Kinsa’s goal is to make direct competitor recruiting the best food & beverage professionals simpler and more effective for you. Even when your recruiting challenges are specific or complex, we can provide the expertise and resources you need in all parts of the recruiting cycle – from position specification through onboarding – to ensure a […]
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Over the past few years, consulting online reviews has become a critical step in consumers’ decision-making processes. Today, people rely on sites like Yelp and Angie’s List to buy everything from pizza to plumbers. In fact, a 2013 study by Bright Local indicates that 79% of consumers trust online reviews as much as they trust […]
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Baby Boomers are rapidly retiring from our workforce, including the food & beverage industry. So why is the average age of workers going up – and not down? For a number of reasons, people are remaining in the workforce longer than ever before. Increased longevity, shrunken retirement funds and a major recession have forced people […]
You have the right experience. You have the right job skills. You even have the right intangibles for the position. So why are you always coming up with the “silver medal” – instead of landing the job you want? It could be because you aren’t adequately explaining why you’re the best cultural fit for the […]
According to a 2013 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report by HireRight, competition for experienced talent is a top hiring challenge for U.S. companies. Finding, retaining and developing quality talent was cited as the biggest business issue for 52 percent of the organizations surveyed. How will your food & beverage company address the talent challenges ahead? One […]
These days, effectively interviewing food & beverage professionals can seem more like a game of chess than a question-and-answer session. On the one hand, you need to ask questions that help you break through a candidate’s interview facade – and see how well he thinks on his feet. On the other hand, it’s a job […]
Have you ever stopped to consider how central a job description is to effective food & beverage recruiting? A strong position description can: help you determine where to source the best candidates; provide accurate guidelines for determining the salary range; help you craft a more accurate job title; dramatically improve the quality of candidates who […]
Employees and managers dread performance reviews. Why? Because they’re often uncomfortable and fail to do what they’re supposed to do: improve performance. In fact, according to a large survey conducted by WorldatWork, 58% of organizations rated their performance management systems as “C Grade or below.” If you dread annual reviews and would like to improve […]
What’s the best way to ace your next food & beverage performance review? Certainly, you need to do your job well throughout the year; but adequate job performance isn’t enough. To guarantee a stellar review that lands you the promotion, raise or extra perks you want, use these proactive tips from Kinsa Group: Remember the […]
You’ve done everything right up to this point. Your know your new plant controller has the ideal skills, experience and personality to succeed. You’ve thoroughly checked his references and background. He’s enthusiastic about the opportunity and you’re excited to bring him on board. He’ll be a success, for sure…right? Don’t just “hope for the best” […]
