Leveraging Workforce Development Resources for Restaurant Hiring & Retention

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our session on Leveraging Workforce Development Resources for Restaurant Hiring and Retention! Origami Works Foundation truly appreciates the vibrant discussion, valuable insights, and practical strategies shared by our Executive Director, Dani Houchin, and Christine Hill, Director of Recruiting of Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants.

In this engaging session, the Illinois Restaurant Association, Origami Works Foundation, Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, and the Cook County Small Business Source discuss how restaurant employers can tap into the workforce development ecosystem to access no- or low-cost recruitment, training, and retention resources.

This session is packed with hands-on strategies to connect with regional programs, strengthen your team, reduce turnover, and build a more effective hiring pipeline.

Here are some highlights from this informational session:

• How to identify key partners in the workforce ecosystem to build a strong talent pipeline

• Benefits of engaging with workforce development, such as accessing qualified workers, improving hiring efficiency, and reducing training time

• Advice for overcoming common challenges within workforce development

We are grateful to our partners at the Illinois Restaurant Association and Cook County Small Business Source for helping make this valuable discussion possible.

If you could not attend or want to revisit the conversation, click below to watch the full session: