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The Hidden Time-Costs of Hospitality Recruiting

Horizon Hospitality

Sometimes, business leaders forget to factor in the biggest cost of recruiting – time! Here are the five most commonly overlooked steps in planning out the recruitment process: Writing a Job Ad. Scheduling Interviews. Scheduling Interviews. Partner with Efficient Hospitality Recruiters. Calling References.

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Reduce Time Spent on Recruiting

Modern Restaurant Management

In a recent poll of restaurant managers and owners, LANDED found that two out of three are spending three or more hours a week on recruiting, and one in six are spending six-plus hours a week. Recruiting is an art. If you’d like to reduce the amount of time your managers need to spend on recruiting, try these steps.

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High-Volume Holiday Recruiting Strategies

Modern Restaurant Management

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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Scheduling Strategies to Prevent Employee Burnout and Survive This Holiday Season

Modern Restaurant Management

However, other burnout remedies, particularly rethinking scheduling, can be implemented much more quickly — even in time to make the most of the 2021 holiday season. Try Self-Scheduling. Flexible self-scheduling is a time management approach that’s built by managers and employees. Increased productivity.

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Restaurant Workers Can’t Be Replaced by Technology — But They Can Be Recruited

7 Shifts

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. Make schedules flexible.

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How Injecting Empathy Into Your Shift Scheduling Can Help Attract and Retain Employees Through Worker Shortages

Modern Restaurant Management

When I Work serves tens of thousands of restaurants; here are some of our best tips on how putting employees’ needs first in your scheduling strategy can help retain and attract employees during this crucial hiring time and beyond. Use Scheduling Software. Implement Flexible Scheduling.

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How To Create a Fair Holiday Work Schedule For Restaurants

7 Shifts

Even in the pandemic year of 2020, before vaccines, we saw bumps in both sales and shifts scheduled in and around the tent pole holidays. Need a Holiday Work Schedule? Implementing a Holiday Work Schedule. Does Your Restaurant Need a Holiday Work Schedule? Table of Contents. Gathering Employee Availability & Feedback.