CHATTR FOR RESTAURANT HIRING
Hiring restaurant staff shouldn’t feel impossible
With Chattr, restaurants reduce wasted ad spend and streamline hiring, bringing in the right people at a fraction of the effort.
Built for the growing names in restaurant & hospitality
The hiring problem restaurants face
Most hiring tools were built for desk jobs. Hourly teams need speed, mobile access, and clear next steps. That gap costs revenue on busy nights.
How Chattr improves restaurant hiring
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Candidates apply directly from their phones.
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Screening happens automatically in the background.
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Interviews & onboarding move without back‑and‑forth.
How can we help?
Faster time-to-time
Streamline candidate sourcing, screening, and interview scheduling for on-demand candidate interaction.
Lower drop-offs
Keep your candidates engaged 24/7 to reduce no-shows by 40%. Answer pay or shift-related questions, send reminders before interviews, and enable seamless onboarding.
Rapid onboarding
Access mobile-first onboarding with automated document collection, e-signatures, onboarding alerts, and compliance checks.
Hiring analytics and insights
Gain insights into multi-location hiring processes, track applicant flow, interview attendance, and sync all your hiring data for unified visibility.
Built for your concept
Quick service restaurant (QSR)
Quick service restaurant (QSR) Keep drive-thru lanes staffed during rush. Hiring stays ahead of demand.
Casual dining
Casual dining Balance front and back of house. Weekend shifts get filled first.
Franchise groups
Roll out a standard hiring playbook. Owners see location-level pipeline health.
Chattr bridges your staffing gaps
The restaurant industry has one of the highest employee turnover rates of more than 70% per year. As staffing shortages grow and traditional ATS slows down hiring, Chattr’s Hiring Efficiency Platform makes frontline hiring radically easy.
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What recruiting leaders say about Chattr
Scale restaurant hiring the way you want
Hiring for one restaurant or hundreds? See how Chattr speeds up recruitment and scales with your needs
Frequently Asked Questions
Restaurant hiring means finding, screening, and onboarding hourly staff fast enough to keep shifts covered. The work happens on phones, not desktops, and applicants expect quick replies with clear next steps.
Chattr supports this flow with text-to-apply links and QR codes, smart screening that filters by availability and basics, and automated interview booking that fits store schedules. Two-way SMS keeps candidates engaged, and mobile onboarding collects forms and signatures before day one. Managers see a single pipeline, so movement from apply to first shift stays on track.
Most teams launch in days. Pick templates for common roles, set interview windows, connect your job boards, and publish. New locations clone the setup, so rollouts stay simple.
Yes. Applicants start by QR or link, answer short questions on their phone, and pick an interview time by SMS. Reminders and reschedules run through the same thread. Every message stays on the candidate timeline.
Clear instructions and timely nudges make the difference. Candidates get instant confirmations, maps, and pay basics. Day-before and day-of reminders include quick confirm or reschedule options. Screening removes poor fits early, which protects the calendar.
It does. Owners get roll-up reporting and location views. Shared templates keep standards tight while stores control local details like shifts and pay. New sites inherit the playbook and go live quickly.
A legacy ATS was built for desk jobs. Chattr focuses on hourly hiring. The flow runs on phones, interviews are booked from SMS, and onboarding happens before the first shift. Managers spend less time on admin and more on the floor.
High-volume hourly roles move first. Cashiers, line cooks, servers, hosts, and dish staff complete mobile applications and book interviews quickly. Time to first shift drops as paperwork moves into the flow.
Hire for availability and fit, set pay and shift expectations early, and use a simple first-week plan. Chattr screens for basics, sets clear next steps, and finishes onboarding before day one. Early clarity reduces regret quits.
Keep a warm bench, post on a cadence, and pre-book interview blocks for peak hours. Chattr tags strong candidates, sends timely reminders, and fills gaps fast when a shift opens.