What Skills to Look for in a Restaurant Manager
Restaurant management is by no means an easy job. It takes a diverse array of skills in the fast-paced, consumer-driven food services industry. From people to organizational skills, the physical ability to be on their feet for long hours, and extreme troubleshooting abilities, a good restaurant manager brings a variety of experiences to the table. […]
How to Find the Best Candidates to Fit Your Company Culture
Company culture is one of these phrases that is thrown around as important—and it is. But defining culture and then staffing your organization with employees who fit that environment is hard. There is plenty of data that shows candidates are attracted to the right company culture. But what is that? How can you find the […]
When to Upskill Current Talent vs. Hiring an Outside Candidate
When hiring these days, there are two choices: Recruit from outside the organization or upskill your internal teams. Ironically, promoting existing staff could place you right back into the position of filling a hiring gap, of course. But upskilling current teams have some great benefits for the organization. At the same time, a fresh infusion […]
How to Open the Conversation with Talent on LinkedIn
We’re going to let you in on a secret many hiring managers won’t share: 70% of candidates are passive job seekers. That means that the vast majority of candidates you hire did not follow the standard application process of the traditional candidate. Instead, a recruiter reached out and engaged with them on a social networking […]
8 Hospitality Certifications That Would Boost Your Career
There are numerous jobs in the hospitality field at the moment, but many are entry-level. Hospitality is a great career path but to make the best income you need to move toward the top of the ladder. How can you do this? There are several certifications that can move you beyond entry-level into a more […]
Hiring Trends and Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
COVID has changed how we hire. Our interviews are now video conferences and even our onboarding may still be remote. Today, 63% of companies source, interview, hire, and train remotely. Many workers are still remote, so this necessitates big changes across the recruiting and hiring spectrum. What changes have we experienced? What are the lessons […]
Use This Template to InMail Hospitality Talent About Your Jobs
LinkedIn is the world’s hottest professional social site for networking and job search. LinkedIn has 756 million members so it’s a hotbed of potential candidates for any jobs you have posted in your hospitality business. If you’ve never sent an InMail and don’t know what to say, exactly, this blog will get you started. LinkedIn InMail […]
What Skills Assessments Should Be Used in Hiring
There’s some controversy surrounding skills assessments—should you conduct them, or not? Skills assessments can gauge both hard or soft skills for a candidate, whether they’re measuring your personality or your math skills. Some companies swear by them and others say they take science just a step too far during the candidate interview process. How can […]
How to Find Hospitality Employees During High Unemployment
In January 2021, midwestern newspaper The Columbus Dispatch printed a story called, “Ohio restaurants can’t find workers, even with so many people out of work.” The story was echoed across the country, as restaurants began having problems finding service employees. Ohio restaurants weren’t alone, either, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) says it’s a national problem, […]
How to Find Hospitality Employees During High Unemployment
In January 2021, midwestern newspaper The Columbus Dispatch printed a story called, “Ohio restaurants can’t find workers, even with so many people out of work.” The story was echoed across the country, as restaurants began having problems finding service employees. Ohio restaurants weren’t alone, either, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) says it’s a national problem, […]
