor. Conflict in the workplace isn’t always a bad thing. Productive conflict can lead to...
Restaurant Incentives, Rewards & Contests
Performance is driven by behavior, and behavior is driven by four factors: communication, training, measurement, and rewards. Incentives and contests will do little to improve attitude, but they can work wonders to change or enhance behavior and therefore improve...
Improve Restaurant Hiring with Group Interviews
Restaurant hiring can be tough under any circumstances. When you have several positions to fill, such as with a new store opening or when several student employees are returning to school at the end of summer, it can be even more challenging. Group interviews, or open...
New Workplace Harassment Laws for the Restaurant Industry
The #metoo movement continues to bring shocking stories to the top of our news feeds, but workplace harassment was around long before it was such a popular subject. This is especially true of sexual harassment in the restaurant industry. Some reports suggest that up...
Restaurant Management: Letting the Well-Liked Go
We don't have to tell you -- restaurant management isn't easy. One of the hardest tasks for restaurant managers is firing employees, especially when they're a well-liked member of your team.Ease the Blow and Move OnEverybody loves Katie, but you had to let her go. And...
Use Mystery Applicants to Improve Restaurant Hiring
So you think you’ve got this hiring thing down. You’ve joined all the right groups. You’re recruiting in all the right places. You know how to ask the right questions. But still those less-than-suitable employees keep slipping through to muddle up your operation....
How to Be the Restaurant Employer of Choice
As the restaurant employment outlook changes, effective restaurant managers are once again looking at tapping into a non-traditional labor pool in order to staff their restaurants. So where will you turn and what kind of employee will you turn to? First, take a look...
Employee Appreciation in the Restaurant Business
Valentine’s Day is one of the busiest days of the year for restaurant operators, with some concepts seeing traffic more than triple. It’s no surprise, then, that many restaurant managers and owners have a tough time making February 14th special for their own loved...
You Receive a Harassment Report – Now What?
Ninety percent. That’s how many women in the restaurant industry report being sexually harassed on the job. More women from the restaurant industry file sexual harassment reports with the EEOC than from any other single industry. The culture in many restaurants,...
Seasonal Hiring for Success in Your Busy Season
Hiring for the busy season? While it may be tempting to simply post some "Help Wanted" ads and hire whoever walks in the door, that restaurant staffing strategy may make your busy season more stressful than ever. Seasonal hiring may cover a short-term need, but it can...
