All Blog Posts Tagged 'Restaurant' (190)

There are seven basic principles shared by successful people. There are also some fundamental steps shared by people who reach their goals.

1: Learn who you are.

2: Determine where you want to be in the next 5, 10, 20 years.

3: Identify your strengths and areas where you need development

4: Create a career Plan

5: Engage/Create a team of people who will help you reach your goals

6: Create a check list of achievements designed to move you closer to…

There is no simple answer to this question. One person may require taking some personal development courses and attending some seminars. Another person may need to improve their academic and communication skills.

Today’s managers need expertise in several areas. These include negotiation, communication skills, team management, personality identification and development. Take a few minutes to take a hard look at who you are as a person and what areas need to be improved before you are…

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In the midst of the continued economic crisis, the restaurant industry has seen its shares of ups and downs, and it can’t…

Managing a restaurant or general manger career is a process. It is a self driven quest. Each individual is in control of where they want to go, how they will get there, and how long it will take, whether they take responsibility for their careers – or not. There is a saying in career development, “You can prepare to be a restaurant management and may never become one. But it is certain that if you don’t prepare, you never will be one.”

All job seekers hope to land a position where the…

Job Seekers understand that they are under scrutiny the moment they first contact a Recruiter.  Most job seekers learn how to act in an interview, how to answer questions, what questions to ask, and what things to avoid.

What many job seekers don’t know is that they can lose the job before they ever meet the Recruiter. There are interviewers who ask their receptionist to watch what the Candidate is doing while waiting.

How to Give a Good First Impression

If the…

Successful restaurateurs create consistent turnover as well as many customers that frequent their establishments on a regular basis. This provides the basis for sustained revenue that allows a restaurant to succeed and grow. Many think that a restaurant that reaches this kind of success has had to put in years of hard experience, slowly building up a large customer base.…

One of the most powerful resumes is Linkedln. It is one of the most powerful career development tools. Do not wait until you are looking for a job. We are all job seekers whether we are satisfied in our current position, or are contemplating a career change.

The advantage of working on Linkedln, consistently, is that it is the only job seeker resource that lets professionals build a long term profile. There is no other job seeker’s resource that lets the Recruiter view years of growth…

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Now that the holiday season is over, most restaurants may experience a slump in foot traffic. While many Americans kept a close eye on their dining pennies during the holidays, millions chose to enjoy…

Many of today’s top performers are continually running their own Reputation Management Campaigns using easy to access tools, such as social networking and web profiles. Most mid level managers and top performers are careful to protect their online image. They understand that a simple photo, a single forum thread, or a blog post can ruin their career.

Viewing the internet as a potential ‘death trap’ for a career is short-sighted. It can also be viewed as one of the most powerful, cost…

The internet has become a great resource for job seekers. It can be a valuable tool, or a pitfall. It is the one tangible tool that lets Recruiters and potential employers see who you really are.  It may be easy to think that you are venting and joking with friends and family. Until it costs you a job.

#1 Social Networking Mistake

It is common knowledge that you are judged by who your friends are, and what you post on your wall. But there is more. Do you share personal…

Not all job interview questions are designed to reveal who you are to the HR professional. Many job seekers ramble off answers, trying to sell themselves, and totally miss the interview questions that are designed to trip up and reveal whether you are prepared to run a restaurant, successfully.

Some of these questions are very benign. They may be as simple as ‘why did you leave your last job,’ or ‘what do you want to get out of your next job.’ The answers may appear straight…

There are two ways to look at interview questions. The first is to feel threatened. Interview questions are intrusive, and can be confrontational. It is easy to feel defensive when asked for questions that are designed to make you falter and feel stressed.

Many people who work with career coaches learn to turn the tables and view the interview questions as an opportunity.  Many performance coaches teach their clients to walk into an interview as the dominant person. Remember…

As a career coach I am often asked how a person can pass the interview section. I’ve talked to several professionals who seem trapped in the middle management career stage. No matter what they do, they cannot break through the ceiling. This rarely has anything to do with their charisma, talent, education, or management skills. It has everything to do with their communication style.

One of the most important management skills is communication. A manager who is skilled in the six styles…

Is full of helpful information or job seekers.  There are dozens of lists o interview questions. What most tutorials lack is a clear understanding of the HR professional is looking for. They fail to answer one simple question, ‘what is the right answer.’

While it is true that there is no one, single, correct answer, it doesn’t mean that it is impossible to explain why the interviewer asked a particular question. This article will outline 10 of the best interview questions and…

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Not that the "sustainability and "local" trends have lost their mojo, but it’s time to look forward to the food trends that will grace 2013. I mean, 2013 is just around the…

Portion control is an essential element of food cost and quality control. It reduces food waste, ensures a consistent and quality product, expedites food preparation and service, and has a big impact on food cost.

Any extra food added to the customer’s plate is money coming out of your bottom line.

While an extra ounce of soup or a handful of…

Reality TV shows are so popular –not only for their basic entertainment value, but also because they offer insights into things that a “fly on the wall” gets to see on our behalf!  Reality shows feature regular people in real-life circumstances that demand over-the-top challenges from them.  We, as the…

Music, lighting, and decor play a vital role in setting the overall tone and feel of a restaurant. In some cases, it’s attention to detail that really sets a restaurant apart from the competition and keeps customers coming back. It all comes down to the “if a tree falls in the forest” theory. If you have the best food in town, but you have poor lighting, outdated decor, and music that’s reminiscent of your last trip to the dentist’s office, are people really going to want to eat…

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This article won’t tell you anything about the health benefits of organic foods – you can find articles…

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Today’s post was written by Jessica Sanders.

While your restaurant may have come out of the gate running,…