{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"HigherMe Blog","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog","description":"Hiring tips for franchise restaurant owners","language":"en","pubDate":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:34:41 GMT","item":[{"title":"8 Ways to Speed Up Hotel Hiring | Hourly Hiring Tips for Hospitality Teams","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/8-ways-to-speed-up-hotel-hiring-hourly-hiring-tips-for-hospitality-teams","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/8-ways-to-speed-up-hotel-hiring-hourly-hiring-tips-for-hospitality-teams\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/Blog%20Banners%20(6)-2.png\" alt=\"8 Ways to Speed Up Hotel Hiring | Hourly Hiring Tips for Hospitality Teams\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","pubDate":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:22:42 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/8-ways-to-speed-up-hotel-hiring-hourly-hiring-tips-for-hospitality-teams"},{"title":"7 Reasons Candidates Drop Off Your Hospitality Hiring Process | HigherMe","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/7-reasons-candidates-drop-off-your-hospitality-hiring-process-higherme","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/7-reasons-candidates-drop-off-your-hospitality-hiring-process-higherme\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/Blog%20Banners%20(9).png\" alt=\"7 Reasons Candidates Drop Off Your Hospitality Hiring Process | HigherMe\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, Georgia, serif;\">You posted the job. Applications came in. And then silence. Candidates stopped responding. Interviews got ghosted. Offers went cold.<\/span><\/p>","pubDate":"Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:51:18 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/7-reasons-candidates-drop-off-your-hospitality-hiring-process-higherme"},{"title":"10 Hourly Hiring Platforms for Hotel and Hospitality in 2026, Ranked","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/10-hourly-hiring-platforms-for-hotel-and-hospitality-in-2026-ranked","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/10-hourly-hiring-platforms-for-hotel-and-hospitality-in-2026-ranked\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/Blog%20Banners-3.png\" alt=\"Best Hospitality Hourly Hiring Platforms \" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, Georgia, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\">Hospitality hiring is a particular kind of chaos. You need warm bodies fast, but you also need the right ones. Turnover in this industry averages <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.secondtalent.com\/resources\/employee-retention-statistics\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\">75% annually<\/span><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #1a1a1a;\">, and that's on a good year. Quick-service environments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paytronix.com\/blog\/restaurant-staff-turnover\">can hit 130%<\/a>. The platforms below were evaluated specifically for how well they serve hotel and hourly hospitality hiring, not just general recruiting. Spoiler: the tools built for corporate tech hiring often don't.<\/span><\/span><\/p>","pubDate":"Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:21:39 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/10-hourly-hiring-platforms-for-hotel-and-hospitality-in-2026-ranked"},{"title":"A Comprehensive Guide to Restaurant Hiring: From Job Post to First Paycheck and Beyond","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/a-comprehensive-guide-to-restaurant-hiring-from-job-post-to-first-paycheck-and-beyond","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/a-comprehensive-guide-to-restaurant-hiring-from-job-post-to-first-paycheck-and-beyond\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/Blog%20Banners.png\" alt=\"hourly hiring software\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, Georgia, serif;\">Let's be honest about something the industry doesn't say out loud enough: most restaurants don't have a hiring problem. <strong>They have a hiring <\/strong><strong><em>strategy<\/em><\/strong><strong> problem.<\/strong> There's a difference. And closing that gap, between reactive scrambling and deliberate, repeatable process, is one of the highest-leverage moves an operator can make.<\/span><\/p>","pubDate":"Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:55:43 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/a-comprehensive-guide-to-restaurant-hiring-from-job-post-to-first-paycheck-and-beyond"},{"title":"The 5 Best Payroll Software Platforms for Restaurants","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/the-5-best-payroll-software-platforms-for-restaurants","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/the-5-best-payroll-software-platforms-for-restaurants\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/Blog%20Banners%20(6).png\" alt=\"The 5 Best Payroll Software Platforms for Restaurants\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p><span style=\"color: #172b4d; background-color: #ffffff;\">Running a restaurant is one of the most operationally complex businesses out there. You're dealing with tipped wages, hourly crew members, split shifts, high turnover, and a tech stack that probably includes a POS system, a scheduling tool, and a handful of other platforms just to keep the kitchen running. Payroll sits right in the middle of all of it.<\/span><\/p>","pubDate":"Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:16:39 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/the-5-best-payroll-software-platforms-for-restaurants"},{"title":"Best Way to Hire Hourly Restaurant Staff at Scale","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/best-way-to-hire-hourly-restaurant-staff-at-scale","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/best-way-to-hire-hourly-restaurant-staff-at-scale\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/Blog%20Banners%20(1).png\" alt=\"Best Way to Hire Hourly Restaurant Staff at Scale\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p><span>Let's be honest. If you're a hiring manager at a Domino's, Dunkin', or Tim Hortons, you're not just hiring people. You're filling a leaking bucket. You hire Monday, train Wednesday, and by Friday you're posting the job again. Sound familiar?<\/span><\/p>","pubDate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:47:42 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/best-way-to-hire-hourly-restaurant-staff-at-scale"},{"title":"Automating Restaurant Hiring Without Losing the Human Touch","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/automating-restaurant-hiring-without-losing-the-human-touch","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/automating-restaurant-hiring-without-losing-the-human-touch\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/ChatGPT%20Image%20Feb%2025%2c%202026%2c%2003_22_36%20AM.png\" alt=\"automated hiring\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p><span>If you\u2019ve spent five minutes managing a restaurant lately, you know the drill. You post a job on a Friday, spend your Saturday morning wading through a swamp of 200 \"one-click\" applications, and by Sunday, you\u2019ve realized that 90% of them didn't notice the \"must be available weekends\" part.<\/span><\/p>","pubDate":"Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:43:40 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/automating-restaurant-hiring-without-losing-the-human-touch"},{"title":"5 Best Hourly Hiring Software for Restaurants Hiring Managers","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/5-best-hourly-hiring-software-for-restaurants-hiring-managers","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/5-best-hourly-hiring-software-for-restaurants-hiring-managers\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/Temp%20Designs%20(1).png\" alt=\"5 Best Hourly Hiring Software for Restaurants Hiring Managers\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p><span>Hiring in the restaurant industry in 2026 feels a bit like trying to fill a bucket with a hole in the bottom. You\u2019re moving fast, the stakes are high, and just when you think you\u2019ve got a full crew, someone misses a shift or moves on.<\/span><\/p>","pubDate":"Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:14:05 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/5-best-hourly-hiring-software-for-restaurants-hiring-managers"},{"title":"How Restaurants Can Cut Time-to-Hire in Half with Hourly Hiring Software?","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/how-restaurants-can-cut-time-to-hire-in-half-with-hourly-hiring-software","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/how-restaurants-can-cut-time-to-hire-in-half-with-hourly-hiring-software\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/HigherMe%20+%20ADP.png\" alt=\"How Restaurants Can Cut Time-to-Hire in Half with Hourly Hiring Software?\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p><span>If you\u2019ve ever worked a Friday night shift in a kitchen where three people called out, you know that \"understaffed\" isn\u2019t just a buzzword. It\u2019s a physical sensation. It\u2019s the sound of a printer that won\u2019t stop spitting out tickets and the sight of a dining room full of hungry people starting to look at their watches.<\/span><\/p>","pubDate":"Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:14:11 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/how-restaurants-can-cut-time-to-hire-in-half-with-hourly-hiring-software"},{"title":"What Is Hourly Hiring Software for Restaurants? (And Why Legacy ATS Fails)","link":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/what-is-hourly-hiring-software-for-restaurants-and-why-legacy-ats-fails","description":"<div class=\"hs-featured-image-wrapper\"> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/what-is-hourly-hiring-software-for-restaurants-and-why-legacy-ats-fails\" title=\"\" class=\"hs-featured-image-link\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/21140470.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net\/hubfs\/21140470\/Screenshot%202026-02-12%20at%202.12.19%20PM.png\" alt=\"hourly hiring software\" class=\"hs-featured-image\" style=\"width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\"> <\/a> \n<\/div> \n<p><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\">In today\u2019s restaurant operations, the grill isn\u2019t the only thing that\u2019s hot. The competition for talent is, too. If you are a hiring manager, you know the drill. You need a dishwasher by Friday, a line cook for the weekend rush, and three delivery drivers yesterday.<\/span><\/p>","pubDate":"Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:43:56 GMT","guid":"https:\/\/higherme.com\/blog\/what-is-hourly-hiring-software-for-restaurants-and-why-legacy-ats-fails"}]}}