Talent recruitment and retention are two topics regularly at the forefront of company planning and decision-making. Anyone in a hiring position has felt the pain of finding qualified talent over the last few years. On the other side of the coin, we’ve seen retention...
Talent Acquisition
Ways to Boost Recruitment Beyond Boosting Wages
No matter the industry, you can probably relate to the strain on recruitment and retention. The Creative Dining team doesn’t pretend to have the magic potion for finding top talent and keeping them, but we can point to data that shows we're beating the industry...
Hospitality Companies and Clients: Pathway to Greater Success
“Learn to listen and listen to learn,” says Todd Tekiele, the founder of City of Hospitality Group, a company committed to providing a framework for next-level partnerships between colleges, corporations, adult living facilities, and their dining partners. Recently...
Recruiting Generation Z Job Candidates May Be Easier Than You Think
A Generation Z college graduate recently entered the workforce at a large investment firm on the east coast. As he burned the midnight oil, he was given a choice: either make overtime pay or get two free meals per day. What might have seemed like a tough decision was...
Sous Chef Jonathon Credits Skill and Humility to His Success
Meet Jonathon Coon. He was sixteen when he needed an after school job. His father was one of the contact people for Creative Dining Services at one of our university clients in Arkansas. He found out through the director that they needed help in the dish room. Soon...
Inclusive Hiring Makes the Difference
Most of us would agree that it’s a worthy pursuit to find qualified candidates and give them an opportunity to contribute and grow professionally. But, the question boils down to whether diversifying your employment pool is both the right thing to do and good for...