Restaurant Manager Salaries: What Do You Deserve?
The starting salary of a restaurant manager can cover a wide range, based on a candidate’s experience, industry and choice of location. In the United States, the median salary for a restaurant manager is approximately $48,500, with those in the lowest 10 percent on the scale earning about $30,000 and those in the upper 10 […]
Understanding the Truth about your Restaurant Managers
A recent Harvard University study reported that 80 percent of job turnover is due to hiring mistakes. And the U.S. Department of Labor has noted that the average cost of a bad hire is 30 percent of a new employee’s first-year salary. You can avoid being part of these discouraging statistics by conducting effective background […]
How to Successfully Interview an Executive Chef
It goes without saying that your executive chef must be a master at running an efficient kitchen. But what really separates a chef from a cook is the ability to help turn your restaurant into a strong brand that makes a consistent profit. When interviewing executive chef candidates, start by evaluating their culinary skills, then […]
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 […]
Horizon Hospitality – A Full Range of Recruiting Capabilities for Restaurants, Private Clubs, Hotels and Resorts
As a former hospitality industry executive, I know that selecting the best firm for your specific search is never easy. But whether your recruiting needs are immediate, specific or just plain difficult-to-fill, Horizon Hospitality is the best choice for your company. With a vast database of top-tier hospitality industry professionals, we have the capabilities to recruit […]
“Tell Me About Yourself”: Leverage the Power of this Critical Interview Question
If you’ve ever been on an interview, you’ve probably heard this one: “Tell me a little bit about yourself.” Sounds innocuous enough, but in reality this is an extremely important question. Interviewers ask it for a number of reasons: to get a sense of what you feel is most important about yourself; to see how well […]