| You've kicked it around and looked at the pros | | | | into your parking lot, you want them to have a |
| and cons and have decided to become a | | | | pleasant experience. This means that the outside |
| restaurant manager. Where do you go from | | | | grounds are unlettered and that the landscaping is |
| here? You'll need to get the experience and | | | | up to par and that the lighting outside is |
| education as well as choose the kind of | | | | functioning properly. |
| restaurants you want to run and which | | | | Upon entering the restaurant, you want your |
| departments in which to specialize. | | | | customer to feel as though they are an invited |
| Let's focus on experience. A restaurant manager | | | | guest and that you are excited to see them and |
| has to have a good handle on all aspects of his or | | | | eager to serve them. A smile goes a long way |
| her store from the host or hostess to the | | | | even if you are not feeling 100% yourself. |
| dishwasher and every job in between. More often | | | | Ensuring that the diner has seating that they |
| than not, a restaurant manager begins his career | | | | prefer is of utmost importance and seeing if |
| working the stoves and ovens to produce quality | | | | there are any special needs before seating them |
| food in a timely manner and anyone that has | | | | is a great way to make sure they are going to |
| experience in the kitchen knows that it can be | | | | have a pleasant dining experience. |
| pressure packed back there. | | | | The value of timely service is almost |
| The head cook typically ends up running the | | | | immeasurable as well because nobody likes to be |
| kitchen and overseeing other cooks and prep | | | | waiting for their food or drink but they hate it if |
| people as well as the dishwashers and the orderly | | | | they are ignored in the process. The name of the |
| flow in and out of the kitchen. That is invaluable | | | | game in the front of your restaurant is Service, |
| experience for a restaurant manager as you need | | | | Service, Service. |
| to keep all of your people in sync, happy and | | | | Starting at a fast food chain and working your |
| productive all the while churning out quality dishes. | | | | way up is never a bad thing in the restaurant |
| The other half of the restaurant is where you are | | | | world and learn the ins and outs of both ends of |
| kissing babies and shaking hands like that of a | | | | a restaurant and you'll find that getting that |
| politician. From the moment the customer rolls | | | | manager's position is a whole lot easier. |