Employability Skills Provide Your Career Future – Friday Distraction
(Editor’s Note: Today’s post is brought to you by our friends at the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). As the philanthropic foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the NRAEF works to attract, develop and retain professionals for the restaurant industry. Enjoy today’s post!)
Mr. Bartender and I recently went to see the movie “Vacation.” Mr. B says it’s a nice homage to National Lampoon’s original. I’ve never seen the 1983 version, so I’ll leave the comparisons to Chevy Chase fans everywhere. I mention the movie because there was a scene where the family visits Debbie Griswold’s alma mater. On the day of their visit, her sorority is having a fun, obstacle course event for charity.
It reminded me of the days when my employer held restaurant games. Employees would participate in table setting competitions and wine service relays. They had great fun and it was for a worthy cause.
But the games did more than provide a little fundraising and entertainment. It taught employees skills like teamwork, planning, and time management. Employees worked together to develop winning strategies. And they had to work with other employees they didn’t see every day, which built working relationships.
These employability skills are critical to our future success. That’s why they’re a part of the Food and Beverage Service Competency Model, developed by theNational Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF).
As a human resources professional, we look for employability skills in the hiring process. We also look for the same skills when considering employees for transfers and promotions. It’s one of the reasons that the NRAEF created the Food and Beverage Service Competency Model. More than 80 percent of current employees agree that restaurants provide opportunity for people to succeed based on their own hard work.
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Almost any career path can include the employability skills found in the restaurant and foodservice industry. Positions range from traditional titles of bartender, waiter and chef, to recruiter, marketing manager, supply chain supervisor, payroll clerk and business owner.
Just about anything someone wants to do can be found within in the restaurant and foodservice industry. So pay attention – your career future is all about employability skills.
