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Brian Bruce
Brian Bruce
  • 43, Male
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • United States
  • Premier Solutions
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Ivan Collins commented on Brian Bruce's blog post 'Hostage Crisis! Yelp Abusers Misuse the Service'
Not sure if you guys saw this article on Yelp's CEO being described as a mafia boss...where you pay for "protection". http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/25/business/smallbusiness/25sbiz.html?src=me&ref=businessI think Yelp's…
Apr 9, 2010

Profile Information

Zip Code
73118
Title
Executive Restaurant Recruiter
Company
Premier Solutions
Website
http://www.HeadHunterBrian.com
Restaurant Segment
Other
I work at the unit level and my role is
Not Applicable
I work at the corporate level and my functional area is
Not Applicable
I work for the foodservice industry and my profession is
Recruiter
Interests
Networking
Biography
I am an Executive Restaurant Recruiter with 23 years operations experience. My knowledge of the industry comes from many years managing in national concepts, growing small start ups, and restaurant ownership. I understand the day-to-day challenges from both sides of the equation, as a client trying to find quality operations candidates and as a candidate trying to find a quality employer. When I moved to recruiting, I brought with me a wealth of knowledge of the restaurant industry and my recruiting talents have benefited many candidates and clients in their search for the intersection of excellence and opportunity. I know first hand the effect that quality people have on an organization, and also know how hard it is in today’s marketplace to find top talent. With hard work and dedication, I help restaurants find the people they need to win in today’s competitive environment... because people do make the difference. By assessing each company’s very specific criteria and providing them with the qualified professionals they need, my recruiting talent and style has developed relationships with several high profile restaurant companies.
Years in the Industry
23

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Brian Bruce

What You Must Know to Get Your Resume Read by a Recruiter

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 7:25pm 6 Comments

As a restaurant recruiter, I typically review 70+ food service resumes per day from candidates looking for restaurant jobs in a variety of leadership roles. Since I work for the restaurant client and am charged with finding the best candidate for their position, I must quickly review resumes to determine if I should contact this person now, later, or never. I will typically take 5-10 seconds to scan a restaurant resume. Here is how that 5-10 seconds goes:



I first fix on the most… Continue
Brian Bruce

Hostage Crisis! Yelp Abusers Misuse the Service

Posted on March 25, 2010 at 6:32am 3 Comments

With the ongoing growth of social media as a way to "get the word out" continues to grow, the seedy side always seems to rear its head. For those not familiar, Yelp is a popular online review site which contains word of mouth reviews, mostly of restaurants. The search results for Yelp tend to rank very high, meaning a post by a guest about your restaurant, whether good or bad, will often show up very readily in Google.



I read about an attempt to hold a restaurant hostage so to speak… Continue
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Employee Background Checks More Important than Ever

Posted on June 24, 2009 at 8:11am 0 Comments

As I reflect back on my 23+ years in the restaurant business, I’ve seen a necessary trend slowly taking place. Restaurant companies are increasingly making background checks part of the hiring process as courts are increasingly holding employers liable for "negligent hiring," or failing to check the background of a prospective employee. An employee of a major restaurant chain sexually assaulted a 3-year-old customer on the property of the restaurant in Ohio. And in Nebraska, a delivery driver… Continue
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Change Management in the Restaurant Industry

Posted on June 24, 2009 at 8:07am 0 Comments

There is no doubt that in the face of current market conditions, leadership in our business most likely will not sustain and grow their groups by maintaining the status quo. Change management must have a high priority in any Restaurant CEO’s or President’s vision. The question lies in how that leadership responds to the challenges of rising commodity prices, consumers who are less willing to part with their dollars, and a lending industry wary of where and to whom they make loans. There are… Continue
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Today's Restaurant Marketing Strategies: From Discounting to Delivering Value

Posted on June 24, 2009 at 8:06am 1 Comment

In recent conversations with restaurant marketing leadership, I heard mostly familiar themes when discussing their marketing strategies. There are those smaller concepts that have found some success with a "Name your own price" promotion and other unique efforts to drive sales that have received quite a bit of media attention. But the majority of restaurant people I spoke to were sticking with more traditional strategies, with the occasional "toe in the water" when it comes to attempting less… Continue

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At 8:00pm on December 1, 2009, Giuseppe RosatiGiuseppe Rosati said…
Hi Brian!
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At 9:49pm on October 28, 2008, JasonJason said…
I have enjoyed your Blogs. We need to recruit or be recruited. That is the only way to keep moving forward. Often times promotions are promised or anticipated but are very often delayed. The person hoping for the promotion has a very different time frame compared to what really happens.
At 11:48am on July 23, 2008, Brian BruceBrian Bruce said…
Hi Brian,

Welcome to FohBoh! We are the leading social-business network for the global restaurant industry and growing fast. Thanks for joining.

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