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09Jul

2012

Kid-Friendly and Gluten-Free are Top Reasons for Updated Menus

Restaurant Menu Updates for Kids and Gluten-Free Patrons

The next time you’re dining out, take a closer look at the Children’s Menu. You’ll notice more whole-grain choices and fruit rather than fries. Likewise, gluten-free items are significantly emerging as well. These are positive changes that help to balance the paradigm shift when more families are convinced that, in order to eat healthy, they have to eat at home. However, many well-known restaurants are realizing that our current society, both young and old, is asking for healthier food selections on the menu.

Updated Menu | AGI Hospitality Recruiting

Just like adults, children have their list of favorite restaurants too. As parents, we recognize that the short list of kid-favorite eateries isn’t because the children are thinking about nutrition, but rather, they are thinking about the entertainment value of the meal. If the meal comes with a toy, an arcade area, a playground, crayons and coloring books, and the like, children will always try to persuade you to taking them where the fun awaits. But now with these kid-friendly places including more fruits, vegetables, and whole-grains with the meals, there doesn’t have to be such an avoidance issue. Better eating choices can be fostered when combined with a “favorite” place and the aspect of some entertainment.

As food allergies are becoming more and more common, being “picky” about what to eat goes far beyond the stigma of yester-years. Eating something that causes an allergic reaction can often be severe enough for a visit to the nearest emergency room. Things such as peanut products, fish and shellfish, and gluten are the top three culprits that can turn a dining experience into a near-tragedy. Although it is the responsibility of the parent and/or adult to be very mindful of their own allergy circumstances, restaurants are also mindful that allergic reactions are scenarios that they do not want happening at their establishments.

Let’s say a big “bravo” to those who are keen on the trend to offer healthier food selections on the menu! It all boils down to the actual dining experience that really matters – so removing some of the anxieties for those who have to truly consider better eating habits and avoiding food allergies is absolutely a very good thing to do.

TAGS: Customer Needs, Restaurant Management

06Jul

2012

How Do You Know That This “One” Is For You?

Selecting the Right Job for You

When you’re considering a new job opportunity, and you’re gaining ground with the hiring manager with each interview experience, you soon find yourself at the point when you seriously have to evaluate whether or not this new opportunity is truly that “one” for you at this exact time in your life. How do you know for sure? What are the right questions you should ask yourself as you contemplate all of the possibilities?

Sometimes people feel that they shouldn’t dare ask themselves such serious questions about a new job opportunity because it would demonstrate an ingrate attitude, or they simply go on the “feel” of it and not consider the actual practicalities that will become a part of the new job. These mindsets are dangerous to harbor, because it isn’t fair to yourself or to the hiring manager when you both of you have invested so much time exploring all of the options. It is best to get very honest with yourself and dig deep for what you really want to accomplish along your career path. The hiring manager is very serious about making the right choice about his/her new-hire, so why don’t you do the same about how serious you think about your new-company?

As you respond to this brief list of questions, try to come up with your answers in lightening-speed. Doing this will expose your initial feelings that will prompt you for deeper digging into the “why” behind your responses. Remember; it’s supposed to be lightening-speed reactions first. Ready?

Do you like the atmosphere of the place?
Do you like the attitudes of the people?
If input is important to you, do they invite that from you?
Do you like the reputation of the company?
Can you see yourself eagerly telling others that you are their newest employee?
Do you want to begin working there right away because of the income, or is it because you can’t wait to be around the people you’ve met so far?
If you want to grow, do they provide those opportunities?
If recognition is important to you, can you “shine” there?
What is the one thing you don’t like about the new job – and can you work around that obstacle or not?
Will you go home each work day with a “happy” tired, or will you leave with a “miserable” tired?

Now, reflect on those specific questions that urged a response that seemed to be bothersome to you. This is the time to be totally honest with yourself and stand firm to what you want from a new job opportunity. In tough economic times, it’s tempting to grab the “anything for income” bag; but in the long haul, any job you get will become a part of your work history. Choosing really matters!

Your homework for today is to come up with additional questions you can ask yourself about the job that should be the “one” for you. While you won’t find perfection, you’re bound to find real work/life balance that will foster happiness and a sense of pride and personal contribution.

Continue to visit our blog often for more insights and advice for your career!

TAGS: job seeker

10May

2010

Interview Tips, Management Tips, Resume Tips

Gain an Edge in Your Career Search

This month we want to focus on advice for the career seeker that will give you an edge in the career search. We hope this advice will aid you in creating a resume that will land you many interviews.

As a hiring manager I view between 3 and 4 hundred resumes per day for my open positions. I bypass 2/3 of these resumes within 10-15 seconds of viewing them. This elimination process is due to resumes that do not meet the professional expectations that hiring managers have for resume content, format and details.

In general, make sure that your resume has the right:

Content – that includes contact info, your objective, your education and your work history going back at least 10 years.
Format – All the content mentioned needs to be constructed in a visually functional format with your name and contact info at the top, the objective under that and then the rest of the content placed in order of importance.
Details – Make sure there are no misspelled words or unprofessional language. Proofread your resume many times before sending it out to hiring managers. Often misspelled words that are not detected by spell check include:
“manger” instead of “manager”
“sells” instead of “sales”
“an” instead of “and”

Make sure not to minimize your career opportunities from the onset of the career search process with an ineffective resume!

Deliver resumes that will get you interviews. Send your resume to AGI Hospitality Recruiting and we will give you a Free Resume Coaching Session to ensure you have a resume that will land you interviews.