Restaurant Management 101: How to Handle Employee Poaching
If you want to stand out at a qualified restaurant management candidate to a job interview, then you need to do more than memorize lists of questions from the internet. You need to be able to discuss serious issues that can cause a successful restaurant to spin out of control, like employee poaching, handling toxic […]
Important Reminders When Recruiting Millennials
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says most workers average about four years in a job. That is unless the employee is a millennial. According to the latest statistics, millennials stay in jobs for less than three years, marking them as having the potential to hold 15 to 20 jobs by the time they retire. What […]
Restaurant Managers 101: Immigration Compliance in the Hospitality Industry
Are restaurant managers liable? Derek Brenner, the acting director for Homeland Security Investigations at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), recently stated: “This year, … you’re going to see more and more of these … large-scale compliance inspections, just for starters. It’s not going to be limited to large companies or any particular industry…. It’s going […]
Is It Worth It to Be Bilingual in the Hospitality Industry?
Make no mistake; if you bring more than one language as a job skill to the hospitality industry, it will make you more marketable. U.S. News & World Report says you can expect to receive 10 to 15 percent more pay if you know more than one language. This fact holds true whether the job […]
Gecko Hospitality Named One of Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firms
Some things are just worth doing. At Gecko Hospitality, we believe in matching the best talent with top employers in the service industry. This year we were recognized for our outstanding efforts by Forbes, who named us to their list of America’s 250 best professional recruiting firms in the nation. This is the second year […]
How to Keep GenZ Working in Your Restaurant
In 2018, The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and the Center for Generational Kinetics have taken a closer look into Gen Z and their professional expectations. The results were positive for hotel and restaurant managers. GenZ is ready to fill positions that are difficult to fill. But, keeping them long term may be easier than […]
Are Millennials Job Hopping?
We decided to tackle some of the stereotypes associated with the millennial generation, which is the population between 22 and 37 years old. It’s likely you’ve heard that this generation is immature, technology-obsessed, self-centered, and job hoppers. But is this assumption true or a myth? If it’s true, could the job-hopping be less about self-centeredness […]
Restaurant Manager’s Opinion of Gen Z’s Work Ethic
Everyone is talking about the Millennials, leaving Generation Z another ‘invisible’ generation. If you are born between 1995 and 2019, restaurant managers are offering some tips to help you land a job in the hospitality industry, or keep GenZ from leaving your restaurant or hotel for another job. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and […]
7 Reasons Working in the Service Industry Will Prepare You for Long Term Success
Working in the hospitality industry is not only a solid career that can provide you with an attractive paycheck, it can also teach you many skills that you can apply in life. But for the non-career-tracked hospitality worker, having a job in this industry, even for a short time, can prepare you to succeed in […]
What to Look For When Hiring Someone With Excellent Customer Service Skills
The most crucial skill for anyone in the hospitality industry is the ability to be hospitable. This is another way of saying they have excellent customer service skills. Anyone in the hospitality field will tell you dealing with customers take high-level skills that not everyone has or wants to learn. These skills are particularly important […]
