This report is no surprise to us as we have seen an increase in companies hiring restaurant managers and opening new restaurant locationsl Nearly three-in-ten employers (28 percent) reported they hired full-time, permanent employees in the first quarter of 2011, the highest since the first quarter of 2008, according to […]
Read moreAt Patrice & Associates, we are not only recruiters we are Career Coaches. We help candidates be prepared for the tough questions they are likely to encounter during an interview. Having a great background is what gets a you to the interview, answering questions and “selling” yourself is what gets you […]
Read moreBy Beth Braccio Hering, Special to CareerBuilder Friday, November 05, 2010 Sure, it is an interviewer’s job to gather information about someone who wants to be hired. But when questions veer into matters that have little to do with an applicant’s ability to perform the job at hand, things can […]
Read moreAs Restaurant Management Recruiters, we will often see hiring trends before it makes news. In the last 6 months we have been contacted by many new resstaurant and contract food companies wanting us to find managers for their locations. This is great news on many fronts. First it’s great because […]
Read moreBaltimore restaurant chains are looking for managers, and John Hess has opened an office to help get you that job. Hess and his partner, Michael Feinberg, help match up restaurant managers and assistant managers with job openings in the area, and also help chains find the talent to fill managerial […]
Read moreI am proud to announce that our largest class ever has just graduated. We had 16 high energy, smart people in our class which included 6 franchisees (Regional Recruiting Managers) and 10 recruiters that will be working with senior Regional Recruiting Managers. We covered the country with people from Florida […]
Read moreWe are 100% supporters of Career Builder. As restaurant recruiters we find our best results come from Career Builder. Here’s an article that validates our allegiance to Career Builder. Monster officially acquired HotJobs from Yahoo last week, paying $225 million for the third largest U.S. job board, and setting in […]
Read moreHaving been a restaurant recruiter in the hospitality industry for over 20 years, it’s pretty clear that Americans are ultra conservative when it comes to where they chose to dine. Whereas other countries have really bizarre restaurant concepts like toilet themes and jail themes, probably the most “out there” concept […]
Read moreAs recruiters in the hospitality industry, we are seeing more “healthy” restaurant chains emerging as well as more “healthy” choices added to the menus of our current favorite restaurants. After researching this trend, I found that an actual study has been recently completed. The findings are below as reported in […]
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If you have the opportunity to work with Liz Costa, you will undoubtedly be a stronger candidate because of her expertise and dedication.
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Robert W.
