Tap into Success as a Restaurant Manager
by Eneida P. Alcalde
ealcalde@chefschoolreview.com
Chef School Review Columnist
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the food services and drinking places industry comprised about 8.9 million wage and salary jobs in 2004, making it one of the country’s leading employers. This industry includes all types of profitable restaurants, such as fast-food eateries and formal, fine dining places.
If you have an interest in tapping into this business, you should look into the many available restaurant training opportunities that’ll help you develop the necessary skills to obtain and successfully perform a restaurant management job.
Restaurant Training
It’s beneficial to receive some entry-level experience at a restaurant, which can include a server or chef job. In this way, you’ll become familiar with the hustle and bustle of the restaurant business and, at the same time, will know whether this industry is really for you.
More and more, the completion of postsecondary restaurant training is important to advancing in the restaurant sector. Most restaurant managers receive formal training before advancing into this job. Formal restaurant management training can include:
- Industry-sponsored seminars
- Short-term, subject-specific certificate programs
- Associate or bachelor’s degree programs in culinary arts or hospitality, hotel, or restaurant management
Depending on the type of program restaurant management training can last anywhere from 18 months to four years. Restaurant management training topics often include:
- Proper food handling and safety issues
- Methods for recruiting and motivating quality employees
- Computer training
Restaurant Management Job
Evidently, the proper restaurant training and on-the-job experience can lead to a successful restaurant management job. Plus, the BLS projects that wage and salary jobs in food services and drinking places will increase by 16 percent from 2004 through 2014. So register today for a restaurant management training program that’ll prepare you for a restaurant manager job in this thriving and exciting industry.
Source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
About the Author
Eneida P. Alcalde works in Washington, D.C., and has written several grants, educational manuals, and promotional material for development organizations. Eneida holds a B.A. in international politics and Spanish from the Pennsylvania State University.
Posted on February 12, 2007 at 4:16 PM
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