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Restaurant Manager Burnout: Prevention Playbook

Prevent restaurant manager burnout with a practical playbook. Learn early warning signs, weekly KPIs to monitor, and systems to reduce call-outs, overtime, chaos, and decision fatigue while stabilizing staffing.

For Businesses
10.5
min read

Hospitality KPIs: Weekly Metrics Managers Should Track

Track the most important hospitality KPIs weekly with a simple dashboard. Monitor call-outs, coverage, overtime, labor cost %, ticket times, comps, reviews, and retention signals to fix issues before service slips.

Event Staffing Plan: How Far Ahead to Staff an Event

How far ahead should you staff an event? Use this simple event staffing timeline and ratios to lock in leads 6–8 weeks out, prevent no-shows, fill last-minute gaps, and protect service quality.

For Businesses
9.5
min read

AI Recruiting for Hospitality: Hire Faster & Better in 2026

Use AI recruiting to hire hospitality staff faster in 2026. Learn how to screen hourly candidates, confirm availability, standardize scorecards, reduce no-shows, and improve retention and service quality.

Shift Coverage App: Fill Last Minute Call-Outs in 2026

Here are the top shift coverage apps to meet your customers' needs when needed.

Seasonal Staffing: Cover Peak Season Without Team Burnout

Whether you’re a mom-and-pop restaurant or a multi-location chain, you likely have seasonal influxes of customers. To meet this increase in demand, you need seasonal staffing. Learn all about this in this article.

On-Demand Hospitality Staffing: Find Staff Fast

The hospitality sector relies on on-demand workers. However, finding the right on-demand staff for your business can be difficult. Learn how to find talented on-demand staff with actionable strategies.

Hospitality Interview Questions: Best Questions to Ask

The interview process is by far one of the most important phases when hiring hospitality staff. But you need to know the right questions to ask. Learn the best questions to ask in this article.

Restaurant Hiring Process: How to Screen Applicants Fast

Hiring for your restaurant can be difficult, especially when you're short-staffed, and you need someone to start yesterday. A structured restaurant hiring process helps managers screen applicants fast while avoiding costly bad hires that hurt service and morale.

For Businesses
10
min read

How shiftNOW’s New AI Capabilities Are Changing Hospitality Hiring Forever

Discover how shiftNOW’s new AI features help hospitality businesses hire faster and smarter. Automated question generation, AI-graded interviews, and instant applicant summaries streamline staffing and improve candidate quality.

Apps for Hiring Restaurant Staff in 2026

Learn how restaurants can use apps for hiring restaurant staff, including on-demand and temp roles, and giving temp staff full-time roles after a trial period.

Hiring Short-term Restaurant Staff [Ultimate Guide]

Short-term restaurant staff are team members you hire for a limited time, usually to cover single shifts, peak seasonal periods (like the Holiday Season), or weeks or months when your restaurant, bar, venue, or event is short-staffed. Learn how to plan and fill short-term restaurant staffing needs.

For Businesses
8.5
min read

Hospitality Staff Retention Strategies for On-Demand Workers

Whether you’re a mom-and-pop restaurant or a multi-location chain, the hospitality sector relies on on-demand workers. However, churn and inconsistency can kill service quality. Learn how to retain talented on-demand staff with actionable strategies.

Cost-Effective Hiring Solutions for Restaurants in 2026

Restaurants and the hospitality sector across the country are facing a perfect storm: high turnover, labor shortages, rising wages, and major inefficiencies in traditional recruiting.

On-Demand Solutions for Restaurants in 2026

Learn how restaurants can cope with unpredictable staffing needs, high staff turnover, seasonal spikes, and last-minute call-outs with on-demand solutions.

Hospitality Hiring Platforms (Top 8 in 2026)

Compare the four top hospitality hiring platforms, including Instawork, GigSmart, Qwick, Bluecrew, and shiftNOW, to find the best hiring solution for your hospitality business.

For Businesses
10
min read

Easy as ABC: How to Get the Most Out of shiftNOW

Understanding how to get the most out of your software should be as easy as ABC. Check out shiftNOW's best practices!

How to Make Smarter Hiring Decisions with shiftNOW’s Performance Metrics

If you're not using data to inform your hiring decisions, you should be! Find out how shiftNOW's performance metrics can inform smarter hiring decisions.

How shiftNOW’s Profile Videos Lead to Better Hires

With employee turnover being one of the hospitality industry's biggest challenges, shiftNOW's profile videos help ensure you find the right employees for your business.

Top 5 Hospitality Hiring Platforms of 2025

Looking for hospitality workers in 2025? Explore the best hospitality hiring platforms to fill shifts fast, hire smarter, and cut recruiting costs.

For Businesses
3.5
min read

Uber Eats vs. DoorDash: Comparing Food Delivery Platforms

Looking to onboard a food delivery platform? Discover whether Uber Eats or DoorDash is the better fit for your business's needs.

Restaurant Hiring Tips for the Back-of-House

Which back-of-house restaurant positions are crucial to your kitchen? Let's find out!

How to Hire Prep Cooks for Your Kitchen

Prep cooks are an integral part of any kitchen, but finding the right fit for your business isn't always easy. Check out these strategies for finding your next BOH superstar.

For Businesses
3.5
min read

Revolutionize the Way You Hire Employees

At shiftNOW, we’re revolutionizing the way the hospitality industry hires employees. Our new Hired subscription is a game-changing solution designed to help businesses connect with qualified candidates and build their workforce efficiently. 

How to Reduce Restaurant Labor Costs Without Killing Service

As restaurants navigate the rising costs of food and rent, strategic workforce staffing can make a significant positive impact on your bottom line. Find out how to reduce labor costs without sacrificing the success of your business.

For Businesses
5.5
min read

How to Hire Top Talent

At shiftNOW, we're committed to our mission of fulfilling the hospitality industry’s one-time, part-time, and full-time needs. Our platform now serves as a means to find and hire top talent more efficiently and effectively.

For Businesses
2.5
min read

How a Fine Dining Restaurant Stays Fully Staffed with shiftNOW

Learn how a family-owned and operated restaurant group uses shiftNOW to keep their workforce fully-staffed across multiple locations.

Workers' Comp vs. Occupational Accident Insurance: 2025 Comparison

Workplace safety is a priority for everyone. Find out which coverage is right for your workers.

What Does Temp to Hire Mean?

As turnover remains a key challenge in the hospitality industry, temp to hire work helps ensure the right fit is hired every time.

For Businesses
2.5
min read

How a Premier Sporting Community Filled Workforce Gaps with shiftNOW

Find out how shiftNOW helped a premier sporting community go from short-staffed to fully operational!