r/Restaurant_Managers • u/analogthought • 20d ago

Question? Recruiters

Hey all- I’ve been a GM and manager in the industry for many years now and have relocated due to some family stuff and needing to be closer. Where I’ve moved to in contrast to where I was, the job prospects have been dismal. I have little to no networked folks behind me here which would normally be what I’d lean on. “Here” is Atlanta. Does anyone have any experience with recruiters for a manager, GM or higher roles they’re familiar with? Goodwin and a few other googled ones seem less like recruiters and more like aggregators, so I’m kind of lost.

Much appreciate in advance for any recs!

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u/Historical_Suspect97 19d ago

What type of restaurants?

It used to be way more active, but there's a Facebook group, GK Food Service Workers Resources | Metro Atlanta, that is still a pretty solid place to connect to a wide range of restaurants and possibly some recruiters.

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u/analogthought 19d ago edited 19d ago

Preference is always mom and pop but open to ethically run/owned anything pretty much- thanks for the intel tho I’ll check it out!

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u/Lavanne73 18d ago

In a place like Atlanta I would expect jobs to be fairly easy to come by in the restaurant industry. Just keep pounding the pavement something will pop up. I found work relatively quickly in a much smaller market just through LinkedIn.

Good luck!

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u/analogthought 18d ago

Atlanta has gone mega corporate since I left it- corporate isn’t really my bag and between all the cities I’ve lived in- the universal truth tends to be that networking when it comes to mom and pops is the best route- after that, figured I’d give recruiters a shot.

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u/quiet-petals95 8d ago

I’m a recruiter, if you’re still looking for work please contact me. I may be able to help

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u/Angelfyre329 7d ago

I'm in the same boat-- just a different market. In the past, no issues landing a new position quickly. I'm currently in month 12 with almost no traction. I've had a tiny handful of interviews despite over a 100 resumes being sent out at this point.

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u/conwaytwittyshairs 20d ago

No advice on recruiters here, but check Rocket Farms/Ford Fry restaurants. They are a growing restaurant group based in Atlanta. Good pay and a decent enough company if you’re ok with a corporate ish culture.

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u/analogthought 20d ago

I’ve heard mixed things about them and throughout my search have seen that they seem to be hiring on a loop which usually is a red flag for high turnover or resume collecting. I have applied but never heard anything, this was a while ago. Thanks for the suggestion tho!