Recruiting for a restaurant can be tedious work. From sifting through a few hundred resumes to finding the perfect candidate, Recruiter Box offers a robust assortment of solutions that simplify the process. Organize your resumes in a single database, search for keywords to find candidates that meet your needs and collaborate with fellow team members so that everyone is included in the hiring process.

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Tips for
Restaurant
Managers:
Picking a Good Candidate
Resume

2. The Recruitment Dilemma
Restaurant managers deal with high turnover
rates.
Positions must be filled quickly and by the
right candidate due to the high demands of
the job.
Restaurant managers can receive several
hundred applications for the same position –
making it hard to sift through and find the
right candidate.
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Restaurant managers can receive dozens of well-qualified applicants, but have no way
to sort or distinguish one candidate from another.

3. Look for a Sizzling Summary
• Read the candidate’s objective and see
if the first two sentences grab your
attention – if so, add it to a pile to review
further.
• Look for resumes that are short and
concise. Only relevant job experience,
training and schooling should be listed.
• Look for summarized accomplishments
with each past job – see what the
potential candidate can bring to your
restaurant if hired.
Recruiterbox does not target recruitment firms and staffing consultants

4. Search for Keywords
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Search for specific experience or
skill keywords, such as “French
cuisine” or “line cook” or “sous
chef”
Search for specific culinary
schools or training programs that
you would expect from a good
candidate, such as “Culinary
Institute of America” or “Le
Cordon Bleu”
Search for resumes that use skill
keywords you requested in your
job opening, such as “Organized”
or “Team Leader” or even “Pastry
Cook”

5. See Who Follows the Rules
• Place specific instructions in
your job posting, such as
including a cover letter or
providing proof of a food
handler’s permit
• See what resumes follow your
directions and keep them for
review
• An applicant who follows
directions is ideal for the
restaurant setting because he or
she has proven they’re detailoriented and can follow
instruction – something crucial
in the restaurant industry

6. Check for Proper Formatting
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Resume should be free of
spelling and grammar errors
The candidate should use a
professional email address and
not use any slang terms in his or
her statements
Resume should use a common
font in 10 to 12 point size
Resume should have the proper
layout:
– Contact information,
objective statement, work
history, education and
references.

7. How Recruiter Box Can Help
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Simplify Resume Management: Collect
resumes/cover letters and organize them
in a single location, quickly find contact
information to notify a candidate of his or
her interview, accept resumes digitally or
in paper form, instantly identify duplicate
applicants, quickly search resumes for
targeted keywords.
Track Applicant Progress: Assign different
staff members to different candidates,
track an applicant’s status, archive
applicants or flag applicants for positions
in the future.
Manage Job Postings: Instantly manage
and publish your open positions and even
generate customized questionnaires so
you can weed out inappropriate
applicants.
Recruit as a Team: Share notes and
evaluations with other restaurant staff so
that everyone is involved in the hiring
process.

8. Contact Recruiterbox Today!
• www.recruiterbox.com