While this crazy economy has thrown our industry for a loop, it has provided a silver lining – stacks and stacks of applications and resumes on manager’s desk. However, it’s not going to last long, since the labor market has changed; the time is now to take advantage and build a sustainable competitive advantage for the months and years to come.
This is the first time the food service industry has experienced more than two months of consecutive job losses and food service has shed jobs for the last seven months straight. These job losses have totaled 124,000 jobs since January 2008. It is important to keep in mind that changes are coming and employment is a lagging indicator of what is happening to the economy.
The most recent People Report Workforce Index, clearly illustrates the silver lining in this market for employers; turnover is down, vacancies are down, and the applicant pool hasn’t been this strong for over a decade. In today’s buyers market for hiring we will discuss the prevailing trends in the restaurant and retail marketplace. We will cover best practices to re-ignite your workforce, how to strengthen your team and discuss hiring practices that you need to be implementing right now.
Join Kacy Oden from People Report and Tammy Taylor, VP of HR from Strategic Restaurants (over 290 restaurants including Burger King and TGI Fridays) for the presentation sponsored by JobApp Network.
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