Confessions of an Executive Restaurant Recruiter

I had a request and made a promise that I would create a PDF compilation of my series on “10 Ways to Make Recruiters Love You.” Well I got a note from Pat Lefler this morning asking me when I would be finished with it.
As luck would have it, I had a few minutes [...]

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Funny thing happened this morning…. it’s a long an involved story so it may take some time for me to weave the tale and have it make sense for you…. but here goes.
There is an ongoing buzz in the recruiting blogopshere which I think was started by Dave Mendoza with his series of articles on [...]

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Not long ago my wife did an article [Supercharge your career with a college degree] on getting a degree as a way of earning more money. Not sure how many of my readers realized that there was a free, no-obligation, web information service where you could sign up by simply giving them your email and [...]

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Hey, I’ve got exciting news… Through a special partnership with USA Biz Mart we have arranged for them to provide us with a feed of all their restaurant related businesses for sale.  You can now access the most recent 50 restaurant related businesses for sale regardless of location in the USA by visiting our page [...]

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Got this note from Greg this morning in response to my post about customer service –
Just a quick note to thank you for your last post about the Wal-Mart Optometrist. I am the GM of a 250+ employee call center and your lessons really hit the mark. So much so that I forwarded the [...]

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I hope that everyone enjoyed the holiday season. It may be very obvious to all that I took some time off – OK, a good deal of time off.
I’m back now and even though I’m a year older now (I share the same birth day as Tiger Woods and LeBron [...]

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from Nations Restaurant News
Wage-hike initiatives pass in six states
DENVER [Nov. 8] – Ballot initiatives mandating increases in the minimum wage were approved by voters in six states during Tuesday’s elections.
Despite strong opposition from operators, state restaurant associations and the National Restaurant Association, the minimum wage measures, which all tie future increases to the inflation rate, [...]

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Now this sounds weird to me. Ruth’s Chris offers Venison for the fall season – Ruth’s Chris Steak House Inc., based in Heathrow FL, added New Zealand red-tail venison to its menu, available through December, in celebration of the fall season, the company said. More…

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OK, it is possible that I have lost my mind, but I have decided that I could do something to help out restaurant managers by creating a little classified ad area for them to post jobs for hourly workers – for FREE! All you have to do is go directly to the CEC Search [...]

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Wendy’s Unveils Comprehensive Revitalization Plan. DUBLIN, Ohio (Oct. 12) – Wendy’s International Inc. outlined Thursday a strategic plan to “revitalize” its namesake brand and increase shareholder value, including a possible national breakfast rollout, an $800 million dutch auction share buyback and the investment of $525 million over the next five years into its Wendy’s chain. [...]

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