Holiday Hiring Survey Finds Disruption in Hourly Workforce

3 Min Read By MRM Staff

What can restaurant employers do to gain a competitive edge on holiday hiring?

"It all comes down to the ability to quickly find and hire the right talent," Snagajob President and CEO Peter Harrison told Modern Restaurant Management magazine. "Seasonal hiring is a numbers game and is all about finding enough quality workers to meet demand and get them onboarded and working quickly."

Mobile and digital tools to streamline this process can prove to be one key to success, he stressed.

90 percent of workers look for jobs on mobile devices, but only 54 percent of job applications even work on a mobile device.

"Employers need to use mobile if they want to attract workers. We found that 90 percent of workers look for jobs on mobile devices, but only 54 percent of job applications even work on a mobile device, creating major pain points. Making mobile applications super easy to submit and responding to them promptly will help employers stand out."

Those finding were among the trends noted…