How Using a Recruiting Firm Can Help with Your Restaurant Budget

A restaurant manager vacancy can become costly in a hurry – and on many levels. The opening causes a gap in customer service, potential profit levels, and morale, as other employees are forced to step in and pick up the slack. And, it consumes the time and resources of your own HR staff as they move into crisis mode so the position can be filled “yesterday.”

Or you can save time, money and unnecessary stress on everyone involved by partnering with a restaurant recruiting firm that knows your business and has the market intelligence to help you hire a superstar.

The cost of a hiring mistake is the equivalent of three times the annual salary of a new restaurant manager. While that alone is reason to utilize the most qualified expertise possible as you undertake this process, there are additional benefits to working with a hospitality recruiting firm to fill your top jobs:

Recruiters Streamline the Hiring Process

A recruitment firm that specializes in your industry has an established talent pool of candidates with the credentials needed to step into your management position and hit the ground running. You and your staff are relieved of the burdens of:

  • Sifting through piles of resumes, pre-screening candidates, and conducting time-consuming reference and background checks.
  • Buying, placing and developing advertisements – and strategizing about media placement.

Recruiters are Marketplace Experts

Your restaurant and hospitality recruiter has their finger on the pulse of the hospitality industry, including knowledge, expertise, and a robust professional contact list of both clients and candidates. This includes “passive candidates” – A-level talent who are not actively seeking a new position, but sign on with headhunters to be poised for the right career opportunity when it arises.

  • Recruiters keep everyone involved in hiring on the same page. They keep candidates engaged and informed throughout the process, so you don’t risk losing your top prospect to a competitor. And they provide you with regular updates and guidance.
  • Once a candidate is hired, there’s a high likelihood your training costs will be low – as recruiters work from Day One on finding candidates with not only the right experience and skill set, but also the best cultural match for your business.

Effective Recruitment Positively Impacts Retention

A qualified recruiting firm has access to essential insider information that otherwise would be difficult to obtain. This is invaluable in developing effective strategies for both hiring and retention. Among other benefits, it helps you ensure that you offer a competitive wage and benefit package.

  • Restaurant recruiting firms know your business – and they know which questions to ask. By ensuring that potential candidates are the right fit for your restaurant, they help you build your management retention rate. This has a positive domino effect on morale, since high turnover can be difficult and demoralizing.

From resume review and pre-screening through interviewing, wage and benefit negotiation and onboarding, the right hospitality recruitment firm can help you turn your restaurant manager vacancy into a five-star success. If you are looking for restaurant recruiters, contact Horizon Hospitality today.

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