The job of a restaurant manager is never dull, but exciting and a great opportunity to advance your career and expand your leadership skills. Managers must be quick and able to deal with sudden change, handle stress and express excellent customer service skills.
Often times in the beginning of a job search, restaurant managers find themselves frustrated by the lack of response from blindly submitting their resume to online ads or hiring sites hoping to get a call for an interview. Even when your resume is fully stocked with experience and expertise at the most well sought after positions, your resume likely will sit in a pile of other applicants.
It’s been said; it’s all about whom you know—this couldn’t be any more true to your job search. Building relationships with those hiring is essential to any potential career.
But how to you build relationships with those hiring?? We suggest finding a company like Pacific Coast Hospitality to develop relationships with and continually watch for job openings. Submit your resume and fill out an online portfolio on recruitment websites that display your expertise and abilities to adequately manage each position. Gather glowing references from previous employment and study your prospective employer to be fully prepared for an interview.
Preparation is key after building relationships with hiring agencies and heading for an interview- you can out do all other candidates just by your keen attention to details throughout the entire process from applying, to interviewing to negotiating an offer.
Job searching can drain you and leave you frustrated and hopeless- grab a friend to encourage and help you through the process until you find your next great position!
