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When you look at it this way, the best waiters and waitresses could
be a great fit for a lot of businesses.
How Do You Find Them?
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If it sounds like many of these characteristics fit your A-player profile,
then you’ll want to figure out how to connect with them. Here
are some specific steps you can take.
Get intentional about developing your network with these
people. Who do you know right now who works in the restaurant
industry, or who knows someone who does? Reach
out to them, and educate them about the opportunities at
your company.
When you get business cards or contact information from people
in the restaurant industry, enter them in your contact database
and make a note of their type of business. Down the road,
send a targeted e-mail to all your restaurant contacts with a job
posting designed to appeal to them.
Connect with these people through social media tools like
LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Keep your social media
network updated on your company’s growth and the ongoing
career opportunities for A-players. Your contacts will pass
these postings along and help you to find more restaurant
personnel.
Highlight the advantages your company offers over a restaurant
job: regular hours, flexible hours, better pay, better benefits,
and a strong career path.
Turn every lunch and dinner that you eat in a restaurant into a
recruiting session. Strike up a conversation with every great
waiter, waitress, and restaurant manager you meet. Give them
your card, have them check your company’s web site, and ask if
you can enroll them for your corporate newsletter to keep
them updated on career opportunities.
Make sure that your web site features a career section that promotes
positions at your company in an appealing way.