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Chains are holding hiring events, adding extra perks, and, in some cases, raising wages.
Nearly half of restaurants say they re severely understaffed.
Restaurant chains are rolling out new perks to hire workers as COVID restrictions lift and business picks back up.
But many companies are having trouble finding employees, so they re rolling out extra incentives to draw in workers to deal with the job boom. Even getting applicants in the door has been a struggle in some cases, so some chains are turning to large-scale hiring events to screen swaths of candidates at once.
IHOP is hosting a National Recruiting Day to fill some of its 10,000 openings, and Taco Bell hosted hiring parties at 2,000 US stores this week to hire 5,000 employees. The chain even interviewed potential workers from their cars.
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Taco Bell, IHOP, and McDonald s are holding hiring events.
The economy is reopening after the coronavirus pandemic and there s a restaurant renaissance brewing.
Some workers may still be reluctant to return.
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As business picks up and more people become vaccinated
, some companies are having trouble finding employees and they re rolling out perks to draw in workers to deal with the job boom.
IHOP is looking to hire 10,000 employees in the next few months at 1,600 locations across the US, the company announced. With the country reopening and states lifting mandates, we see a restaurant renaissance on the horizon, and ensuring our restaurants are staffed and equipped is one of our top priorities, IHOP President Jay Johns said. On May 19, IHOP will host N
As business picks up and more people become vaccinated
, some companies are having trouble finding employees
and they re rolling out perks to draw in workers to deal with the job boom.
IHOP is looking to hire 10,000 employees in the next few months at 1,600 locations across the US, the company announced. With the country reopening and states lifting mandates, we see a restaurant renaissance on the horizon, and ensuring our restaurants are staffed and equipped is one of our top priorities, IHOP President Jay Johns said. On May 19, IHOP will host National Recruiting Day to fill these rolls.
Taco Bell is taking similar steps, with a goal of hiring 5,000 new employees in one day, the company said. On April 21, the fast food chain will host hiring parties at nearly 2,000 US locations, where parking lots are converted into COVID-friendly job fairs. Some candidates will even get the chance to do drive-up interviews from their cars. The chain is also adding new benefits for manager