Since 2012, Poached has been here to connect your open jobs with hospitality professionals. Let’s get through this together.
Most restaurants don’t struggle with interviewing – they struggle with getting qualified candidates to interview in the first place…
As we entered the next phase of the pandemic where restaurants were finally reopening, increasing capacity, and extending hours of operation, we found ourselves facing another hurdle – staffing. Poached is made for industry professionals, by industry professionals with an understanding that staffing has never been easy, but it could be more efficient. That’s why Poached created a platform to connect and grow a community of hospitality professionals. We recognize the importance of the community we’ve built over the last ten years. We’re here for you, and we’re committed to solving the employment issues unique to the food and drink industry.
Posting on Poached is like going to your local butcher rather than taking your chances at a grocery chain – you’re far more likely to find what you’re looking for the first time around. Workers that use Poached are intentionally seeking employment in the food and drink industry. That alone gives your business exposure to an experienced and career-minded worker than anywhere else. We actively connect your jobs with the candidates that make sense. With our organic reach and tools like machine learning, we promote your position to candidates most likely to fit what you’re looking for.
As a job board with a focus on restaurant staffing, we’re tailored to the hiring needs of food and drink businesses like yours. Whether you’re a mom-and-pop restaurant or a larger chain, your Poached account allows you to organize applications better, connect with candidates quicker, and schedule interviews all in one place. We have tracking features so you can rate your applications, see when applicants have applied more than once, and even mark if a candidate didn’t show up to a past interview.
Job boards like Indeed, Craigslist, and Linkedin are dealing with the same labor shortage, but the difference is, Poached is invested in the food and drink industry. We have developed a whole platform dedicated to helping businesses, just like yours, hire better. We care that you succeed and that we can help streamline your hiring process. So, let’s get through this next phase of the pandemic together.
Even the best interview process only works if you have strong candidates to evaluate. If you’re investing time in structured interviews or working interviews, the next step is making sure the right applicants are coming through your door.
Restaurant Hiring Resources
Building a strong hiring strategy takes more than one step. These guides will help you attract better candidates, run more effective interviews, and hire with confidence.
Interviewing Candidates
Use structured interviews to evaluate skills, reliability, and culture fit before making an offer.
Server Interview Questions for Restaurants
Evaluate front-of-house candidates with practical questions and clear evaluation guidance.
How to Prepare for a Restaurant Working Interview
A step-by-step guide to running paid working interviews that reveal real performance.
Introducing the Poached Working Interview
Learn how structured working interviews help reduce no-shows and improve hiring decisions.
How to Create Situational Interview Questions
Build role-specific questions that reveal how candidates handle real service scenarios.
Develop a Consistent Interview Process
Create a repeatable system so every candidate is evaluated the same way.
Solving Common Interview Challenges
Avoid the issues that slow hiring down or lead to missed candidates.
How to Prevent No-Show Interviews
Practical steps to improve confirmation and candidate follow-through.
Managing No-Call, No-Show Candidates
How to protect your schedule and maintain hiring momentum.
Hiring for Specific Roles
Role-specific strategies help you target the right candidates and move faster.
How to Hire Cooks
What to look for when hiring back-of-house staff.
How to Hire Kitchen Workers
Tips for sourcing and evaluating BOH candidates in a tight labor market.
Build Your Overall Hiring Strategy
Strong interviews work best as part of a clear, consistent hiring system.
How to Build an Effective Restaurant Hiring Strategy
A complete framework for attracting candidates and improving hiring outcomes.
Hire Faster with Poached
When candidate flow is the real bottleneck, the right platform makes the difference.
Manage Your Restaurant Interview Process with Poached
Tools to schedule, communicate, and move candidates through your pipeline faster.
How Poached Helps Restaurants Hire Better
See how restaurants attract qualified candidates and reduce time-to-hire.
All you have left to do is post your job on POACHED!