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Restaurant Workforce Research: Reflecting on 2024 and Optimizing for 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Practical Tips for Hiring and Retaining Seasonal Restaurant Staff

Modern Restaurant Management

Begin recruitment at least six to eight weeks in advance, and tap into multiple channels such as local colleges, culinary schools, job fairs, employee referrals, and past seasonal hires. However, with the right strategy, restaurants can build a stronger, more reliable seasonal workforce and improve the guest experience in the process.

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Trends in Hospitality Hiring: What Employers Should Know for 2025

Horizon Hospitality

Technology Integration in Recruitment The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and applicant tracking systems (ATS) continues to grow. At Horizon Hospitality, we combine cutting-edge technology with 25 years of hospitality recruitment experience to provide tailored hiring solutions.

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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

Modern Restaurant Management

Bonus Tip : Structure your handbook around the employee lifecycle, covering company culture and recruitment through performance management and termination to ensure a clear, easy-to-follow guide for every stage of the employee experience.

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Understanding the Lifecycle of a Seasonal Hire

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Report finds retention gap to be primary driver of hospitality staff shortages

Hospitality Magazine

The result is that employers are having to recruit and train staff more regularly than in other industries. The gap refers to there being enough people with the skills, qualifications and experience to fill vacancies, yet these people may not remain in the role long due to working conditions.

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What goes into creating a memorable dining experience?

Hospitality Magazine

The restaurant group has the belief that skills can be taught, and recruits staff based on personality and traits such as a willingness to learn and having a natural ability to be hospitable and welcoming. You can have great food and wine in a nice space, and it can be a not-so-memorable experience. The human element makes it feel special.